This is a summary of the paper Discovery and Temporal Analysis of Latent Study Patterns in MOOC Interaction Sequences written by Mina Shirvani Boroujeni
Drawing upon my experience so far, I believe that research is the act of contributing new knowledge to society through hard work, creativity, and belief. In the next few paragraphs, I want to explain what each of these components mean and their connections to research.
Research requires hard work. In order to start a research project, I need to read through many research papers that cover similar topics to understand the current knowledge in the field.