SCOPE & LIMITATIONS OF THE

STUDY
CHAPTER 1
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
 The Scope of the study involves the following:
— the time and money spent on the study
— tools/materials and techniques used on the study
— number of personnel recquired to complete the experiment
 The study’s Scope and Delimitation concerns the following:
— brief statement of the study’s overall purpose
— the ones benefitting/being targeted in the study
— how long will the study take to finish
— the features of the study’s proposed software/plan
LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

 The study’s vulnerability that the researcher cannot

control
EXAMPLE OF THE SCOPE & DELIMITATION OF THE
STUDY
 The estimated time range of the experiment from the extraction of the peelings of Dayap t
o the final outcome of the product ranges from a minimum time of 4 hoursto 48 hours depe
nding on the quantity of the oil extracted. (Maximum of 100liters)
 The general budget for this experiment ranges from a minimum amount of 500pesos (inclu
des raw materials and equipments) to a maximum amount of 1500pesos which depends on
 the amount of oil to be extracted.
 Equipments can be from other recyclable materials which can be found on homes or to thei
nternational grade of equipments.
 The tools needed for this experiment are source of flame (gas burners, alcoholburners, etc.
), beaker, stirring rod, tongs, wire gauze, graduated measuring cupsor graduated cylinder, 
pipette, stand for the beaker, spatulas, manual or mechanical grinder, large Petri dish, eva
porating dishes, funnel, tongs, and widemouth bottle. 
 The general materials needed are peelings of dayap and water.Techniques involve performi
ng the correct method in order for the laboratoryapparatuses to work according to their us
e and common techniques like grinding,transferring, measuring, etc.
 This experiment needs human force from a minimum number of 2 – 10personnel.
EXAMPLE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

 The study is limited only to the extraction
of dayap peelings as an additive in
perfume making. Its limitations are those events, things, etc. that ar
e outside of the scope of this study
SCOPE & LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

 The scope and limitations are very important to the nature of your
study.  As your study begins with your problem statement and
purpose statement—outlining the reason and direction for your
study, your study must also indicate its limitations.  In addition to
what your study intends to accomplish, a discussion of what your
study intends not to accomplish is of importance and value as well.
SCOPE & LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

 Boundaries of your study’s design that are created:

(1) Sampling; was your sampling non-probability or puposeful?
(2) Limitation in the scope and validity in survey instrument
(3) Perhaps the limitations of your choice of methodology
DIFFERENCE OF DELIMITATIONS & LIMITATIONS
  DELIMITATIONS
— characteristics and details that define your specific boundaries
— defining your problem statement potentially limits the following:
🔘 the scope of your study
🔘 boundaries of your study
🔘 parameters for your study.  
You will need to clearly define what you intend to study as well as
what you do not.
Be very specific in both areas for your reader to clearly understand
your intents on both levels.  
DIFFERENCE OF DELIMITATIONS & LIMITATIONS
 DELIMITATIONS 
— are the researcher’s choice which should be mentioned.
— they describe the boundaries that you have set
— This is the place to explain these boundaries:
1. the things that you are not doing (and why you have chosen not to
do them)
2. the literature you will not review (and why not)
3. the population you are not studying (and why not)
4. the methodological procedures you will not use (and why you will
not use them)
DIFFERENCE OF DELIMITATIONS & LIMITATIONS
Limit your delimitations to the things that a reader might reasonably
expect you to do but that you, for clearly explained reasons, have
decided not to do. 
 The Delimitations define the parameters of the investigation
 In educational research, delimitations will frequently deal with:
— population/sample
— treatment(s)
— setting
— instrumentation
DIFFERENCE OF DELIMITATIONS & LIMITATIONS

 LIMITATIONS
— elements that limit your say in the results
— limitations are influences that the researcher cannot control
— shortcomings/conditions/influences placing restrictions on your
methodology and conclusions
— any limitations influencing the results should be mentioned
DIFFERENCE OF DELIMITATIONS & LIMITATIONS
 LIMITATIONS
— be thorough in considering limitations in your investigation
— consider all of the following:
1. your analysis
2. the nature of self-reporting
3. the instruments you utilized
4. the sample
5. time constraints
DIFFERENCE OF DELIMITATIONS & LIMITATIONS

 LIMITATIONS
When discussing the limitations of your research, be sure to:
(1)Describe each limitation in detailed but concise terms
(2)Explain why each limitation exists in your study
(3)Provide reasons why each limitation couldn’t be overcame
(4)Assess the impact of each limitation in your study
(5)If appropriate, describe how these limitations could point to the
need for further research.
DELIMITATIONS & LIMITATIONS

 The limitations and delimitations sections of your research

proposal describe situations and circumstances that may
affect or restrict your methods and analysis of research
data.
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND

1. Always acknowledge your reasearch study’s limitations and

boundaries
2. Acknowledgment for the study’s limitations opens new
opportunities
3. Acknowledgement of the study’s limitations demonstrate
critical-thinking
4. Claiming limitations is subjective process in evaluating its
impact
GUIDE QUESTIONS

 There are many guide questions in writing the scope and limitations
chapter of your dissertation or thesis, including a baby thesis. Some
of the basic guide questions are the following:
1.       What is the purpose of your study?
2.       What are the issues and the topics you will be discussing?
3.       Where will you get the data you need for your study?
4.       How many respondents will you be having for your study?
5.       How long will your study be? Will this be a short-term
assessment or a long-term study?
TIPS IN WRITING

1.Do Not Inflate the Importance of Your Findings!

2.Negative Results are Not a Limitation!
 EXAMPLES OF WRITTEN SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
Online Student Registration and Billing System
The scope of this project is:
 The system will record all the necessary information with regard from the
students.
 The system will determine the payment history of the student regarding their
remaining balance.
 The system will display the bill of the student after the registration.
 It has a capability to keep in track the records of the student.
 The system is a username and password protected.
 The system will allow the student/parents to access in their account.
 Student and parents will view some information of the institution.
EXAMPLES OF WRITTEN SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

The limitation of this project is:

 The system will use only for student registration and
billing.
 The system requires internet connection; else accessing
to the system does not take place.
 The parents/clients are not capable to pay online.
 Only the administrator is capable to edit or modify the
records of the student.
EXAMPLES OF WRITTEN SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

This study compile with the researchers started last January

3, up to March 5, 2008. Juniors and senior students of
Cordova Academy are the respondents of this research. This
research is all about using defense mechanism to the
students. It is stated here in the research paper about the
teenagers do to improve their self-confidence.