Commentary :
Research Trend: A Quest of Innovation & Exploration
Nurul Mohammad Zayed
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As a young researcher in the
academics, I wonder what should be the essentials of a good research. A candid
research should begin with a central theme which should be spell out in a
specific manner. It should also address the targeted audience. Detailed narrations
should follow-up afterwards in separate paragraphs for the harmonious blend of
each topic and concept. Finally, as concluding remarks, the summary of the
research should be depicted in a lucid manner. The trend of research that I
have seen in many of the research outcome has been worse.
On the most basic level,
researchers muse greatest papers often turn in to the worst. First of all,
research topic should be interesting and important as fascinating and
significant papers always get more importance in the editorial. Even the time
of submission is also important. Researchers may submit papers in early August
or Mid-December of every year to get attention of the editorial. A worst
research paper generally contains irrelevant quotes, wrong verb tense,
redundant phrases, incomplete sentences, obvious misspellings, anecdotal
information, unnecessary background, inappropriate materials, grammatical
errors, inaccurate words or phrase, oversimplification, superficiality,
mistakes in reporting results, etc.
The effect of bad writing can turn
a soft research in to mean research which is hard to measure and also quite
impossible to reproduce. It often fails to meet the expectations of discovering
something creative and reaching a well-defined goal. Sometimes it inflates
findings and the outcome does not match with the original theory.
Emerging methodologies, new
technologies and big data are impacting the work of the researchers. Research
method, supporting development and innovation for several years, has been the
central theme of research for several years.
As per the feedback of the researchers, academic community is well
equipped with the necessary resources needed to do research. The recent trends
in research are: - digital qualitative methods, online interviews and focus
groups, applied anthropology methods, qualitative/ethnography, complexity
theory, the intersections of qualitative research practice
with the sciences, design-based research, critical race theory, approaches to
quantitative methods etc.
Research, described by many, is the
element of innovation. Only few researchers achieve benefits of it. Proper
research should save time, cost and achieve more outcomes. To become successful
you need people to know your ideas rather than just protect those ideas.
Researchers should not stop doing research after start doing research. Proper
research can make a significant impact on the economy of any country.
Objectives and plan should be set before start doing research to achieve
maximum results or outcome. One should be pro-active rather than re-active to
become a successful researcher and for continuous development and growth.
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Harris R.
International Council for Science (ICSU) and the Challenges of Big Data in
Science (2012) Research Trends 30.
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and Policies (2012) Research Trends 30.
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Data: Science Metrics and the black box
of Science Policy (2012) Research Trends 30.
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Keywords
Innovation, Exploration
