Research and Investigation Skills: The Nine Competencies Training Series for Civil Servants

Author: Lu Fatao
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: The level of innovation capability in the civil servant team directly impacts the decision-making level of the government and determines the development level of national administrative management. Civil servants must keep pace with the times, be innovative, and continuously improve. This book introduces the basic knowledge of innovation and civil servant innovation, as well as effective ways and methods to cultivate civil servant innovation capability, enabling civil servants to master the principles and methods of innovation capability development to enhance work efficiency. The content of the textbook is arranged into three parts, fourteen chapters. Part One includes Chapters 1 and 2, which mainly introduce the standard system of civil servant research capabilities; Chapter 2 mainly discusses the nine capabilities that new civil servants should possess, as well as the important role and significance of research capabilities. Part Two includes Chapters 3 to 14. Chapter 3 mainly discusses how to prepare for research before the investigation; Chapter 4 mainly discusses how to determine research topics and analyzes hot research topics in different fields; Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, respectively, discuss how to obtain research information and data through questionnaire methods, interview methods, on-site observation methods, pilot survey methods, and literature research methods; Chapter 10 mainly discusses how to organize information and data; Chapter 11 mainly discusses the qualitative and theoretical analysis of research data; Chapter 12 mainly discusses the quantitative analysis of research data; Chapter 13 mainly discusses how to write research reports. Part Three includes Chapter 14, which mainly tests the research capabilities and knowledge level of civil servants through answering a series of questions and proposes ways to improve research capabilities and qualities. The main features of the textbook are: (1) combination of theory and practice; (2) diversified content expression; (3) modular content structure; (4) concise and easy-to-understand language. The usage method of the textbook is: (1) read the textbook; (2) self-summary; (3) study cases; (4) hands-on practice.