文档介绍：1)Definitionofkeyterms4)?Whatisresearch?(1),youcollectdataandanalyzefactsandinformationandtrytogainnewknowledgeornewunderstanding2)searchforknowledgeoranysystematicinvestigationtoestablishfacts.---Itsprimarypurposeisdiscovering,interpreting,anddeveloping---theadvancementofhumanknowledge---onawidevarietyofscientificmattersofourworldandtheuniverse.※3)asystematic/scentificapproachtofindinganswerstoquestions(Hatch&Farhady,1982).4)(PPP).Purpose(researchquestions),Process(asystematicapproach)Product(answers)※The3elementsareinterrelatedtooneanother.---WithoutRQsinthefirstplace,therewillbenoresearch.---Withoutscientificmethods,’sanyflawinoneelement,?ordingtoresearchpurpose:1)Theoreticalresearch---)Practical/appliedresearch---solvingconcrete/practicalissues. WhataboutBAdissertation?:testingexistingtheoriesinSLA;Practical:solvinganissuesinyourlearning&)Primary/empiricalresearch---dataarefirst-hand&)Secondaryresearch---efromdocuments,books&journals