THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK A theoretical framework is a conceptual model of how one theorizes or makes logical sense of the relationship among the several factors that have been identified as important to the research problem concerned. To put it simply a theoretical framework involves identifying the network of relationship among the variables considered important to the study .It provides the conceptual foundation to proceed further with the research. The theory is developed based on the documentation
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Assessment activity 1 1. When conducting research on behalf of your organisation or for a client organisation‚ how will you determine the most appropriate data sources to use? In this case the most suitable data source will be a desk research because this information will have already been gathered‚ analysed and reported on by other companies. It means that you will not waste time and money doing what others before you have done. 2. Why are cross checks and cross references necessary?
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constitutional violations‚ allegations of racial profiling or discriminatory policing or racial prejudice‚ dishonesty‚ drug use‚ sexual misconduct‚ cases handled for other jurisdictions‚ interagency cases‚ and cases referred directly by the agency head or command staff. Internal Affairs should also conduct all administrative investigations of allegations of misconduct that are likely to result in litigation against the agency or its members. Unless there is a specialized unit to handle internal complaints
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Kuhn’s central proposition in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is that science is not a body of knowledge that grows through “steady‚ cumulative acquisition of knowledge but a series of peaceful interludes punctuated by intellectually violent revolutions”. He described the period of crisis as the tradition-shattering complements to the tradition-bound activity of normal science.” The interlude of revolution replaces the one conceptual world view by another. Kuhn challenged the dominant view
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“The Scientific Revolution Outshines everything since the rise of christianity and reduces the reformation to the rank of mere episodes‚ mere internal displacements within the system of medieval christianity.” Herbert Butterfield a british historian. Consider the time period in which Herbert makes this statement. It 1948‚ just a few years after Hiroshima‚ 78‚000 men‚ women‚ and children died within fifteen minutes of dropping the atomic bomb. That is what science gave us the death of 78‚000 people
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SOCI 1301 Principles of Sociology Chapter 5 Quiz 1) Which of the following statements is the best example of a hypothesis? A) "All men are created equal." B) "A penny saved is a penny earned." C) "Unemployed men are more likely to commit spousal abuse than employed men." D) "More than 300 million people live in the United States." 2) In the statement‚ "Poverty causes crime‚" the words "poverty" and "crime" are best described as ________ because they are subject to change.
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Nicole Whaley BIO-220 May 7‚ 2012 Chris Traasdahl Scientific Method Matching Exercise Resource 1. Observe. A scientist observes that a pond adjacent to an industrial plant has heavier algae growth than ponds farther away (G). I chose this as an example of observation because the sentence explains in detail how the scientist first gathered the idea to for conducting the experiment. 2. Ask a question. A scientist wonders if the waste water emitted from an industrial plant is accelerating
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The Contribution of Isaac Newton to the Scientific Revolution The beginning of the 17th century was a period of drastic change in Europe as many started to approach science. This dawning of modern science introduced new concepts in the understanding of the physical world‚ and brought along a new stream of “natural philosophers” () including Sir Isaac Newton. The scientific revolution was not marked by any single change‚ but rather various new ideas from different philosophers‚ including Newton
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creating a thirty inch television that can be rolled up and be put in a paper towel tube for our convenience. While scientific discoveries and accomplishments are usually amazing‚ beneficial and bring further understanding of the world around us‚ there is a real danger of replacing God with science‚ such as those who hold the belief of scientific naturalism. Those who uphold scientific naturalism believe that “nothing exists except the material‚ there are no nonphysical entities such as God or souls”
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Hypothetical and Scientific Reasoning VS Superstition In a large measure‚ science and superstition are polar opposites. Science is based on evidentiary support‚ objectivity and integrity‚ whereas superstition has very few of these. This is despite the fact that science originally evolved from superstition and theology‚ for example astronomy evolved from faith‚ chemistry from alchemy‚ etc. These were thought to be superstitions initially and only through a series of hypotheses‚ research‚ and argumentations
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