ASOCEU - Lesson 1 - Research Methods: Secondary Data (slides)

ASOCEU - Lesson 1 - Research Methods: Secondary Data (slides)

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  RESEARCH METHODS: SECONDARYDATA
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  RESEARCH METHODS What arethe principal research methods, and how do you choose the correct ones for your project?
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  DATA TYPES
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  DATA TYPES PRIMARY DATA… SECONDARYDATA…
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  PRIMARY DATA Primary dataare those collected first hand using various activities such as: continual observation, recording, measurement, inspection of behaviour, objects, events.
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  SECONDARY DATA Secondary datahowever are collected from other people, administrations or organisations, as in documents, diaries, journals, official statistics and other types of research.
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  SECONDARY DATA: HOW MANY TYPES?
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  SECONDARY DATA: RESEARCHREPORTS Produced by foundations, business associations. Each industry has this type of report. Search for it, it could be useful.
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  SECONDARY DATA: ACADEMICRESEARCH Conducted by universities or research centres, and published in academic journals or as results from a conference.
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  SECONDARY DATA: HISTORICALRESEARCH If you are doing historical research, or on a particular neighbourhood, you could find and study data in libraries, archives, museums. A look into the past can be very interesting…
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  SECONDARY DATA: RESEARCHAND BLOGS Generally blogs, forums and magazines (web and otherwise) are good for acquiring unofficial and non-mainstream information, which is useful for gathering details often not found in official documents or traditional publications.
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  SECONDARY DATA: CULTURALAND ARTISTIC PRODUCTIONS While not having the same scientific value as other official sources, cultural output sources are very useful for reading about a territory and understanding the citizen’s voice.
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  SECONDARY DATA: MAPSAND PHOTOGRAPHS If adequately documented, maps are a valuable source for supplementing your research, or perhaps for comparisons over time. Each map and set of photographs offers a valuable key to interpretation: try comparing it with your project.
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  SECONDARY DATA: MEDIAARCHIVES Articles from newspapers, periodicals, television documentaries and other shows can be very useful. Also, you can research over time. You can even consult archives or libraries on online sites.
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  SECONDARY DATA: ORGANISATIONDOCUMENTS You can also find very interesting information from administrative documents or publicity from various organisations: financial statements, organisational charts, press releases, news…
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  … AND MUCHMORE! Data can be found in many other places. Generally, it can be helpful to: → create an archive of relevant online sites → check official documents of the State Authority ONLINE ARCHIVES WEBSITES DATABASES DECISIONS PROCUREMENT NOTICES PRESS RELEASES
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  RESEARCH METHODS: SECONDARYDATA