Research Aptitude Online Course – UGC NET Paper 1 includes all topics of NTA UGC NET Paper 1 as per the latest pattern and syllabus. You will get here text lessons, video lessons, mock tests, and quizzes along with a certificate.

Research Aptitude Online Course – Table of Contents

• Research: Meaning, characteristics and types:
• Steps in Research
• Methods of Research
• Research Ethics
• Paper, article, workshop, seminar, conference and symposium
• Positivism and Post-Positivism Approach to Research
• Thesis writing: its characteristics and format
• Application of ICT in Research
• eBook
• Book

Research Aptitude UGC NET Paper 1 Online Course

MEANING OF RESEARCH

First, we should start from the word ‘research’. This word is made up by adding ‘Re’ as a prefix to the word ‘search’. Search is to make known of an existent unknown thing. Therefore, research (search of searched) means to elicit some facts out of a known thing. Research in common parlance refers to a search for knowledge

Every letter of the word ‘research’ emphasizes a special and dignified meaning as given below. R – Rational (way of thinking)

E – Expert/Exhaustive (Treatment) S – Search (for solution)

E – Exactness

A – Analytical Analysis (of adequate data) R – Relationship (of facts)

C – Careful (recording)/ critical (observation) / constructive (attitude) / condensed/and compactly (stated Generalization)

H – Honesty/Hard work

Research is thus, an original contribution to the existing stock of knowledge making for its advancement. It is the pursuit of truth with the help of study, observation, comparison and experiment. In short, the search for knowledge through objective and systematic method of finding solution to a problem in research.

We can summarize the modern meaning of research in following points-Research is

“Research comprises defining and redefining problems, formulating hypothesis or suggested, solutions, collecting, organizing and evaluating data, making deductions and reaching conclusions and at last carefully listing the conclusions to determine whether they fit the formulating hypothesis.”

-Clifford Woody

“Research is the systematic and objective analysis and recording of controlled observations that may leave to development of generalizations, principles or theories result in prediction and possibly ultimate control of events.”                               

-John W.Best

Research Aptitude UGC NET Paper 1 Online Course