IRM1501 PORTFOLIO EXAM. A GRADED

JUSTICE SEKONYA Student number Introduction to Research Methodology For Law and Criminal Justice (IRM1501) PORTFOLIO EXAMINATION Unique number Due date 17 October 2019 Table of Contents Page PART 1: The origins of South African law 3 PART 2: Historical foundations and development of the law of property and obligations x PART 3: The role of the Constitution in South African legal development x 1 Question 1 Research is as important as life itself. It provides the building block upon which societal growth and advancement is hinged. Our understanding of the way things are, how things happen and what is responsible for such occurrences is due to the help of research. Research also helps us study patterns in the past, feelings, attitudes and opinion then use it to determine what should happen next. With research we can extrapolate how a city would likely expand and the level of infrastructural development such a city would require to cope with the expansion. It also helps to ascertain per capital income, medical needs, birth rates and death rates. It helps organizations understand what their consumers need and where they need improvement. It also helps to determine how to innovate…so and so. Research has left an indelible mark on society and will forever be the basis for any genuine advancement in human society… hence countries and organizations fund research heavily