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Chapter 6 : The Research Process - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 6 : The Research Process
The process perspective
Essentially an attempt to increase a body of knowledge through the discovery of new facts and relationships by a process of systematic enquiry.
Must be logical, systematic, scientific, and concerned with seeking solutions to problems and answering research questions.
The research process :
1- Choice of research topic
2- Research problem
2a- Problem presentation
3- Research design
4- Measurement
5- Data
6- sample/ respondent
7- Analyses
8- Writing (completing the report)
9- Actions
Research and knowledge
Research can be classified into various ways:
Theories/models
Concepts
Method/ techniques
Facts
New insight can be acquired in any of the above categories
New methods or techniques can be developed to assist business manager in their decision making, and new facts may be uncovered
The important, shoulsd have ab intended contribution that is to bring or add something new.
What comes first: theory or research?
Present knowledge allows for structuring of the research problem so that the researcher knows what to look for.
In the first cases (1), important tasks are to identify relevant concepts, theories and so on and to adjust the concepts (theory) to the problem under scrutiny.
In the second case (2), the prime task is to identify relevant factors and construct explanation (theory)
This is related to different research context of research that is the context of justification (1) and the context of discovery (2).
An observation is that route 1 also corresponds to the use of 'theoretical' knowledge for practical problem.
Attributes of a good research topic
Must choose your topic with care and if ensure , you should discuss any uncertainties with your project supervisor or tutor.
Check list when choosing a research topic:
is the topic something in which you are really fascinated?
Do you have, or can you develop within the project time frame, the necessary research skills to undertake the topic?
Is the research topic achievable within the available time?
will the project still be current when you finish the project?
is the research topic achievable within the financial resources that are likely to be available?
are you reasonable certain of being able to access to data you are likely to require for this topic?
Research framework
More suitable to the research using a qualitative approach.
Defines the categories of outputs that research can produce.
Defines the kind of research activities which can be used to produce specific outputs.
Also refers to collection of things to ask and things to observe in particular contexts, along with contextually appropriate techniques for doing so.
Definition of important variables
Dependent
- variable that is affected by a change variable (an independent variables)
Independent
- variable can produce an effect or can bring changes in organisations or society.
Control
- Variable that is not mentioned in the conceptual framework, research questions and research hypothesis.
Extraneous
- Variables is not measured in the study, but it exist in real-life situations and that can affect the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variables.
Moderator
- variables that affects the link between the cause variables and the effect variable.
Mediator
- variables that links the relationship between one or many cause variables (independent variables) and on effect variable (dependent variable)