FCSE 3120 Lecture 2: Chapter 2
16 Jan 2019
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Chapter 2: the research process a quick glance
The research process: an eight step model
• research journey
o there are also two important decisions to make
1. the first is to decide what you want to find out about
• research questions
o you want to find answers to
2. you than need to decide how to go about finding thier answers
• the path to finding answers to your research question constitutes research
methodology
• at each operational step in the research process you are required to choose from a
multiplicity of methods, procedures and models of research methodology which will
help you best achieve your research objectives
• Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies differ both in their
underpinning philosophy and to some extent and the methods models and
procedures used the mixed methods approach to a research inquiry basically uses
methods and procedures of quantitative and or qualitative approaches
A: deciding what to research
step I: formulating a research problem
• formulated a research problem is the first and most important step in the research
process the main function of formulating a research problem is to decide what you
want to find out about
B: planning how to conduct the study
step II: conceptualizing the research design
• an extremely important feature of research is to use of appropriate methods
research involves systematic controlled valid and regular’s exploration and
description of what is not known and establishment of associations and causation
that permit the accurate production of outcomes under a given set of conditions
• The strength of what you find largely rests on how it was fine main function of
research design is to decide describe justify and explain how you will find answers to
your research questions the selection of an appropriate research design is crucial in
enabling you to arrive at ballot findings comparisons and conclusions
• There is an in Normas variety of study designs and you need to be acquainted with
some of the most common ones both and quantitative and qualitative approaches
Step III: construction an instrument for data collection
