Tag: bogus research
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Identifying Valid Research: Key Signs to Look For
updated 16 march 2026 The word research is everywhere. We hear it in political speeches, in television reports, in newspaper headlines, and in advertising. Politicians justify decisions by saying they are based on “research.” Media outlets report the results of polls and surveys as if they automatically represented reliable knowledge. Companies promote products by referring…
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The nature of research
In our second week´s lecture we had the pleasure of welcome five new students. After a brief introduction of themself we went over a few reminders of the past class, such as the main course objective. Bear in mind: “Learning how to collect relevant information for your own research project”. And I emphasized the word…