Research is a process that can be learned and understood, the main differences between class work and research is “the logistics (definition of goals, ease of obtaining materials, ease of carrying out the work) and time use (gauging how long things will take)”.
In a course the structure is built by someone else, the topic, the syllabus, assignments, texts and others all are decided for you at the start of the term. With all that put in a timetable and must be done on time. By contrast, for the research, effectively you are producing all those things yourself with the help of your research advisor, you have a work schedule and you have more freedom with your work .
“Research is not an altogether orderly process. False leads, insufficient evidence, contradictory findings, changes of goals, and other frustrations are inescapable parts of the process”. Because of this lack of course structure, the fact that there is no syllabus or assignment, it is difficult to predict the amount of time needed to carry out a project. Also, frustration is a popular side-effect of research.
During the starting period you will be doing preliminary research, finding and developing your research problem and reading the background materials necessary. Other aspects of research such as distractions, getting off track for irrelevant material make the process more challenging.
Time 5 hrs.
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