IDENTIFYING THE

INQUIRY AND STATING

THE PROBLEM
Group 5, 11-Exactness
 OBJECTIVES
• The learner demonstrates understanding of:
1. The range of research topics in the area of inquiry.
2. The value of research in the area of interest.
3. The specificity and feasibility of the problem posed.
 Designing a Research
Project related to Daily Life
Erika Leonore Chua
 What is Research Design?
According to David de Vaus (2001)
• It refers to the overall plan that you choose to combine the different
components of the study in a logical way to ensure that the research
problem is effectively addressed.
According to Muhammad Yousaf (2018)
• It is a systematic approach that a researcher uses to conduct a scientific
study. It is the overall synchronization of identified components and data
resulting in a plausible outcome.
A Research design will do the following things:

• Identify the research problem clearly and justify its selection,

• Clearly and explicitly specify hypotheses central to the problem
selected,
• Effectively describe the data which will be used for testing the
hypotheses; and Retrieved from: Kirshenblatt-Gimblett,
• Describe the methods of analysis B . (2006) “What Is Research Design?
The Context of
Design”. https://bit.ly/2NENhmF
 Types of Research Design:
There are many types of Research Design across research. Here
are some of the most known and common types:
1. Descriptive
2. Experimental
3. Observational
4. Explanatory
5. Exploratory
 Descriptive
• Descriptive research designs help provide answers to the questions of
who, what, when, where, and how associated with a particular research
problem. (McNabb, 2008)
• A researcher is solely interested in describing the situation or case under
his/her research study where he/she can provide insights into the why and
how of research. (Baht, n.d)
 Experimental
• It is used to establish a relationship between the cause and effect of a
situation.
• These usually involve two groups: an experimental group, which receives
an intervention of some sort, and a control group, which either receives no
intervention, or a non-effective one. (SkillsYouNeed, 2019)
 Observational

• This type of research design draws a conclusion by

comparing subjects against a control group, in cases
where the researcher has no control over the
experiment.
• There are two general types of observational designs –
direct and indirect observation. (Sage, 2002)
 Explanatory

• In exploratory research design, the researcher’s ideas and

thoughts are key as it is primarily dependent on their
personal inclination about a particular topic. (Baht, n.d)
• This seeks to explain the subject matter being researched
and tries to answer the question what, how and why.
(Yousaf , 2018)
 Exploratory

• It is conducted when a research problem have few or no

earlier studies to refer to. It’s focus is on gaining
insights and familiarity when problems are in a
preliminary stage of investigation. (Cuthill, 2002)
• Answers the question in “what” or “How” manner
 Designing a Research
Project related to Daily Life
Marchiere G. Ballentos
 What is a research design?

• A research design is not just a work plan. The

function of a research design is to ensure that the
evidence obtained enables us to answer the initial
question as unambiguously as possible. (Yin, 1989)
 What is a research design?
• It is a framework for planning your research and
answering your research questions.
• The research design sets the parameters of your project:
it determines exactly what will and will not be included. It
also defines the criteria by which you will evaluate
your results and draw your conclusions.
• (McCombes, 2019)
 How to create a research design:

• Step 1: Consider your priorities and practicalities

• Step 2: Determine the type of data you need
• Step 3: Decide how you will collect the data
• Step 4: Decide how you will analyze the data
• Step 5: Write your research proposal
• (McCombes, 2019)
 How to create a research design:

1. Form a general research question.

2. Outline the key concepts relating to the research question.
3. Find meaningful, valid, and reliable indicators for measuring the
concepts.
4. Decide on the context of the research.
5. Decide how to collect the information.
(Marshall and Rossman, Designing Qualitative Research, 2006).
 Designing a Research Project
related to Daily Life
The following must be included:
• Goals of your study
• Theoretical frameworks
• Research questions
• Ethics and methods to be use in analysing the data
• (Castro, 2018)
(Designing a Research Project, n.d.)
WRITING A RESEARCH
TITLE
Donna Balbuena & Aloiza Lavina
 According to Sacred Heart University
Library ( n. d )
• It states that the title summarizes
the ideas of your study.
• A good title contains the fewest possible
words that describes the purpose
of your study.
-You should write a research title
that brings out the overview of
your research.
-A research paper title should also be constructed in
in a way that gives it
a proffesional outlook. ( ResearchPaperWriter, 2018 )
 An article by Bavdekar , Sandeep ( 2016)
states that there are six attributes
of a good research title:
• Informs the readers accurately about the
contents of the study.
• Is simple, direct, clear, brief and attractive.
• Does not contain abbrevations or jargons
• Does not contain numerical values of
the parameters.
• It is line with the tenor
of the paper.
• Includes keywords used for indexing.
 Kulkarni Sneha ( 2013 ). states that
researchers should
realize that when writing a research title
they should be careful because people tend
to judge a book by it’s cover.
 Generally, writing a research title could
be difficult and time-consuming. However,
it isworth it because it identifies your
research.
( SciPress, 2017 )