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Chapter 11: The Research Objectives, LIEW YIN WEN (75437) - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 11: The Research Objectives
Summarized what is to be achieved by the study
Objectives of research
Forecasting
Control
Explanation
Modelling
Description
Importance of research objectives
Avoid collection of data which are not strictly necessary for understanding and solving the problem that the researcher have identified
Organize the study in clearly defined parts or phases
Help researcher focus the study
Types of research objectives
Quantitative study
General objectives
(thrust of researcher's study)
Specific objectives
(relationship between specific aspects of the main objectives that the researcher wants to investigate)
Qualitative study
General objectives
(general aims of the study)
Specific objectives
(attempt to give answer to all smaller or finer details the research objectives identified)
Characteristics for research objectives
General objectives
emphasize what is to be accomplished
emphasize the long-term project outcomes
Broad statements of desired outcomes
does not need to be numbered
Specific objectives
emphasize how aims to be accomplished
highly focus and feasible
specific lists of tasks needed to accomplish the goals of the project
address the more immediate project outcomes
make accurate use of concepts and be sensible and precisely described
usually numbered
Important criteria of research objectives
be presented concisely and briefly
be interrelated with general objectives of the study
scope of project must be consistent with time frame and level of effort available
cover different aspects of problem and its contributing factors in a coherent way and logical sequence
clearly phrased in operational terms
realistic considering local conditions
not too vague, ambitious or broad in scope
use action verbs that are specific enough to be evaluated
Rules of a good research objectives
A
chievable
R
ealistic
M
easurable
T
imely
S
pecific
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