Nowadays, the demand for scientific research among university students more and more increasing, predominantly due to the requirements of academic programs and partly because of their passion and aspiration for career preparation. However, in reality, a few students are still unfamiliar with this field. Let’s explore and clarify some of the common issues about scientific research through this posting!
- What is student scientific research?
Student scientific research is an academic activity that enables students to apply the knowledge they have gained, develop critical thinking, and solve problems under the supervision of lecturers.
- 2. What benefits can students gain from being involved in scientific research?
First of all, scientific research helps students not only enrich their existing knowledge but also expose to new knowledge. With the limited amount of theoretical knowledge in class, students cannot compose a convincing scientific paper. Therefore, they need to read extensively from books, academic journals, and various research databases.
Secondly, scientific research helps students sharpen soft skills, particularly the 4Cs: creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication. By conducting research, students can construct new knowledge, such as devising a research model or proposing a research method. Students need to critically evaluate existing literature, synthesize information, and compare their findings with previous studies in order to offer their own perspectives. In addition, they need to know how to allocate tasks appropriately and resolve conflicts when working in teams. Finally, they need to be able to persuade their academic supervisors as well as the members of the evaluation committee when defending their research projects.
Finally, scientific research helps students build new relationships that can be beneficial for their future careers. Research provides an environment in which students can expand their networks with friends, senior students, lecturers, faculty members, university staff, and organizations or institutions outside the university. These bonds can certainly provide students with additional career opportunities in the future.
- What is the structure of a scientific research project?
- Title: The title of the research project.
- Abstract: A brief summary of key information, including the research purpose, research subjects, research methods and instruments, findings, and conclusions or implications.
- Introduction: Presents the background of the study, the research problem, and previous studies. Based on these, the researcher identifies the research gap and explains the significance of the study. The introduction should also clearly state the research purpose and research questions.
- Literature Review: Presents theories relevant to the research topic, synthesizes and analyzes previous studies, and identifies the research gap.
- Research Methodology: Provides a detailed description of the research setting, research participants or subjects, appropriate research instruments, and the data collection procedures.
- Results and Discussion: In the Results section, researchers present their data analysis, either in textual form or numerical form, using tables, figures, or descriptive explanations depending on the nature of the study.
In the Discussion section, researchers compare their findings with those of previous studies. They then explain the similarities and differences based on their knowledge and experience and discuss their significance and implications.
- Conclusion: Summarizes the key information of the study, including the research purpose, methodology, findings, and implications for teaching and learning.
We hope that the information above has helped you grasp understanding about student scientific research and will assist you in applying these ideas to your upcoming research projects!
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