Research has to be focused. Need a clear target to stay focused on. Avoid going off on tangents. Some terminology: Hypothesis Theory Prediction Thesis and Dissertation
Research Activity 04
Looking at the two research examples again (tracking Ospreys and Tim Berners-Lee), what research questions are they trying to answer? Have they found their answers yet? What related questions are now being researched or could be researched in the future? Osprey tracking I think the research questions may be “Where Continue Reading
Nant.exe won’t run – Access is denied
When using Nant a while ago all was going well until I encountered an “Access is denied” message in DOS. I tried running the executable again and was also presented with this very helpful message: I did a bit of checking and then noticed that the filesize of the exe Continue Reading
How do I come up with a research question?
May be something that annoys you about computers & how they work. “Why doesn’t someone make computers do this or that?” – like Tim Berners-Lee. Starts with general interest in subject followed up by reading then a question emerges as knowledge grows.
Research questions
Research – answering questions. To start research, need at least one question. Large project may have more than one question. Too many questions – unable to answer them all, research will lack focus. Generally, 3-5 related questions. Should be refined to fairly basic terms: Why does this happen? How does Continue Reading
Research Activity 03
Verification of statements Try to find where and when Einstein made the declaration “nuclear power was impossible because it would require the splitting of the atom at will.”. What conclusion could you draw if you can’t find anything reliable to support the assertion that he made the statement about splitting Continue Reading
SnipIT No 6: Allow HTTP through CentOS firewall
SnipIT is a series of short blogs containing useful information in an easily digestible format. With a fresh install of CentOS, the firewall prevents http and https traffic. To test that it is the firewall preventing access to the web server disable the firewall: sudo systemctl stop firewalld Then try Continue Reading
Research cycle
Not linear, never “finished” – it’s a cyclical process. Research throws up more questions than it answers. Not all questions can be answered – not enough time or resource. Further research of something leads to refinement. Can call previous research/concepts into doubt. Einstein said that nuclear power would be impossible Continue Reading
Types of research
Ways to conduct research: Pure, applied, strategic Descriptive, explanatory, evaluative Market, academic, scientific Basic, applied, instrumental, action Exploratory, testing-out, problem-solving as well as others All research should have these features regardless of approach: Should be planned – plan what you are researching into, how to conduct research, how to verify Continue Reading
Research Activity 02
Hypercard: what it enabled a user to do and how it worked, and what was the major limitation of it and its imitators at the time. Hypercard allowed a user to store information in a “stack” similar to a Rolodex system. It also had the ability to process script with Continue Reading