Research and Methodology: Inscription as a Liberating Practice Dr. Dana Williams

This power point talks of the importance and usefulness of research. In essence, it says that research, when done conscientiously and sincerely, can lead on one on an intellectual journey on like any other. But what exactly are the steps to performing research on such a level as to produce such a “journey?” According to the power point, there are six main entities in research. The first is the Statement of the Problem/Challenge, where one identifies the purpose of the research and the fine tunes the research question. This is followed by the Literary Review in which one studies other similar writings and the way one’s piece will develop on those ideas. Thirdly one should begin to formulate how information and data will be gathered – a Methodology must be devised. After creating a Methodology, one must come up with a Framework for the structure and the presentation of the project and data. One must then state a thesis that he/she came up with, and provide evidence supporting that thesis. Lastly one must conclude by stating new information uncovered from the research, the limitations in conducting the research and what future studies can be taken on the research topic. The power point also shows the application the research process to a relevant class topic which further clarifies the concept doing proper research – it fluently coagulates and concludes the ideas.