Intro ! Flashcards
How do you select a research topic
Interest, background, quality of the research
Who is affected?
How severe?
Is the topic in line with the priority areas?
Relevance
Has the topic been investigated before?
Avoidance of duplication
Can the study be give the existing human and financial resources?
Can data from the req number of samples be affected within the time frame?
Inclusion and exclusion of the criteria
Feasibility
respondents
inclusion
clarify methodology and interpretation of result
exclusion
What is the change of the recommendation from the study being applied?
Applicability of possible results in recommendations
How urgently are data needed
urgency of the data needed
how acceptable is the research to these who will be studied?
will the condition if the subject be taken into account
ethical acceptability
area of concern w/in the selected topic where there is a gap knowledge
It can also provide the bath for the significance of the research project
Identifying the Research Problem
they summarize what is/are to be achieved by the study
they reflect the questions the study wishes to answer
they serve as the “steering wheel” of the whole research orders, by providing dissection regarding the rest o the steps of the research process
derived from the research problem
Research Objectives
what can b recommended based on the study
based on the research objective
Project Objective
Reflects the overall purpose of the proj
states what is expected to be achieved by the study in general terms
General Objectives
They are statement regarding the specific q’s expected to be answerd in the study
Specific Objectives
Determine the extent and nature to which the staff of the regional office are expand to occupational stress
Gen Obj
Prevalence of occupations stress among the state of the regional health office
Specific Obj
-to help focus of the study
-to identify the specific variables to be measured
avoid collection of data which are not essential to the number identified
-to organize the study into the clearly some parts and phases
-to guide the research in the development of the research methods
Reasons for specifying research objectives
Phrased in such a way that focuses on what the study is attempting to solve
Characteristics of Research Objectives
- Determine
- Compare
- Complete
- Describe
Specific Action Verb
- Appreciate
- Understand
- Explore
- Dramatize
Non-Specific Verb
explains the extent to which the research are will be explained, specifies the parameter w/in the study will be operated
scope
characteristic that limit the scope and describe the boundaries of study. such as sample size, geological , location, or setting in which the study taken,
delimitations
validity and reliability of the study which includes the characteristics of the research design or the characteristics of the research design of methodology that are out of control o the research but can influence the research findings
limitations
convincing others that problem is important
Explaining what o not known about the problem
satisfying the significance of the research
