10 companies spending most on R&D in the world

http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-10-companies-spending-most-on-r-and-d-in-the-world/20130315.htm#1

Modules

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugc/training/online-research-skills-modules

List of countries by research and development spending

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_research_and_development_spending

Tutorials

http://www.youtube.com/user/researchtutorials

Organisations

http://www.incommon.org/participants/
http://www.srl.uic.edu/lansro.htm
http://icrier.org/
http://www.searchwarriors.com/ResearchOrganisation.htm

Descriptive vs. Analytical Research / Types

The distinction between descriptive and analytical research is based on the question it asks.

Descriptive research attempts to determine, describe, or identify what is, while
analytical research attempts to establish why it is that way or how it came to be.

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/09/27/the-3-basic-types-of-descriptive-research-methods/

http://www.ehow.com/info_8212942_types-analytical-research.html

Review / Steps / Listen / Subject Based / Resources

http://toliterature.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-steps-listen-subject-based.html

Rules of research stories

http://danayates.ca/dynew/category/rules-of-research-stories/

Stories

http://www.researchstories.co.uk/
http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/society-societe/stories-histoires/index-eng.aspx

Innovation / Future

https://www.innov-research.com/
http://irtinc.us/
http://www.research.vt.edu/

Matters

https://researchmatters.in/

Handle Data / Gap Analyser

http://handledata.blogspot.com/
http://gapanalyser.blogspot.com/

world-class research institutions

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:23018750~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html?cid=3001_4

Importance

1 Research allows you to gain appreciation for the practical applications of knowledge, and to step outside your Room and learn about the theories, tools, resources, and ethical issues that scholars and professionals encounter on a daily basis.

2 You learn how to formulate questions, design plans to find answers, collect and analyze data, draw conclusions from that data, and share your findings with a community.

3 Doing research will also make you an informed consumer of the research that you encounter on a daily basis: you'll be able to evaluate the information presented to you as a citizen of our complex society, and make informed decisions about all kinds of public policy issues that affect your everyday life.

4 Research prepares you for the world beyond Rutgers by honing your independent thinking and creativity, time-management and budget skills, and confidence in your academic and career goals.

5 Allows you to pursue your interests, to learn something new, to hone your problem-solving skills and to challenge yourself in new ways.