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Question 1

What is the main function of the design?

Answer 1

Explain how you will find answers to your research question

Question 2

What should a research design include?

Answer 2

1. Study design
2. Logistical arrangement
3. Measurement procedure
4. Sampling strategy
5. Timeframe
6. Frame of analysis

Question 3

What is the difference between the research design and the study design?

Answer 3

The study design is part of the research design and it is the design of the study itself
While the research design includes other parts which constitute the research process

Question 4

Factors to keep in mind whole designing a research design?

Answer 4

Validity
Manageable
Workable

Question 5

what are the three phases of a research?

Answer 5

1. deciding what to research
2. planning research study
3. conducting a research study

Question 6

What is the research tool or instrument?

Answer 6

It is anything that becomes a mean of collecting information for your study

Question 7

What is sampling?

Answer 7

It is a small number of unit of if selected in a manner to represent the study population, it would provide a fairly true reflection of the population being studied.
يعني منختار عينة نشتغل عليها ة نعمل تجاربنا و بتكون هي سالعينة جزء من ال population
يلي منشتغل عليه و لازم نختارها بدقة لحتى تعطينا نتيجة دقيقة و مشابهة للاساس

Question 8

What is the first practical part of a carrying out a study?

Answer 8

it is the construction of the research tool

Question 9

Note: The accuracy of your findings highly depend on the way you select your sample.

Question 10

What is the most important objective of any sampling design ?

Answer 10

It is to minimize, within the limitation of the cost, the gap between the values obtained from your sample

Question 11

The two key aims of sampling?

Answer 11

1. The avoidance of bias in the selection of the sample

2. The attainment of maximum precision for a given outlay of resources

Question 12

The categories of sampling designs and why is the importance of the categories?

Answer 12

1. Random
2. Non Rendon
3. Mixed
   The type of sampling you choose will influence the ability of making generalization from the sample finding, and the type of test you can apply to the data
   اختيارك للعينة بيأثر على اذا بتقدر تعمم النائج على ال Population كاملة

Question 13

what is the research proposal?

Answer 13

it is report that tells the reader about the problem and how you gonna solve it and your detailed operational plan and it should reflect the validity and accuracy of your work

Question 14

The research proposal must tell you and your supervisor and reviewer?

Answer 14

what you gonna proceed
How you gonna proceed
Why did you choose this to proceed

Question 15

List ways to collect data

Answer 15

Interviews
Conduct nominal
Focus group discussion
Make observations
Mail out a questionnaire

Question 16

The way you gonna display your data depends on two factors

Answer 16

the type of information you want to display

The way you want to communicate your findings to the readers

Question 17

The way of displaying the qualitative analysis

Answer 17

1. Manually analyze the content of your notes

2. Using computer programs like NVivo and ethograph

Question 18

The way of displaying the quantitative analysis

Answer 18

1. Frequency distribution, cross tabulation, regression analysis, factor analysis , variance analysis.
2. Identify the variables to be subjected to statistical procedure.

Question 19

What should a research proposal include?

Answer 19

Objectives, hypotheses, study design, instruments, setting, sample size, sampling design, problems and limitations, time frame , data processing procedure, outline of proposed chapters

Question 20

The last step is writing the research report which for some is the hardest and it should include what you have done and what you have discovered and the conclusion of your findings and it should be written in an academic way divided into chapters based on the main theme of your research

Question 21

What are the literature reviewing functions ?

Answer 21

1. Provides theoretical background. To your study.
2. Establish links between what you are proposing to examine and what you have already studied.
   3 show how your findings contribute to the existing body of knowledge and also integrate them together

Question 22

The literature review can help in four ways

Answer 22

1. Broaden your knowledge
2. Improve your methodology
3. Contextualize your findings
4. Brings to your research problem clarity and focus

Question 23

How reviewing literature will help you in bringing clarity and focus to your research?

Answer 23

1. It will help you in conceptualizing your problem and making your research relevant and pertinent to the field
2. It also helps you know what aspects have been examined and what did they found out and what are the gaps they have identified and their suggestions
3. Help you know the gaps in the existing body of knowledge thereby enhancing it in relevance.

Question 24

What to do if you do not have a specific research problem? And what is the danger when reviewing a literature ?

Answer 24

Start reviewing the literature in the broad area of your interest. With the aim of gradually narrowing it down until the RL reaches the specific problem you want to study
The danger is present when you don’t have any reasonably specific idea about what you want to study which will result in having less innovative
research problems and methodology.
So you should try to conceptualize your research problem before starting to RL

Question 25

What are the four steps involved in conducting LR?

Answer 25

1. Searching for existing literatures to review in your area of study
2. Start reviewing
3. Develop a theoretical framework
4. Develop a conceptual framework

Question 26

What are the most difficult steps in reviewing literature ?

Answer 26

Developing conceptual and theoretical framework

Question 27

What is the difference between theoretical and conceptual framework?

Answer 27

theoretical is based on theories and help in relating your specific problem in general
The conceptual framework is developed by the researcher and assist in finding the answer for the problem

Question 28

Electronic catalogue

Answer 28

ease your search on the internet using keywords

Question 29

Boolean logic

Answer 29

Allow three type of basic search and not or which narrow your search

Question 30

The conceptual framework

Answer 30

It grows from the theoretical frame work to become the basis of your research

Question 31

Tips while writing the literature review

Answer 31

1. Should be thematic in nature follow a specific theme
2. should follow logical progression (sequence)
3. Arguments followed by quotations and citations
4. adhere to acceptable academic referencing style