Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
Systematic study or
investigation
Existing facts or
knowledge
With object
To find truth or reality
Legal rules, principles,
concepts, theories,
doctrine, decided
cases, legal institution,
legal problem, issues
or questions
Doctrin
al
Researc
h
Libraries,
archives and
other databases.
Empiri
cal
Resear
ch
Field study,
cause and
effect, ideas,
views,
attitudes or
values.
Hypothe
sis
Observati
on
Confirmat
ion
Induction Bottom up
Theory
Tentative
Hypothe
sis
Pattern
Observa
tion
Research design
Title of the research project
A hypothesis is an
Introduction
unproven proposition
Research question
or possible solution
Hypothesis
to a problem.
Hypothetical
Literature Review
statements
assert
Objective of the study possible answers to
Research Methodologyresearch questions.
A hypothesis... in its
Scope of the study
simplest... is a guess.
William G. Zikmund,
Significance of the study
Business
Research
Contents/ Chapters
Methods (6th edition)
Tables and Bibliography
Ohio: South Western,
Writing style
Clarity
Plain Language
Gender neutral
language
Necessary steps before
finalizing the work
Revising
Editing
Reference citation
Conclusion
Exploratory studies
Descriptive studies
Explanatory studies
Casual studies
Basic Research
Applied Research
Evaluation studies
Pilot studies
Cross- Sectional
studies
Longitudinal
studies
Panel studies
Cohort studies
Trend studies
Predictive studies
Quantitative
Research
Qualitative
Research
Methodology
Type of data needed
Methods of data
collection
Socio- cultural
context of the study
Place or geographical
area to be covered by
the study
Type of sampling to be
used
Data Coding and
Analysis
Note of formulation of
Hypothesis
Independent and
Dependent variables
Verified or tested
Concepts and
Comparison in
Hypothesis should be
clearly stated
Types of Hypothesis
One- directional
Two- directional
Null Hypothesis
Interview
Questionnaire
Socio
graphic
characteri
stics
Attitudes
Behaviour
Participant
Observation
Nonparticipant
Observation
Initiating
Dealing
Broad
Question
Clarifying
Leading
Recording
Record
Question
the
with
Questions
as
the
Issues
Responses
Interview
Worded
Refusals
Interview
Initially
Advantages
Greater Flexibility
Probing
Length
of Interview
High
Participation
Possibility of
Obtaining High
Responses
Disadvantages
Interview Bias
Advantages of Telephonic
Interviewing
Disadvantages
Limited Duration
Questionnaire Method
of Data Collection
Relevance of the Study
Disadvantages
Freedom to express
Beneficial
for
exploratory research
Too many potential
answers
Complex issues
Better understanding
to draw inferences &
conclusions
Wide
variety
to
answers
Problem in analysis
& tabulation
Requires
superior
writing skills
Too
general
in
nature
to
understand
More time & effort.
Disadvantages
Precise
Fixed answers or
predetermined
forced answers
answers
Lack of adding
Coding,
comments
by
comparison,
respondents
tabulation
& Difficult
to
analysis
ascertain
the
becomes easy
correct
Less reluctant to understanding
answer
of question
Question wording
Clarity
Sensitive
Leading
Double
Order
andof
Simplicity
and
barrelled
questions
questions
Embarrassing
questionsquestion
Mailed questionnaire
Limited
Usefulness
Advantages
Geographical
Disadvantages
Flexibility
Lack of
Locating
Flexibility
Respondents
Low response
Cost
rate
Time Saving
Problem of
Respondent
Unanswered
Convenience
questions
Greater Anonymity
Possibility of
Cover
Letter
Interview
bias
others answering
Survey Sponsorship
the questions
Monetary Incentives
Follow- ups
Sampling
Nature of sampling
Sampling in Quantitative
Research
Advantages in Sampling
Technical terms used in
Sampling
Sampling Element or Unit
Population
Sampling Frame
error
size
Item no
1. Identification
no.
2.
Offenders
Name
3. DOB
4. Prior Cases of
arrest Domestic
violence
5. Gender
6.
Relationship
Variable Respons
name
e