Applied Research
What is Applied Research?
Applied research is a formal type of inquiry involving practical science applications. Applied science accesses and uses the ideas, processes, information, and techniques of the scientific community for a specific objective.
This type of research design seeks to solve a specific problem or provide innovative solutions to real world issues affecting an individual, group or society.
When conducting applied research, the researcher has to carefully identify a problem, develop research hypothesis and proceeds to test these hypotheses by an experiment. This research approach uses empirical methods in order to solve real world problems.
This type of research can be considered a direct method in seeking a solution to a problem. It is typically a follow-up research design that further investigates the findings of pure or basic research in order to validate these findings and apply them to create innovative solutions.
Examples of Applied Research
- A study into the ways of improving the levels of customer retention for Amazon.
- An investigation into the ways of improving employee motivation in Shangri – La Hotel
- Studying different keyboard designs to determine which is the most efficient and ergonomic
- Development of strategies to introduce change in Nespresso global supply-chain management with the view on cost reduction
- Investigating if background music in a work or study environment can contribute to greater productivity
- An investigation into how a vegan diet can solve obesity
- A study of how mobile technology can improve satisfaction levels of participants for MICE.
How do I get started?
- Proposed topic or area of research
- Motivation for the proposed topic or area of research
- Importance and relevance of the proposed topic in addressing contemporary issues and its potential contributions
Email the above items in a research proposal document to research@geainstitute.edu.sg
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