Problem Statement and Research Question
Problem Statement
Running head: PROBLEM STATEMENT AND RESEARCH QUESTION 1
PROBLEM STATEMENT AND RESEARCH QUESTION 2
The intergovernmental panel on climate change describes "climate change" as a change in the state of the average atmospheric conditions that can be deduced by changes in the mean or the variation of its properties that occur over long periods of time measurable in decades or even longer times. In the detection of climate change, a patterned variation of various aspects of the climate must be obtained ranging from centuries before to projections of the same conditions in the years to come. Some of the most common diseases measured include atmospheric temperature, precipitation trends and the frequency as well as the scope of significant storms.
It is common knowledge that the world is on the brink of a significant climatic meltdown if any of the current research produced has any accuracy. The apparent problem is the unmanageable greenhouse gas emission rates. Painfully enough I.T based inventions that exist aren't in any way helpful in containing or reducing the said emissions. The best way through would be the introduction of a system, program or algorithm that could reverse the current rates which stands at a whopping 16 tons per person annually as opposed to the recommended 2.1 tons per individual annually.
The figures in the paragraph above tell it all; the world is on the brink of a climate collapse if something drastic isn't done soon. The main problem here is the development of a power source that isn't prone to production of byproducts that contain any of the known greenhouse gases since the current known means of power sources are either coal or petroleum which have enormous amounts of carbon that burn out to produce carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. However, not all is negative as research in recent times show that introduction of hydro-powered cars isn't just a pipe dream but a possibility whose initial stages of implementation are upon this world.
Research questions for the paper
1. How do technological devices detect climate change?
2. Which means of preventing climate change involve application of technology?
IT-based climate change detection
To detect climate change, trends have to be established. For instance, determining the presence or otherwise of global warming relies on the comparison of temperatures spanning decades or even centuries ago to the simultaneous climate measurements. One of the most visible means of I.T involvement in detecting climate change is the application of climate satellites in data collection. Climate satellites don't do much regarding preventing climate change. However, they are responsible for the provision of data used to reconstruct paleontological-era climates which can then be compared to current readings to establish trends. The satellites use both direct measurements for the ground-orbit ones and the geostationary orbit cruises which use remote measurements.
Use of technology in preventing climate change
Technology as a means of preventing climate change is involved in all economic sectors of a country's operations. The industries through which I.T could be applied to contribute to the reduction of total greenhouse content of the atmosphere. The divisions implied could be an environment, energy, agriculture, and transport.
The application of smart-grid and the Internet of Things in energy distribution results in a more efficient and low-cost energy distribution process. As for the environment, recent introduction remote sensing systems to monitor deforestation is a game changer in the fight against global warming. The introduction of computer-directed electric vehicles is projected to be at a whopping 75% by 2050, a massive leap from the current petroleum fuelled polluters. Other improvements include industrial innovations that decouple industrial production from emissions growth.
In the case under discussion herein, the most important question would be the composition of energy containing elements and which of their components could be responsible for carbon emissions when it undergoes combustion. Subsequent studies along this line may result in either of the following; find the content amount that still produces usable energy yet underperform in the greenhouse gas production. Secondly, it may result in the discovery of alternative compounds that contain other components and aren't in any means a position to produce the gases that cause sun's rays entrapment just within the earth's atmosphere (Pachauri et al., 2014).
When addressing a problem or a gap, it is always essential to narrow down the problem significantly and work out the mini-pieces, and more natural way and mannerism of doing things other than the now embraced holistic approach to solving the issues that are ailing from within. Most importantly, the writer of the statement must have done a background check into the topic of study, all the while giving them the much-needed leaping point, a springboard from which possible ends to a stalemate or threats don't necessarily work.
In addition to whatever is written above, it is essential to know that the problem statement consists of not just one or two but three things that are; the ideal state of affairs, the practical issues as well as the prevailing reality of the conditions. Finally, the presence of a consequence aspect where the costs of failing to achieve the necessary readjustments for the particular circumstances are acutely spelled out.
Writing a good problem statement
Starts with appreciating the need for a problem statement as well as understanding the topic of study for which the problem is stated. Increased knowledge of the problem results in better chances for informed analyses of the situation at hand and therefore more accurate and fulfilling when deployed into the field for research. From experts, problem statement creation is a combination of two different subcomponents that are writing individual ones as well as polishing the written statements. Interestingly, both subcomponents comprise of nine stages for the first and seven for the second or instead process and shall be addressed as deemed by the research paper.
When writing your problem statement, it's essential to describe the "ideal" state of affairs, a situation that implies the existence of a perfect situational scenario whence everything in the department runs smoothly. Second, to that, the problem ought to clearly and concisely articulate to the reader after all its common knowledge that a problem well defined is one half solved. Among other stages of writing problem statements include explaining the finances of the project, having assertions as a means of standing by decisions. The fifth option by the team is proposing a solution in which the researcher by no means has to share and try in quieting the pub.
In statement polishing, the first tip is being concise in ideological representation no matter whatever comes the way of the designer. Addition of flavor, commentary or opinions by the writer is prohibited. Secondly, the individual is recommended to be written for the audiences in a matter of tones and buried under feelings as well as giving the audience something to believe. In the interest of maintaining expressional clarity, the presence of jargons of words without accompanying explanation would just result in that same place. Among others, sticking to a well-defined problem are some of the rules that define the art of problem statements. (Ridley, 2012).
Research Questions
More of a guideline or roadmap to the whole research, research questions act as the hints and blanks that provide the answers that may have been forced to fill, an exercise that increases the knowledge about the system and your research. It, therefore, goes without saying that the research questions must be concise and to the point and at the same time be focused on the significant issue around the topic of discussion.
Writing good research questions
Unlike a problem statement, research questions are but more than the problem statement. Closer analysis reveals that problem statements are a collection of generalized items while research questions divide the general problem into pieces, each seeking a part of its mystery. Just like almost any process, the process of writing research questions is comprised of full events which are six in number and could provide a rare liaison and as the games ascertain, so the steps are to be discussed.
Beginning with the choice of an interesting topic, a writer ought to have the audacity to maintain clarity as well as embroil controversy. Next, online, the presenter ought to do preliminary research while considering the audience as the performer questions ask towards the entrants and the perception it beholds. The two remaining aspects include an evolution of the issues as well as hypothesizing into unprecedented territories (Rogel et al, 2013).
References
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Pachauri, R. K., Allen, M. R., Barros, V. R., Broome, J., Cramer, W., Christ, R., ... & Dubash, N. K. (2014). Climate change 2014: synthesis report. A contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (p. 151). IPCC.
Ridley, M. (2012). The rational optimist: How prosperity evolves. Brock Education Journal, 21(2).
Rogelj, J., McCollum, D. L., Reisinger, A., Meinshausen, M., & Riahi, K. (2013). Probabilistic cost estimates for climate change mitigation. Nature, 493(7430), 79.
Urban, F. (2018). China's rise: Challenging the North-South technology transfer paradigm for climate change mitigation and low carbon energy. Energy Policy, 113, 320-330.
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