1) Introduction
You will have a chance to perform research in a course assignment or through extracurricular activities at school. The subjects and goals of the work will vary depending on a person’s interests. However, proposing a study is an essential and important step.
Suppose you are, for example, interested in how melons can be ripened quickly and sweetened, and you study this well. There would be a variety of items to consider like what type of melon to test and experimental equipment to prepare, what temperatures and times to check, how to observe and record sweetness, whether there would be any danger in the experiment, and, after the observation, how to dispose of the melon. Also, if there are examples and results from the past, you could learn from them, and if you can clarify the difference in ideas between the research to be carried out and that which has been conducted in the past, you could proceed with the study in anticipation for possible discovery. In this way, it is important to propose your work to achieve your research goals.
2) Contents
Proposing research begins with studying and investigating the content and results of previous work. In the process, the details of the study that can be conducted are examined. A proposal is created considering study, experimental, and analysis methods, study implementation and period of the study, and publication strategies. Because there are so many items to consider, it is very important to talk with your peers and to get advice on selecting a research leader and an expert. Also, depending on the work’s progress, its plan may be revised.
So, how do you clarify the motivation and purpose of your research and make it exciting? If you have a question, you might want to resolve it right away and to start experimenting, observing, or analyzing. However, it is common for other people to question and to do some of their own research. Therefore, it is important to obtain information about what has been reported and what is not yet known in order to secure your study’s originality. Surveys on the Internet, discussions with colleagues, and information gathered from books and scientific journals are effective here. Reproducing studies that have already been conducted according to the reported content and confirming that the same conclusions can be obtained would be very helpful in learning the experimental and analytical methods and in deepening your understanding of the reported content and the research topics that should be addressed in the future. In this way, you should make concrete the motivations of your research and what you want to reveal through it. Depending on your technique, you may come up with an assortment of study themes, such as devising new experimental equipment, approaches, and analysis methods, and developing new predictions and hypotheses. Such themes will have the potential to lead to discoveries and new technologies. To put these proposals into practice, organize study, experimental, and analysis techniques, research implementation, finalizing periods, and publication strategies and receive appropriate instruction from your research leader and an expert including on the study’s feasibility.