ASSIGNMENT ONE

1. Describe an example of the word research being used inappropriately.Be clear about how your example deviates from the definition of research offered in Chapter 1 of Leedy et al (2016) Practical Research Planning and Design 10^th Edition, Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

2 Graduate professors like to insist that the completion of thesis or dissertation research is not merely an "academic exercise" or final hurdle to obtaining the desired degree.Explain at least one personal benefit that the individual derives from completing a high- quality thesis or dissertation.Then explain at least one societal benefit thatfollows from the individual's completion of a high-quality thesis or dissertation.

3 Do recent technological advances (e.g., the World Wide Web, electronic databases) assure that future research will be of higher quality, or of greater utility, than past research?Support your answer.