The design is the structure of any scientific work. It gives direction and systematizes the research.
The method you choose will affect your results and how you conclude the findings. Most scientists are interested in getting reliable observations that can help the understanding of a phenomenon.
There are two main approaches to a research problem:
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
What are the difference between Qualitative and Quantitative Research?
The Frozen Price Game
Students are told that a hurricane has caused a major power outage, increasing the demand and decreasing the supply of ice. They then use two different methods to allocate ice: first-come, first-served and price. This game is a good way to demonstrate the advantages of price allocation. Click here to download rules and materials. Also see the Debate Topics page for a new debate over whether gasoline price-gougers should be punished.
Quality control
Quality control is a specialised type of system control designed to check that a product meets the design specification and is of the prescribed quality. Before making a product, the designer should decide what quality checks need to be done, and at what stage in the making process they should be carried out.
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