Transes Flashcards Pt.2

Question 1

Background and quality of
the research.

Answer 1

Interest

Question 2

How large / widespread is
the problem?
- Who is affected?
- How severe is the problem?
- Is the topic covered by the
current scientific or
intellectual interest of the
academic or health?
- If the topic is in line with
the priority areas of the
funding agency to whom
my proposal will be
submitted?

Answer 2

Relevance

Question 3

Has it been investigated
before?
- Are there still existing gaps
in knowledge or major
questions which still
deserve further
investigation?

Answer 3

Avoidance of Duplication

Question 4

Can the study be done
given the existing human
and financial resources?
- Can data from the required
number of samples be
collected within the time
frame of the study, given
the inclusion and exclusion
criteria?
- Are material and equipment
needed for the conduct of
the study available?

Answer 4

Feasibility

Question 5

What is the chance of the
recommendation from the
study being applied?

Answer 5

Applicability of possible results
and recommendation

Question 6

How urgently is data
needed for making
decisions?

Answer 6

Urgency of the data needed

Question 7

• How acceptable is the
  research to those who will
  be studied?
• Can informed consent be
  obtained from the subjects?
• Will the condition of the
  subjects be taken into
  account?

Answer 7

Ethical acceptability

Question 8

➔ A research problem is an area of
concern within the selected topic
where there is a gap of knowledge.
➔ It provides the motivating factor
for the research objectives to be
answered in the research.
➔ It is the jump off point for the
significance of the research
projec

Answer 8

Identifying Research Problem

Question 9

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 process, by
providing direction regarding the
rest of the steps of the research
process.
➔ They are derived from the research
problem.
➔ They can be stated either in the
form or statement or question.
- To determine if there is a
relationship between
smoking and lung cancer.
*Saturation point - no new
added answers (STOP
DATA COLLECTION)

Answer 9

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

Question 10

Describe what the proponent
wants to happen in the course of,
or at the end, of the project.
➔ Reflects the activities of the
desired output of the intervention
or project being considered.

Answer 10

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Question 11

Reflects the overall purpose of the
project
➔ States what is expected to be
achieved by the study in general
terms.

Answer 11

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

Question 12

Statements regarding the specific
questions expected to be answered
in the study.
➔ Break up the general objective into
smaller, logically, connectively.

Answer 12

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Question 13

To help the focus of the study
● Specific variables to be measured
and avoid collection of data
● Organize the study into organized
or clearly

Research methodology
(development) and orient the
collection, analysis and
interpretation of the data.
CHARACTERISTICS
● Phrased as they focus on
what the study is
attempting to solve.

Answer 13

Reasons for specifying research
objectives