Assignment

On
“HOW TO FORMULATE A RESEARCH PROBLEM?”

Submitted to; presented by;

Duryadhan jena subrat kumar panda-093

Meghadeepti m. mohapatra-060

Pritam pretiman jena-092

Laladipti sankar chand-074

Tusar aditya tirkey-069

Prodosh ranjan mohanty-072

Priya ranjan parichha-085

(INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND COMPUTER STUDIES)

DEFINATION OF RESEARCH
 Research means search for knowledge.

 Inquiry into a topic to discover or revise facts or add to knowledge about the topic.

 In the broadest sense of the word, the definition of research includes any gathering of
data, information and facts for the advancement of knowledge.

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RESEARCH PROCESS
 Research process deals with the ways and strategies used by researchers to understand
the world around us.

STEPS IN RESEARCH PROCESS

Step (1)-formulation of research problem/topic to be studied:-

Formulation of research problem means selecting and

defining the problem. In other words, a research problem is define is half solved that means
an appropriate techniques can be applied to research at alternative solutions.

Step (2)-formulation of hypotheses:-

It is the base of any research; it’s a subposition, assumption

of the solution which a researcher wants to prove.
Step (3)-design the study/framing research design:-

Aim of research design is to state the conceptual structure

within which research is conducted. The preparation of such design facilitated research to be
as efficient as possible getting maximum information.

Step (4):-sampling/planning for the sample:-

A complete enumeration for research study is not possible

in practice because of various circumstances therefore the researcher must divide the way of
selecting a sample or it also called as sample design.

Step (5):-data collection:-

A researcher should have to use appropriate no. of data to collect

data from sample respondences.

Step (6):-data processing:-

It refers to shorter operation like editing, coding, classification,

preparation of master sheet.

Step (7):-data analysis:-

In this stage, the prepare data as model to establish the relationship

between study variables. There are three types of data analysis.

I. Uni-variate
II. Bi-variate
III. Multi-variate

Step (8):-data interpretation and drawing of conclusion:-

It refer to the task of drawing inferences for the collected

facts after analysis through interpretation a research can expose relations and processes that
under lie his findings.

Step (9):-writing the research report:-

A research study remains incomplete till the report has

been written. Most importantly the research results must invariably enter into the general
store of knowledge.
Procedure to Formulate a Research Problem:-
 A research problem is the first step and the most important requirement in the
research process. It serves as the foundation of a research study.

 A research problem and the way you formulate it determines almost every step that
follows in the research study.

Formulation of the problem is like the input into the study and the output is the quality
of the contents of the research report.

Steps involved in formulating a Research Problem:-

 Identify a broad area of interest in your academic /professional field.

 Dissect the broad area into sub-areas by having a brain storming session with your
collages

 Select the sub-area in which you would like to conduct your research through the
process of elimination.

 Reverse the research questions that you would like to answer through your study.
This can be after formulation of the objectives or can lead you to the formulation of
the objective

Assess these objectives to ascertain the feasibility of attaining them in the light of
time and other issues like finances and human resource expertise.

Examples of good research problems (in the form of questions):-

 Does client-centered therapy produce more satisfaction in clients than traditional
therapy?

 Does behavior modification reduce aggression in autistic children?

 Are the descriptions of people in social studies discussions biased?

 What goes on in an elementary school classroom during an average week?

 Do teachers behave differently toward students of different genders?

 How do parents feel about the school counseling program?

 How can a principal improve faculty morale?