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Hi everyone, welcome to my blog.

My name is Krishna Gohil, mum to 2 beautiful boys and wife to an amazing man. I am currently in my final year of my MSc in Leadership and management in Healthcare at the University of Salford, part time and the final year is here!

I work as a Senior Lecturer in Prescribing at the University of Northampton, as well as Clinical lead in Lower limb wounds and Surgical Wounds for the National Wound Care strategy Programme. I have a small Private podiatry practice and Sit as a Executive member on the Foot in Diabetes committee, Member of the Medicine Committee at the Royal College of Podiatry and Coach on the #150leaders with the college of Dean. I am also a fellow with the Royal college of surgeons and physicians (Glasgow) in Podiatric Medicine.

I enjoy eating (including lots of cheese and chocolate), reading, cycling holiday and spending time with my family.

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Where to start "Developing a Research Question"

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Where to start "Developing a Research Question"

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I have spent the summer thinking about all the areas of interest, a whirlwind in my head. I need to focus these down. Formulating a research question or questions is easier said than done. What i knew was i wanted a research area where i could add value, potentially publish, but mostly enjoy working on after all i am going to be spending a lot of time on this.

I have a great group of colleagues on the course, and we are all feeling the same, scared, excited, confused.com, every single emotion possible. Knowing there were others feeling like me made me feel ok. We have set up a WhatsApp group to share handy tips and hints and support each other.

How are you feeling at the moment?

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You will spend a lot of time on your research and this planning stage is so important. I started with having conversations about leadership in health care with my connections. Twitter has been invaluable for me in making connections, reading and updating myself. I contacted a few individuals who are working within leadership to see if I could organise meeting. This world of virtual meeting has been revolutionary for me. I was amazed by the response of everyone, willing to give up their precious time to chat my ideas through from around the world. The world of virtual meetings is fabulous. I got a feel for what is current and what is needed and now even more ideas :) I gained a lot from these meetings, with support, and encouragement.

How are you going to develop your ideas?

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My first meeting went well. She was amazing, and we planned supervision over the next year. She understood my whirl wind of ideas, and told me that at this stage that was ok. She gave me some really helpful tips to calm the storm in my head and gave me a keyword planning sheet, to help me post a question or scenario and then key words in the search, and then more alternative key words. I have started with this, and found useful references. She gave my a PRISMA diagram, which i will complete in due time, and the pico model for clinical questions. Invaluable!!

Do you know what type of research you are going to do? I have added some resources for you to look at.

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Keyword Planning sheet

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The search for knowledge is closely linked to the object of study; that is, to the reconstruction of the facts that will provide an explanation to an observed event and that at first sight can be considered as a problem. It is very human to seek answers and satisfy our curiosity. Let's talk about research.

Research is the careful consideration of study regarding a particular concern or research problem using scientific methods. According to the American sociologist Earl Robert Babbie, "research is a systematic inquiry to describe, explain, predict, and control the observed phenomenon. It involves inductive and deductive methods."

Inductive methods analyze an observed event, while deductive methods verify the observed event. Inductive approaches are associated with , and deductive methods are more commonly associated with qualitative research quantitative analysis.

Research is conducted with a purpose to:

Identify potential and new customers

Understand existing customers

Set pragmatic goals

Develop productive market strategies

Address business challenges

Put together a business expansion plan

Identify new business opportunities

What are the characteristics of research?

1. Good research follows a systematic approach to capture accurate data. Researchers need to practice ethics and a code of conduct while making observations or drawing conclusions.

2. The analysis is based on logical reasoning and involves both inductive and deductive methods.

3. Real-time data and knowledge is derived from actual observations in natural settings.

4. There is an in-depth analysis of all data collected so that there are no anomalies associated with it.

5. It creates a path for generating new questions. Existing data helps create more research opportunities.

6. It is analytical and uses all the available data so that there is no ambiguity in inference.

7. Accuracy is one of the most critical aspects of research. The information must be accurate and correct. For example, laboratories provide a controlled environment to collect data. Accuracy is measured in the instruments used, the calibrations of instruments or tools, and the experiment's final result.

What is the purpose of research?

There are three main purposes:

As the name suggests, researchers conduct Exploratory: exploratory studies to explore a group of questions. The answers and analytics may not offer a conclusion to the perceived problem. It is undertaken to handle new problem areas that haven't been explored before. This exploratory data analysis process lays the foundation for more conclusive data collection and analysis.

focuses on expanding knowledge on current issues through a process of data collection. Descriptive: It Descriptive research describe the behavior of a sample population. Only one variable is required to conduct the study. The three primary purposes of descriptive studies are describing, explaining, and validating the findings. For example, a study conducted to know if top-level management leaders in the 21st century possess the moral right to receive a considerable sum of money from the company profit.
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Explanatory: Causal research or explanatory research is conducted to understand the impact of specific changes in existing standard procedures. Running experiments is the most popular form. For example, a study that is conducted to understand the effect of rebranding on customer loyalty.
Here is a comparative analysis chart for a better understanding:
It begins by asking the right questions and choosing an appropriate method to investigate the problem. After collecting answers to your questions, you can analyze the findings or observations to draw reasonable conclusions.

When it comes to customers and market studies, the more thorough your questions, the better the analysis. You get essential insights into brand perception and product needs by thoroughly collecting customer data through surveys and questionnaires. You can use this data to make smart decisions about your marketing strategies to position your business effectively.

To make sense of your study and get insights faster, it helps to use a research repository as a single source of truth in your organization and manage your research data in one centralized data repository.

Types of research methods and Examples

Research methods are broadly classified as Qualitative and Quantitative.

Both methods have distinctive properties and data collection methods.

is a method that collects data using conversational methods, usually Qualitative research open-ended questions. The responses collected are essentially non-numerical. This method helps a researcher understand what participants think and why they think in a particular way.

Types of qualitative methods include:

methods deal with numbers and measurable Quantitative forms. It uses a systematic way of investigating events or data. It answers questions to justify relationships with measurable variables to either explain, predict, or control a phenomenon.

Types of quantitative methods include:

LEARN MORE: Descriptive Research vs Correlational Research

Remember, it is only valuable and useful when it is valid, accurate, and reliable. Incorrect results can lead to customer churn and a decrease in sales.

It is essential to ensure that your data is:

Valid - founded, logical, rigorous, and impartial.

Accurate - free of errors and including required details.

Reliable - other people who investigate in the same way can produce similar results.

Timely - current and collected within an appropriate time frame.

Complete - includes all the data you need to support your business decisions.

8 tips for conducting accurate research

1. Identify the main trends and issues, opportunities, and problems you observe. Write a sentence describing each one.

2. Keep track of the frequency with which each of the main findings appears.

3. Make a list of your findings from the most common to the least common.

4. Evaluate a list of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats identified in a SWOT analysis.

5. Prepare conclusions and recommendations about your study.

6. Act on your strategies

7. Look for gaps in the information, and consider doing additional inquiry if necessary

8. Plan to review the results and consider efficient methods to analyze and interpret results.

Review your goals before making any conclusions about your study. Remember how the process you have completed and the data you have gathered help answer your questions. Ask yourself if what your analysis revealed facilitates the identification of your conclusions and recommendations.

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What is Research - Definition, Types, Methods & Examples

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Use research to conduct a systematic investigation about a topic using scientific methods. It helps reach conclusions with facts.