Research and
course work are two completely different things. Understanding the ways in
which the research differs from course work can help you in enjoying your
research work more and can mark your success. Competence can almost be achieved
by anyone in research work. It is a learning process which needs to be
understood. On the other hand course work is provided by someone else. It
includes the course syllabus, the timetable that has to be followed along with
the assignments and other material. It consists of a course topic as well.
Where there is a timetable set for the course work, there is no specific time
allotted for the research work that you carry out. You are just given a
deadline on which you have to submit your research.
The course
work is done in an orderly manner where everything is specified according to
time and day but on the other hand research is not an orderly process. It
includes hypothesis, findings, change of goals and a lot more which actually
sounds frustrating but it can prove to be a lot of fun once you get to
understand your topic of research.
For a
research to be completed there is a specific deadline allotted but there is no
syllabus given as to reach the desired goal. Therefore the researcher himself
has to plan out the time in order to complete his research before the time
limit goes out.
While doing
a research everything depends on the researcher which is contrary to the course
work where the whole thing is provided to the student and he just has to go
according to the plan. For that reason when you carry out the research you need
to,
·
Plan
your thesis
·
Think
about which research plans to follow
·
To
start your research
·
Develop
your research problems
·
Get
information about the background and a lot more.
Research
requires creativity to a great extent whereas coursework is demanded to be
followed just as planned.
One more
aspect that differentiates research for coursework is that during the process
of research a student may work on his own, which most probably can lead to
self-doubts and dark times. But this is not necessary to happen; a student can
consult his teacher at times like these.
The most
basic part of the research work is that you are not providing the syllabus as
in case of the coursework but you have to create the syllabus yourself. You
have to develop a strategy and set a timetable for yourself which then you have
to follow to accomplish your task of doing the best possible research on time.
Another
aspect that differentiates research and course work is that research involves
collection of data. For a student to prove that his hypothesis is true he needs
to collect data in the form of evidence to support the hypothesis he has put
forward.
In either
case both are necessary for a student to achieve success in life both
academically and professionally.
