TABLE iOF iCONTENTS
Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
The iconcept iof idesk iresearch iand iits imerits---------------------------2
iHow ito iDifferentiate iBetween iFake iNews iand iReal iNews-------4
Different iways ito istructure imy ireview--------------------------------------8
Conclusion i----------------------------------------------------------------------------10
References i----------------------------------------------------------------------------11
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ASSIGNMENT i2
Q1.
Introduction
Desktop iresearch irefers ito iseeking ifacts, igeneral iinformation ion aitopic,
ihistorical ibackground, istudy iresults ithat ihave ibeen ipublished ior iexist iin ipublic
idocuments.In iother iwords iit iis ia itype iof iresearch ithat iis ibased ion ithe
imaterial ipublished iin ireports iand isimilar idocuments ithat iare iavailable iin ipublic
ilibraries, iwebsites, iand idata iobtained ifrom isurveys ialready icarried iout
i(Makowska, i2013). i
The iconcept iof idesk iresearch iand iits imerits
Desk iresearch iis a research imethod ithat iinvolves ithe iuse iof iexisting idata.This
iinformation ican ibe iobtained ifrom ilibraries, inewspaper iarchives, igovernment,
iuniversity, iwebsites, iNGOs, iand isome iorganisations ialso istore idata ithat ican
ibe iused ifor iresearch ipurposes.Socio-economic idevelopment iis ia iprocess ithat
iseeks ito iidentify iboth ithe isocial iand ithe ieconomic ineeds iwithin ia icommunity,
iand iseek ito icreate istrategies ithat iwill iaddress ithose ineeds iin iways ithat iare
ipractical iand iin ithe ibest iinterests iof ithe icommunity iover ithe ilong irun
i(Czarniawska, i2014). i
Socio-economic idevelopment, itherefore, iis ithe iprocess iof isocial iand ieconomic
development iin a society.It iis imeasured iwith iindicators, isuch as igross domestic
product (GDP), ilife iexpectancy, iliteracy, iand ilevels iof iemployment (Szirmai,
2015).For iaibetter iunderstanding iof isocio-economic idevelopment, iwe may
understand ithe imeaning iof isocial iand ieconomic idevelopment iseparately. Social
development iis ia process ithat iresults iin ithe itransformation iof isocial institutions
in ia imanner ithat iimproves ithe icapacity iof ithe isociety ito ifulfill iits aspirations
(Hoover iGreen, iand iCohen, i2021). It iimplies a qualitative ichange iin the iway ithe
society ishapes iitself iand icarries iout iits iactivities, isuch as ithrough more
progressive iattitudes iand ibehavior by the ipopulation, ithe iadoption iof imore
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Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
The iconcept iof idesk iresearch iand iits imerits---------------------------2
iHow ito iDifferentiate iBetween iFake iNews iand iReal iNews-------4
Different iways ito istructure imy ireview--------------------------------------8
Conclusion i----------------------------------------------------------------------------10
References i----------------------------------------------------------------------------11
1 i| iP a g e
, HMDVA81
ASSIGNMENT i2
Q1.
Introduction
Desktop iresearch irefers ito iseeking ifacts, igeneral iinformation ion aitopic,
ihistorical ibackground, istudy iresults ithat ihave ibeen ipublished ior iexist iin ipublic
idocuments.In iother iwords iit iis ia itype iof iresearch ithat iis ibased ion ithe
imaterial ipublished iin ireports iand isimilar idocuments ithat iare iavailable iin ipublic
ilibraries, iwebsites, iand idata iobtained ifrom isurveys ialready icarried iout
i(Makowska, i2013). i
The iconcept iof idesk iresearch iand iits imerits
Desk iresearch iis a research imethod ithat iinvolves ithe iuse iof iexisting idata.This
iinformation ican ibe iobtained ifrom ilibraries, inewspaper iarchives, igovernment,
iuniversity, iwebsites, iNGOs, iand isome iorganisations ialso istore idata ithat ican
ibe iused ifor iresearch ipurposes.Socio-economic idevelopment iis ia iprocess ithat
iseeks ito iidentify iboth ithe isocial iand ithe ieconomic ineeds iwithin ia icommunity,
iand iseek ito icreate istrategies ithat iwill iaddress ithose ineeds iin iways ithat iare
ipractical iand iin ithe ibest iinterests iof ithe icommunity iover ithe ilong irun
i(Czarniawska, i2014). i
Socio-economic idevelopment, itherefore, iis ithe iprocess iof isocial iand ieconomic
development iin a society.It iis imeasured iwith iindicators, isuch as igross domestic
product (GDP), ilife iexpectancy, iliteracy, iand ilevels iof iemployment (Szirmai,
2015).For iaibetter iunderstanding iof isocio-economic idevelopment, iwe may
understand ithe imeaning iof isocial iand ieconomic idevelopment iseparately. Social
development iis ia process ithat iresults iin ithe itransformation iof isocial institutions
in ia imanner ithat iimproves ithe icapacity iof ithe isociety ito ifulfill iits aspirations
(Hoover iGreen, iand iCohen, i2021). It iimplies a qualitative ichange iin the iway ithe
society ishapes iitself iand icarries iout iits iactivities, isuch as ithrough more
progressive iattitudes iand ibehavior by the ipopulation, ithe iadoption iof imore
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