Informal search methods

Informal research methods

What is informal research (Learning)?

• informal learning is semi-structure and occurs in a variety of places, such as learning at home, work, and through daily interaction and shared relationship among members of society.

Informal research methods 

Collecting data information can enhance the writing. But, when we writing a research paper usually  spent  a lot of time to collect data information. However,  an informal research methods can helps to collected information quickly when don't have much time and no many resource.

Most common informal research methods:

Interviews

1. One to one interview:Ask a question of one informant at a time and note answer.

2.focus group interview: Ask a question of group of informant gathered together in on place and note question.

3. Interview that feature story gathering: Ask informant to share story that related to question, to similar problem solved by past.

Questionnaire 

Questionnaire is the most common informal research methods. 

Questionnaire are developed to be  disturbed , return and answer. There several types of questionnaire such as phone questionnaire, mail questionnaire, face to face questionnaire.

Observation  

Use by writer who are new to the situation and need to orient themselves to the organizational, the problem and the dynastic. The worker/writer shadow  a more experienced  worker in order to find  out how product operate , what that person job  is, and how to use.

Reference List:

Difference between formal and informal communication channel. (1994). [Blog] Questia. Available at: https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-16127458/differences-between-formal-and-informal-communication [Accessed 3 Feb. 2015].