MG2009 LECTURE 3 (2ND YEAR)

Question 1

How may stages in the research process

Answer 1

5

Question 2

what are the five stages in the research process

Answer 2

problem
plan
data
analysis
conclusion

Question 3

problem in a research problem

Answer 3

identify the business problem
define the research question and objectives

Question 4

plan in a research problem

Answer 4

design the data collection technique
design the sample

Question 5

data in a research problem

Answer 5

gather the data

Question 6

analysis in a research problem

Answer 6

process the data
analyse the data

Question 7

conclusion in the research problem

Answer 7

interpret and review the findings
communicate the findings

Question 8

how do we so a situation analysis

Answer 8

we analyse the following
environment
industry
internal data
informal research

Question 9

what are research objectives

Answer 9

potential solutions that should be achieved because they might help

Question 10

identifying the research objectives depends on what?

Answer 10

the nature of the business problem

Question 11

if the manager is facing highly uncertain problems, what research should he take

Answer 11

explanatory research

Question 12

partially defined? what type of research

Answer 12

descriptive research

Question 13

clearly defined? what type of research

Answer 13

casual research

Question 14

what is the research design

Answer 14

procedural plan to guide your research activity

Question 15

what should a research design specify

Answer 15

the type of data you will collect
the data collection technique
your sampling methodology

Question 16

what is primary data

Answer 16

it is data that was recorded directly from the research process and was not previously recorded

Question 17

what is secondary data?

Answer 17

data that was originally collected fora purpose other than the current research objective. Data that has already been recorded

Question 18

what types of data can we find in the secondary data?

Answer 18

internal data and external data

Question 19

what are the 2 categories of data collecting methods

Answer 19

monitoring approach
communication approach

Question 20

what does designing a sample involve?

Answer 20

• identifying the target population to be sampled
• deciding the sample size
• deciding how the units of the sample will be recruited or selected

Question 21

list sample recruitment approaches

Answer 21

cluster
snowball
purposive
random
conveince