Research Act

A Research Act is an analysis act that instantiates a research task (to generate knowledge outcomes).

• AKA: Research Activity.
• Context:
  • It can require Research Method for systematic inquiry and data collection.
  • It can generate Research Findings through evidence analysis and result interpretation.
  • It can support Knowledge Creation through hypothesis testing and theory development.
  • It can involve Research Resources through tool utilization and data management.
  • It can maintain Research Quality through methodology rigor and validation process.
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  • It can often need collaboration processes through team coordination and expert consultation.
  • It can often include documentation tasks through finding recording and result publication.
  • It can often facilitate knowledge transfer through research dissemination and peer review.
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  • It can range from being a Basic Research Act to being an Applied Research Act, depending on its application focus.
  • It can range from being a Theoretical Research Act to being an Empirical Research Act, depending on its methodology type.
  • It can range from being a Small Scale Research Act to being a Large Scale Research Act, depending on its research scope.
  • It can range from being a Short Term Research Act to being a Long Term Research Act, depending on its time frame.
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• Examples:
  • Scientific Research Acts, such as:
    • Data Analysis Acts, such as:
      • Data Mining Act for pattern discovery.
      • Statistical Analysis Act for hypothesis verification.
    • Machine Learning Acts, such as:
      • Algorithm Development Act for model creation.
      • Model Validation Act for performance assessment.
  • Humanities Research Acts, such as:
    • Historical Analysis Acts, such as:
      • Document Analysis Act for historical understanding.
      • Cultural Study Act for societal insight.
    • Literature Analysis Acts, such as:
      • Text Analysis Act for meaning interpretation.
      • Comparative Analysis Act for literary understanding.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Development Act, which creates solutions rather than knowledge.
  • Review Act, which assesses existing knowledge rather than creating new knowledge.
  • Implementation Act, which applies research findings rather than generating them.
• See: Research Process, Research Method, Research Design, Research Outcome, Research Quality.

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References

2009

• (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=research
  • S: (v) research (attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner) "The student researched the history of that word"
  • S: (v) research, search, explore (inquire into) "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
• http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/research#Verb
  • Template:Transitive to search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
  • Template:Intransitive to make an extensive investigation into.
  • Template:Transitive to search again.

2001

• (Webb et al., 2001) ⇒ Geoffrey I. Webb, Michael J. Pazzani, and Daniel Billsus. (2001). “Machine Learning for User Modeling.” In: Journal for User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 11(1-2) doi:10.1023/A:1011117102175
  • The current ML for UM resurgence has witnessed tremendous research activity. In contrast, the field still has a dearth of fielded applications.

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