Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Intro to Research Vocab
Vocab Quiz
15
Writing
Undergraduate 2
09/17/2012

Additional Writing Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Research
Definition
systematic process discovery and advancement of human knowledge
Term
Process
Definition
steps to get to end or goal. Can be fluid, dynamic, or fluctuate.
Term
Discipline
Definition
area of study represents body of knowledge
Term
Body of Knowledge
Definition
total collection of info in discipline
Term
Practitioner
Definition
someone who puts body of knowledge into practice
Term
Descriptive Research
Definition
description of where is happening. how much/many
Term
Explanatory Research
Definition
why something happens. relationship between things
Term
Predictive Research
Definition
forecast future
Term
Social Engineering
Definition
control conditions to make things happen
Term
Pure Research
Definition
Pure interest, sake of better understanding
Term
Applied Research
Definition
Apply research to solve specific problem
Term
Primary
Definition
original data, interview or first hand
Term
Secondary
Definition
report from someone else, newspaper, journal, books
Term
Theoretical
Definition
plane of conceptual or abstract, explanation but lack of observable data
Term
Empirical
Definition
measurable data or from primary source w/ observation or subjects
Supporting users have an ad free experience!