Research Designs • Various methods to conduct research are called research designs. • Three Research designs: – Exploratory research designs – Descriptive research designs – Causal research designs • Each Research design has following components: – Data collection method – Sampling method – Data analysis method Prepared by Prof C Y Nimkar 1 Exploratory Research Prepared by Prof C Y Nimkar 2 Purpose • Exploratory research is conducted to – Know possible causes and possible
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Naturalistic Approach Introduction Naturalistic qualitative enquiry expresses one’s view as to the nature of “reality”. It is the view that the real world is a dynamic system where in all parts are so interrelated that one part inevitably influences the other parts. To understand the real world‚ the parts cannot be seperated bit by bit‚ but the parts must be examined in the conext of the world. It is essentially a phenomenological view as differentiated from a logical-positivistic view of the
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I was able to gain a deeper understanding of the research process of historians‚ and the challenges they face in this process. Like many of the historians whose works I read‚ my research was comprised of academic journal articles‚ theses of history scholars and government documents. And it was through the analyzing of the information I found that I came to my own conclusion about the central question of my investigation. One aspect of my research that became important was making sure to find ways
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Social Research by Sotirios Sarantakos “Research Methods: Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods” by Babbi‚ Earl Intro to Social Research Social Research -Systematic study of social phenomena using social sci methods‚ theories‚ and concepts *Social phenomena = People and society -Goal is to go beyond common sense understandings of social processes and social problems Why conduct social research? -To understand par. phenomena -To provide solutions grounded on research &
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5.2 Limitations of the Research Regardless of the researcher high ambitions‚ this research is constrained by resource limitations‚ such as time‚ funding and the scope of the study that required the research study to focus on a limited number of objectives. Moreover the research questions focus directly or indirectly involve multiple areas in the use of DC‚ while limits of time‚ more participants surveyed with responses and larger sample size‚ high cost‚ unequal age groups of participants ‚ the
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Name? Title? Or alternatively‚ please use a title page. Question 1a Blogger Roy Ngerng created a ripple when he wrote on his blog that Singapore government used retirement fund of citizens to invest in their investment firms to earn money for themselves. The aftermaths of his words reverberated among the public and the Ministers. Some were positive but many were negative‚ wanting immediate fix by the public while the Ministers struggled to address many unanswered questions to contain the intensity
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Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 3 RES 351 November 18‚ 2014 David Gobeli Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 3 Even though The Coca Cola Company may generally utilize quantitative research‚ it is important to understand the difference between quantitative and qualitative research because qualitative and quantitative research investigate different goals and there can be drawbacks when the proper research is not utilized. This is a discussion whether The Coca Cola Company business
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MBA TAKE HOME ESSAY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON RESEARCH METHODS 1. Identify the most appropriate study design for the research proposal you are Planning to develop. A study design is the procedure that guides a researcher on how to collect‚ analyze and interpret observations. It is a logical model that guides the investigator while he navigates through the various stages of the research. Study types can be classified severally depending on the research strategy employed. A study type can be non-interventional
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CS2008 By Marcus Lim Week 1: Intro to Science and Research Why study research? 1. Testing claims‚ observations‚ & arguments 2. Solving practical problems 3. Increasing knowledge and understanding 4. Honing precision of knowledge 5. Inherently interesting 6. Research ubiquity 7. Growing permeation in communication careers Research: the discovery of answers to specified questions through the application of systemic methods that facilitate reasoning
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Chapter 3 Methodology Research Design The descriptive method of research was used for this study. To define the descriptive type of research‚ Creswell (1994) stated that the descriptive method of research is to gather information about the present existing condition. The emphasis is on describing rather than on judging or interpreting. The aim of descriptive research is to verify formulated hypotheses that refer to the present situation in order to elucidate it. The descriptive approach is
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