Research Design

Question 1

How can you generate research ideas?

Answer 1

○ Examining your own strengths and interests
○ Examining staff research interest
○ Looking at past project titles
○ Discussion
○ Searching existing literature (articles in journals, books, reports etc..)
○ Scanning media
○ Keeping a notebook of your ideas
○ Exploring personal preferences using past projects
○ Exploring relevance to business using the literature
○ Relevance trees
○ Brainstorming

Question 2

How do your refine research ideas?

Answer 2

○ The Delphi technique (with group members, experts)
○ The preliminary inquiry
○ Integrating ideas
○ Refining topics given by your employing organization

Question 3

What are the attributes of a good research topic?

Answer 3

● Clarity and specificity.
● Re-searchable.
● Significance.
● Originality.
● Manageability.
● Interest and passion.
● Availability of data.
● Ethical considerations

Question 4

What are the components in identifying a PROBLEM?

Answer 4

• Identify problems or issues worth exploring.
• Justify the need for research.
• Outlines the present situation or issues that need to be resolved and explains how the present research might provide solutions to or shed light on the problem.

Question 5

What are the features of a good research question?

Answer 5

• Consistent with expected standards Able to produce clear conclusions
• At the right level ( not too difficult )
• Not too descriptive Use the ‘Goldilocks Test’ : too big, too small, too hot, just right

1. Focused and Researchable
2. Feasible and Specific
3. Complex and Arguable
4. Relevant

Question 6

What are the 5 elements of a research problem?

Answer 6

● Aim of the problem
● The topic that needs to be researched
● Time dimension of the research problem
● The area or location of the study
● From whom data is to be collected from
● According to Bougie and Sekaran (2020), good research problem is relevant, feasible and interesting.

Question 7

What are the criteria of a good research?

Answer 7

● Clearly defined: Problem statement ,research objectives and questions, research methodology clearly defined.
● Systematic: broken into clear steps and procedure is planned well.
● Ethical: All ethical aspects are considered and highly regarded.
● Significant: contributes to both academia and industry.