How Students at Ibri College in Oman Evaluate the Criteria Followed in Writing Scientific Research?

Abstract

Not only does scientific research have an important role in the academic arena, but also in all matters that concern humanity. The scientific research helps in many things such as problem solving, decision making and taking, exploring the outer space, solving contemporary conflicts that happen between countries, especially what is related to science and development. In the higher education institutions, performing scientific research undergoes certain criteria with accurate measurement that depends on facts and statistics, not imagination, or fake and fabricated information. What makes researchers’ job precise depends mainly on the ―Research Question‖ which represents the backbone of the whole work. In order to get a complete idea about the importance of the Scientific Research, the researchers have distributed a questionnaire among (21) Information Technology (IT) majors at Ibri College of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman. What the researchers have found is that almost all students agree that the Scientific Research is essential for both, professors and students, and it should follow certain criteria that depend on accurate information and facts. Recommendations, discussion, and applications will be discussed in depth throughout the paper.