What do you gain from doing research?

But besides research skills, there are many transferable skills you can develop such as problem-solving, critical thinking, analytical thinking, resilience, time management and collaboration.

Why should college students do research?

Career Goals: Undergraduate research can help you clarify your choice of degree program, career interests, and post-graduation plans. Transferable Skills: Undergraduate research strengthens written and oral communication, critical thinking, technical skills, and information literacy.

What is research and why do we need it?

Why We Need Biomedical Research. Biomedical research is the broad area of science that looks for ways to prevent and treat diseases that cause illness and death in people and in animals. This general field of research includes many areas of both the life and physical sciences.

Why do you like research?

There are plenty of reasons to love and to do research, here are a few that come to mind: Research makes a difference. There is nothing cooler than knowing that you are contributing to the discovery or development of something that can make a difference in people’s lives or a change in the world! Every contribution matters!

How do I develop a research question?

Choose an appropriate topic or issue for your research, one that actually can be researched (Exercise 1). Then list all of the questions that you’d like answered yourself. Choose the best question, one that is neither too broad nor too narrow.

What is the significance of the study?

The significance of the study, also called the rationale, explains the significance of the work, the benefits that the research provides and its overall impact. The purpose of the rationale is to explain to the audience what work the researcher is doing and why it is important in a broader context.