Focuses on understanding the existence of beings/things how they came about, why and how they work and relate to one another.
A way to obtain and verify data through empirical evidence.
A process of truth finding, differentiating believes from facts to gain knowledge (insights).
A way to gain insights through discovering meanings by improving our comprehension of the whole.
Provides with a viewpoint, a philosophical stance about research. What are the theoretical foundations for your approach?
The moral principles or rules of conduct for an activity or group.
Provides the approach to a research project, and enables conclusions about possible methods.
A procedure to choose, identify and gain access to the unit of research.
Constitute research tools which provide the researcher with data.
Ontology