Overview of Research and Research Methodology in Arts and Humanities

Abstract

Research is an important aspect of academic endeavour. Every student is expected to present a detailed research work, independently carried out by him, through the guidance of his supervisor before graduation. However, majority of these students find it difficult to write their thesis or project because they see the process as cumbersome, complicated and difficult. Therefore, the need to properly explain research concepts and process to the understanding of students and young researchers necessitated this work. Etymologically, research is derived from old French “recercher†which means to “search closely†and “cerchier†to "explore". In the academic environment such as ours, research is a Scholarly investigation or study of a problem through a systematic and scientific process. The work adopted the descriptive approach of the qualitative research methodology to explain, clarify and simplify the research procedure for proper understanding of students and young researchers.