The research procedure plays a crucial role in a doctoral dissertation. This section details the student's planned approach to the study, including the methods, data sources, and analytical techniques that will be used. Research, in its most fundamental sense, is done in order to either solve a problem or develop a new theory.

 The primary aims of studies include:

• Study Types
• Hypothesis Testing Studies 
• Diagnostic Studies 
• Detailed Description Studies

It is important to have a firm grasp of the available research. Students must have a research design outlining the steps they will take to complete their study. It's important to have a firm grasp of the following before tackling the daunting process of developing a study design:

• Defining the issue at hand, through the development of research questions and a working hypothesis.
• Measurement, causation, generalizability, and replication are among concepts that play a role in research designs.
• Nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio measuring concepts.
• Sampling, Analyzing, and Employing Resources and Methods
• The Basics of Research Methods The Importance Of Research To get a deeper understanding of a topic, researchers conduct systematic studies by collecting and analyzing relevant data. Research employs methodical approaches to address theoretical and applied concerns.
• Research is defined as "studious inquiry or examination; especially: investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision of accepted theories or laws in light of new facts, or practical application of such new or revised theories or laws" by Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. The act of research may be seen by some as a progression from the familiar to the unfamiliar. It's more like a journey of discovery.
• When we encounter something new, we naturally wonder about it, and our natural tendency to wonder leads us to investigate more and get a deeper knowledge. Curiosity is the seed from which all knowledge grows, and the process by which humans learn about the world is what we call study. The word "research" should be used in a specialized context since it refers to a scholarly endeavor.
• To paraphrase Clifford Woody: "Research consists of defining and redefining problems, formulating hypothesis or suggested solutions; collecting, organizing, and evaluating data; deducing and reaching conclusions; carefully testing the conclusions to determine whether they fit the formulating hypothesis; and finally, defining and redefining the problem again." Research is "the manipulation of things, concepts, or symbols for the purpose of generalizing to extend, correct, or verify knowledge," as defined by D. Steiner and M. Stephenson in the Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Therefore, research is an original addition to the body of knowledge that contributes to its development. Acquiring knowledge via systematic investigation, analysis, comparison, and experimentation is the goal of science.Research, in a nutshell, is the pursuit of answers to questions via the use of a methodical, objective process. Research also includes the methodical approach to generalization and the development of a theory. As such, "research" denotes the methodical process of identifying a problem, developing a working hypothesis, amassing relevant data, conducting analysis, and drawing conclusions that may take the form of recommendations for addressing that problem or broader theoretical generalizations.