SUBJECT: RESEARCH PROPOSAL STUDENT NAME: MAINA ALEX IRUNGU STUDENT NUMBER: BUS-241-0088/2010 COURSE NAME: BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (FINANCE OPTION) COURSE UNIT: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FACULTY: FACULTY OF BUSINESS DEPARTMENT: FINANCE DEPARTMENT COURSE CODE: HBC 2203 INSTRUCTOR: PROF. JOSEPH GITILE NAITULI, PhD DATE OF SUBMISSION: 4/12/2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 ABSTRACT………………………………………………………………………………….2
1.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................2
1.2 Background of the study …………………………………………………………………..2
1.3 Problem statement ...............................................................................................................3
1.4 Objectives of the study..........................................................................................................3
1.5 Research questions or hypothesis .........................................................................................3
1.6 Justification…………………………………………………………………………………3
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW……………………………………………………………….....4
2.1 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK………………………………………………………...4
3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .........................................................................................5
3.1 Introductions ........................................................................................................................5
3.2 Research design ....................................................................................................................6
3.3 Sampling ...............................................................................................................................6
3.4 Data collection ......................................................................................................................6
3.5 Data analysis
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