DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCING

          One important distinction between bibliography and referencing is necessary to explain. I have observed that many young researchers are applying these two terms side by side without understanding the difference between them. Referencing is the part of bibliography and both are located at the end of thesis or article. Bibliography is a list of sources which were consulted by the author to produce current document. It is a general list without specifying where any particular source was employed.

HOW TO WRITE RESEARCH PROPOSAL/SYNOPSIS

          Academic research is initiated with the development of research proposal. For young researchers and academicians this is first formal step to enter the research activity. Research proposal is a blueprint of the researcher’s idea. The length of this document ranges between 500 to 1000 words. But we cannot draw any hard and fast rule on this. It is subjective decision depending on the nature of area and level of research activity. 

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM

          Plagiarism is a term used is research and academic writing. It is considered a sin which any writer must avoid. Universities and schools try to educate young scholars how to avoid plagiarism during their assignments, and academic writing.Plagiarism, in simple words, is theft of ideas. If researcher employs others’ ideas or statements and making it his, it is plagiarism. But if researcher produces due acknowledgement to the true owner of the idea by quoting his name and work then it becomes reference which is not plagiarism.

FUNDAMENTAL STEPS IN RESEARCH PROCESS

          Research process starts once you are facing any unanswered question. These questions may cause confusion, anxiety, anger, or surprise you for something.. All such conditions of human behaviour are resolved by finding the answers to these questions, which invites researchers to follow formal procedure to investigate the case and bring out facts and underlying reasons:

For example, you might notice on any day during week an unusual turnover of customers in the store. This observation will create a research question in your mind.

INDUCTIVE AND DEDUCTIVE METHODS IN RESEARCH

       One of the most important and fundamental concepts is the application of inductive and deductive reasoning in research process. Research is not some thing which is always a formal activity associated with researcher. We throughout our life on every day engage in different thought processes where we interpolate or extrapolate the situation or phenomenon.