Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Academic Research vs. Workplace Research
I found the section in Chapter 6 about understanding the differences between academic and workplace research to be interesting, because I have never really thought about there being a difference between the two topics. I have only really participated in academic research, where my goal has been to look for information to answer a scholarly question, which is more abstract than applied, and relies more on secondary research. In doing research for the workplace, I would be looking for information to answer a practical question, and I'd be relying more on primary research (like observations, experiments, interviews, questionnaires, etc.) This section made me think about what it will be like when I will one day conduct research in the workplace, and I believe the information provided in the textbook (and what I learn in class) will help me when the time comes.
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Lynda
ReplyDeleteI got to say that research in the workplace, or primary research, was also one of my main take aways from this week's readings and got a glimpse of what it takes to conduct one in a non-academic setting and the book would surely come in handy as a reference with all the methods you mentioned.
Sandro
I think it makes sense that in college you would not really think about the distinction between workplace and academic research because you are completely immersed in academic research. However, workplace research is what you will need in the future. Its interesting that it does not come up in more classes.
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