Let’s do research!
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7433/s122.2023.01Keywords:
identification, designing, research methods.Abstract
Let us start by reminding ourselves what research is! It typically should
start with the identification of a relevant research question and continue
with the assessment of the state of the art on this specific topic. Then,
follows designing the research methods. The data collection and analysis
are followed by the discussion of the findings by comparing them with
the existing knowledge and thus offering a new contribution.... to be continued
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