A researcher intends to make use of ICT in his/her research. What consideration should weigh most in such a decision?
(a) Appropriateness of the tool used
(b) Cost involved in procuring it
(c) Availability of tools in the department where research is to be undertaken
(d) Willingness of his/her supervisor to offer help
(e) The company from which the ICT equipment has been procured
Choose your answer from the following options:
(a), (c) and (d)
When a researcher decides to use ICT in research, the considerations must be academically and practically relevant to the research itself. The single most important factor is (a) appropriateness of the tool to the research problem — an unsuitable tool corrupts the whole enquiry. Closely relevant are (c) availability of the tools in the department where the research will actually be carried out, and (d) the willingness of the supervisor to offer help and guidance in using them.
The distractors (b) cost of procurement and (e) the particular company from which the equipment was bought are commercial/materialistic concerns that do not decide the scientific value of the research; they should not weigh most in the decision. Hence the combination containing appropriateness, availability and supervisory support is the best.
The option pairing cost and company with availability, and the one built around cost, are therefore rejected because they foreground purely commercial factors over research relevance.
Correct answer: (a), (c) and (d)
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Free online encyclopaedia such as Wikipedia contain a huge number of articles. Which of the following statements about the online encyclopaedia are correct?
A. People can search the relevant articles for a topic quickly.
B. The articles have no copyright.
C. These encyclopaedias are updated frequently.
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