INDEPENDENT A

WEEK 3
Dr. Ismail Hussein Amzat

INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1. Start with a good starter
2. Background of the study globally
3. Justify the existence of the problem situation
by citing statistical data/phenomenon and
authoritative sources.
4. End your introduction by stating the
background of the study.
RESEARCH QUESTION
A Research Question is a statement that identifies the phenomenon
to be studied.
EXAMPLES
Quantitative
WHAT
HOW
IS THERE
TO WHAT EXTENT



RESEARCH QUESTION FOR
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Use:
To explore
To discover
To understand
To describe
To generate
Example: (Parental role)
The purpose of this qualitative study is to describe parental roles and brain
development and IQ.
The purpose of this study is to explore children experiences with games and
IQ
TYPES OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

interviewing
participant and nonparticipant observation
documents
content analysis - written, visual
discourse analysis
case studies
informal, structured or unstructured interviews
correspondence
RESEARCH QUESTION
Evaluate your question.
Is your research question clear?
Is your research question focused?
Is your research question complex?
Sample Research Questions
Unclear: Why smoking is harmful? Why people are
dying?
Clear: what is the effect of smoking health? What are
the factors that leads to short life?
HYPOTHESIS
1. A hypothesis should be measurable/
desirable.

2. It expresses expected relationship
between two or more variables.

3. It is based on the theory and/or
empirical evidence.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
OR
PROBLEM STATEMENT
1. The general problem must be
reflective of the title.
2. It should be stated in such a way that
it is not answerable by yes or no.
3. It should be thorough
4. It should be problematic
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
Example
To investigate
To explore
To study
To examine
To analyze
To identify
To determine
To assess


SIGNIFICANT OF THE STUDY
The importance of doing that particular research
Purpose of the study
how the study would be beneficial to society and specific
person.
To students. The proposed study serves the students as
To teachers. The proposed study will help teachers to have a
deeper understanding
To future researcher. The proposed study will benefits and help
the future researcher as their guide.
OVERVIEW OF QUALITATIVE STRUCTURE
Chapter One establishes the purpose of the research, the
statement of the problem, and the methods to be used.
Chapter Two provides a review of the relevant literature dealing
with this issue.
Chapter Three provides an overview of the methodology used.
Chapter Four provides data from the interviews.
Chapter Five provides an analytical overview of interviews
conducted.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Operating the terms
Defining the you used in your
study
Spelling out the abbreviations


THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
Theory underpinning your
research
Diagram
Linking theories together
The relationship of the variables

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Conceptualizing your own theories
Diagram
Linking your own theories that related to
your research
Linking the research variables
Explaining what you want to achieve