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=Original Research (Research) (GWU EMSE 216-8000)=

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"**Original research** is [|research] that is not exclusively based on a summary, review or synthesis of earlier publications on the subject of research. This material is of a [|primary source] character. The purpose of the original research is to produce new [|knowledge], rather than to present the existing knowledge in a new form (//e.g.//, summarized or classified)." - [|Wikipedia]

From and EMSE perspective, original research comprises 3 things:
 * 1) ~Signiicant
 * ~As determined by a panel of 3 EMSE professors (the Research Committee)
 * 1) ~Unique
 * 2) ~Contributes to the (theoretical) Body of Knoweldge~ (Ryan 2011)
 * 3) Not specifically listed, consider implicit; but based on the number of times discussed - not plagiarized.

"Original research can take a number of forms, depending on the discipline it pertains to. In [|experimental] work, it typically involves direct or indirect observation of the researched subject, e.g., in the laboratory or in the field, documents the methodology, results, and conclusions of an experiment or set of experiments, or offers a novel interpretation of previous results. In [|analytical] work, there are typically some new (for example) mathematical results produced, or a new way of approaching an existing problem. In some subjects which do not typically carry out experimentation or analysis of this kind, the originality is in the particular way existing understanding is changed or re-interpreted based on the outcome of the work of the researcher.

"The degree of originality of the research is among major criteria for articles to be published in [|academic journals] and usually established by means of [|peer review]. [|Graduate students] are commonly required to perform original research as part of a [|dissertation]." - [|Wikipedia]


 * Sources**
 * Original research. (2011, February 6). In //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Retrieved 19:12, March 16, 2011, from []
 * Ryan, Julie J.C.H. D.Sc., (2011) Lecture/Presentation, March 8, 2011. Material taken in part from
 * Ryan, Julie J.C.H. Doctoral Research: A Practical Guide to Selecting Your Topic, Developing Your Research, and Writing Your Dissertation. Unpublished work in progress, 2010.

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