Lecture delivered to masters student as AAU

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What is Science?
Idongesit Williams
PhD Fellow
CMI, AAU
idong@cmi.aau.dk

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What is science
Traditions/ Paradigms
Data Gathering
Research Strategy
Science and Truth
Engaging stakeholders/phenomenun
OUTLINE

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WHAT IS SCIENCE
Latin: Knowledge
Reliable knowledge that can be logically and
rationally explained
Physical Science/
Natural
Science, Social
sciences, Arts
Natural Sciences/Physical
Sciences
Pursuing knowledge
geared towards
natural and physical
science

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TRADITIONS/PARADIGMS
Positivist
Interpretivist
I am objective in my
world view I am subjective in my
world view
I follow laid
down rules to
solve problems
I am free to solve problems
using any solution
I stick to my
discipline
I am
interdisciplinary
and multi multi-
disciplinary

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DATA GATHERING
Positivist: Quantitative data
(numerical data, quantity)
Interpretivist: Qualitative data (Non-numerical data)
gathering and mixed data gathering methods

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Questionnaires
Surveys
Experiments
Literature review
(desktop research)
Interviews
Quasi-
Experiments

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RESEARCH STRATEGY

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SCIENCE AND TRUTH
Science begins with a problem
Finding focus
Logical/Critical thinking
The quest to find the truth
truth
Slide 1

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ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS
How you see the problem
How others see the problem
How do I get the understanding of the next person
Slide 2 Art of communication

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MY RESEARCH
Researching into Public Private Initiatives in developing rural telecommunications
Topic
Problem
Rural areas have little or no telecom services due to the cost high cost of deploying the Service and people can’t afford the service.
Hypothesis
If the public and the private sector collaborate, it will be cheaper to deploy these services
Test Theories: Actor Network Theory, Stakeholder Theory
Methodology: Mixed methods
Method/Tools: Interviews, questionnaires, observation, elicitation, desktop research, Information for seminars, conferences,
Type of Research: Exploratory, case studies
Paradigm: Interpretivist (Anti-positivist),
Sub-paradigm: Constructivist, Critical theory

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Source NCC Nigeria
CONCLUSION
Science is a kind of knowledge
The knowledge should be rational and logical
Any knowledge in any field can be called science as long as it is
Rational and logical

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Source: ITU

17. 17Activities during QoS measurement

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