Elements and Performance Criteria
- Select appropriate research strategies
- Select research strategies that are suitable for the requirements of the research and the available resources.
- Use a combination of research methods that contribute to the validity and reliability of the outcomes.
- Select research strategies with consideration to consultation and support from key people.
- Gather information
- Identify all relevant information sources and use effective methods to collect information.
- Design materials and aids needed to conduct research appropriate to the selected methodology.
- Collect information in the determined timeframe and methods, and record and store it according to negotiations with the source and information management requirements.
- Consult with key people
- Identify and consult a representative range of people and groups with an interest in the issues.
- Check information for accuracy and address the need for further information with effective follow up.
- Ensure that the consultation purpose, methods and activities comply with agreed practices and protocol of the organisation and other interested agencies.
- Consider and incorporate the comments and views of all interests consulted where relevant and justified by the research.
- Organise and analyse information
- Organise information in a form that lends itself to analysis and is suitable for the purpose of the research.
- Check information with other available research.
- Confirm data and information with those who provided it and report clearly and comprehensively.
- Confirm that identified patterns, observations and explanations are justified by the information and the context.
- Ensure that the conceptual framework of the analysis and the assumptions are clear to those being consulted and in reporting.
- Report the findings of the research
- Prepare reports that include complete and accurate details of the research methodology, information and analysis.
- Conduct piloting and testing of research to validate the research findings using a range of feedback from key people and a range of different processes.
- Document the research findings in an accessible and useable style and format.
- Ensure that the results of the research are reported and made available to key people with an interest in the issues researched.
- Select appropriate research strategies
- Select research strategies that are suitable for the requirements of the research and the available resources.
- Use a combination of research methods that contribute to the validity and reliability of the outcomes.
- Select research strategies with consideration to consultation and support from key people.
- Gather information
- Identify all relevant information sources and use effective methods to collect information.
- Design materials and aids needed to conduct research appropriate to the selected methodology.
- Collect information in the determined timeframe and methods, and record and store it according to negotiations with the source and information management requirements.
- Consult with key people
- Identify and consult a representative range of people and groups with an interest in the issues.
- Check information for accuracy and address the need for further information with effective follow up.
- Ensure that the consultation purpose, methods and activities comply with agreed practices and protocol of the organisation and other interested agencies.
- Consider and incorporate the comments and views of all interests consulted where relevant and justified by the research.
- Organise and analyse information
- Organise information in a form that lends itself to analysis and is suitable for the purpose of the research.
- Check information with other available research.
- Confirm data and information with those who provided it and report clearly and comprehensively.
- Confirm that identified patterns, observations and explanations are justified by the information and the context.
- Ensure that the conceptual framework of the analysis and the assumptions are clear to those being consulted and in reporting.
- Report the findings of the research
- Prepare reports that include complete and accurate details of the research methodology, information and analysis.
- Conduct piloting and testing of research to validate the research findings using a range of feedback from key people and a range of different processes.
- Document the research findings in an accessible and useable style and format.
- Ensure that the results of the research are reported and made available to key people with an interest in the issues researched.