Lesson 4:
Application of Creative
Design Principles for
Execution
Pragmatic Curiosity. The Art of Research.
Introduction
Critical Thinking has a big role in doing
research. Researchers need to make many
decisions in creating and conducting a study.
The challenge of conducting it successfully is to
manage choices well throughout the study.
Previous lesson teaches you the different
procedure in data collection. In the
application of creative design, student
will understand the artworks of research.
The Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh
Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy, Ju
1889
(Describe) What do you see?
(Interpret) How does this work of art mak
you feel?
(Judge) Is the artwork successful? Why or
Why Not?
Pragmatic Curiosity
Pragmatic curiosity is leveraging curiosity so
that you do something with what you learn.
To practice pragmatic curiosity means that
you're not passive about your musings and
your inquiries, you're interested. You have a
desire to learn and understand.
Pragmatic Curiosity
According to Chnail (2011), in embracing a
pragmatic curiosity, you will need to describe
and explain each choice made in
conceptualizing and conducting the research
because each method is justified in the
conduct of its usage in the study at hand.
Pragmatic Curiosity
In application of that statement. The answer to the question,
“How does it make sense to utilize an ethnographic
methodology in a study designed to explore the
effectiveness of a psychotherapy intervention?” is…
“Here is what I did and why these choices make sense
in the context of my study.”
Without certainty in terms of methodological destiny,
researchers are left with the tools of openness and rhetoric
when it comes to defending their research choices.
Steps in Qualitative
Inquiries
1. Reflect on What Interest You
• Starting with a topic about which you have a
passion helps to sustain you throughout the
research process. It also helps you to find a
design that fits your passion rather than
needing to find a passion that fits a design.
2. Draft a Statement Identifying your Preliminary
Area of Interest and Justifying Its Scholarly and/or
Practical Importance
• Compose a simple sentence or two in
which you state your beginning area of
curiosity and explain why the topic is
significant, relevant, and worthy of study.
By doing so you begin to address the “so
what” question right away.
3. Hone your Topic Focus
• Hone your focus by considering the choices
you need to make to design your study.
• Consider who, what, when, where, why and
how
4. Compose your Initial Research
Question or Hypothesis
• Based upon your answers to the Who, What, Where,
When, Why, and How questions, compose your initial
research question. In qualitative research it is
perfectly okay to adjust your research question as
the inquiry develops, but it is critical that you are
aware when these adjustments are made and make
the appropriate adjustments to your design.
5. Define your Goals and Objectives
• Make sure each goal and objective can be
justified and evaluated so you can track the
progress you are making and identify where
problems are arising or where adjustments are
being made.
6. Conduct a Review of the Literature -
• Some researchers start their qualitative research process with a
review of the literature, some delay their reviews until after the
study is completed, and some continually review the literature
throughout the research process (Chenail, Cooper, & Desir,
2010).
• Some qualitative researchers explore the literature to learn
what is not known about a phenomenon and then formulate
questions which will guide a discovery- oriented inquiry to
uncover new evidence about the phenomenon in question.
7. Develop your Research Design
• Develop a research design which will allow you
to address your research question or
hypothesis effectively and efficiently.
8. Conduct a Self-assessment
• To determine what strengths you have that will be
useful in your study and what skills you will need to
develop to complete your study. As you review your
plan and identify what skills and knowledge base
you will need to complete the study successfully.
Develop a growth plan for helping you to master the
competencies you will need throughout the study.
9 . Plan, Conduct, and Manage the
Study
• Successful qualitative research projects
involve careful management of four different
yet connected studies: (a) the study proposed,
(b) the study conducted, (c) the study
reported, and (d) the related studies. Develop
an action plan detailing the steps you need to
take to begin and complete your studies.
10. Compose and Submit your Report
• Depending on the mode of how you will use to report your
study (e.g., dissertation, thesis, scholarly paper, poster, or
conference presentation), identify the relevant policies and
rules governing the form, substance, and submission of the
report (e.g., school or departmental guidelines, journal
article submission requirements, book prospectus
elements, style manual of the American Psychological
Association, 2010, etc.) and report and submit your
findings in compliance with these parameters
Thank You.
