Purpose of Research

Formula 1's Michael Schumacher in critical condition after skiing accident
-What information might a researcher need?
  • What the story is about.
  • Schumacher accident
  • Interviews
  • What happened / How it happened
  • Safety
  • What doctors think of the accident
  • Why he was out there
  • Other people with the same injury
-Why might they conduct research?
  • Internet
  • Newspapers
  • Doctors
  • News Programmes
-What would a research need to consider?



Criteria 2- Be able to range of research methods and techniques


  • Primary research
    • Interviews, surveys, questionnaires, observations, focus groups etc
  • Secondary research
    • Internet articles, videos, audio, books, magazines, journals
  • Audience research
    • Demographics, audience classification(socio-economic, age, gender, occupation, education), media preferences, buying/consumption patterns
  • Market research
    • Product market, competition, competitor analysis
  • Production research
    • Content, resources (personnel, equipment, set up, cost, viability)

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