💡 Choose the research method for your academic work 💡

Rafael Ris-Ala
2 min readAug 7, 2024

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To conduct your research project, it is essential to choose the right scientific method. You can select the method based on a phenomenon to be studied or a purpose to be achieved. With one of these pieces of information well defined, you can use the attached flowchart to choose the method to be carried out.

📌 The most commonly used methods are:
- Survey
- Systematic Literature Review (SLR)
- Case study
- Experimentation
- Action research

🔍 Each method has its own particular stages. Their execution and subsequent writing can be found in the book:

RIS-ALA, Rafael. Metodologia de Pesquisa em Engenharia de Software. 1ª ed. Rio de Janeiro, 2024. doi: 10.58976/9786500903102 https://amzn.to/4fchdjR

🎓 Recommended mainly for university students: UFRJ — Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade de São Paulo, MBA USP/Esalq, PUC Minas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, UERN, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido — Ufersa, Universidade Católica de Petrópolis, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, XP Educação e Instituto de Capacitação Business School Brasil.

By Prof. Rafael Ris-Ala

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Rafael Ris-Ala
Rafael Ris-Ala

Written by Rafael Ris-Ala

Rafael Ris-Ala is a Professor of Research Methodology at USP/ESALQ and Machine Learning at PUC Minas. He is studying PhD in artificial intelligence at UFRJ.

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