Scientific Research

This book dealt with scientific research in terms of concept objectives importance and knowledge methods. It also dealt with scientific research steps starting from choosing a research problem choosing data collection tools data analysis and writing a research report. This book also dealt with a continuum of quantitative qualitative and mixed scientific research explaining how the prevailing philosophies influenced the research methodology and design in each period whether positivist constructivist and pragmatic philosophy. The designs of quantitative qualitative and mixed research are covered in detail. It also dealt with research ethics with its various quantitative qualitative and mixed designs and the role of ethics committees and IRB as well as dealing with the topic of the professional scientific researcher and his skills the scientific publishing process and criteria for selecting journals as well as the topic of investing the outputs of scientific research.