How to Research

These books are often presented holistically with details about research paradigms that often make an early career research get lost about the entire research process. By reading these books, an early career researcher misses an opportunity of first understanding the whole research process. This is the gap this guide was prepared to address.

Given that research is an organized set of activities to gather knowledge and make recommendations on the application of the gathered knowledge, it means that it is a systematic process and hence it is imperative to first understand that process before engaging in the details of each of the steps of the process.

This guide is prepared as a self-help hand-book that takes the reader through a research process in simple, clear and plain language.

This guide stands out from other research methods books because of the following three reasons:

1. It is prepared for you in a non-technical format.

2. It is based on a question and answer approach.

3. It provides guidance on how to develop a career in research.

In this guide, you will be introduced to the entire research journey, from research problem identification to publication of research findings.

In addition, this guide will provide you with tips on how you can develop a professional career based on your research knowledge and skills.

My sincere hope is that through this guide, you will be able to become a highly distinguished researcher.