I have difficulty to get going in my writing (A2, A3, B9, B12).


The type of research project you want to undertake depends as much on the problem you address, as on the type of researcher you want to be/become. What are your aims in a research project? This is always the first question that you should ask yourself when beginning a research project. Two general research aims can be distinguished:

• basic, aimed primarily at understanding the problem at hand; and
• applied, focusing more on the outcome of the problem, and the design of possible solutions.

What type of researcher you want to be, depends mainly on what parts of the reflective cycle interest you most, varying from a focus on the conceptualization of the problem to a focus on implementation and evaluation of interventions in the research object. See Skill Sheet A3 for a personal checklist on what kind of researcher you want to be.

You may find yourself postponing everything you are supposed to do for the research project. This is called procrastination and can have many causes, varying from poor time management, personal problems to fear and anxiety. Try to identify procrastination and its causes as soon as possible. You may find the S.M.A.R.T method helpful (see downloads on this website).

 

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