Research tools & techniques

Vasundhra GuptaSession II

Research Process

Therefore, the process consist of, four phases or steps executed in systematic manner.

For a research journey, two important decisions: 1. What you want to find out about or what research questions you want to find answers to;2. How to go about finding their answers.

Similar to undertaking a journey

Phases/steps - Research Process

AREATOPIC

LITERATURE REVIEW

RESEARCH PROBLEM

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES BACKGROUN

D STUDY

PHASE - 1

PRIMARY STUDY PROBLEM

STATEMENT DATA

COLLECTION METHOD &

TOOLS SAMPLE DESIGN

- SAMPLE- SAMPLE SIZE- SAMPLING TECHNIQUE

PHASE – 2RESEARCH METHODOL

OGY

RESEARCH DESIGN

EMPIRICAL PHASE - 3

DATA COLLECTION DATA PROCESSING

(editing, coding ,

tabulation)

PILOT STUDY

INTERPRETATIVE

PHASE- 4DATA ANALYSIS & FINDINGS/

INTERPRETATION CONCLUSIO

N REPORT WRITING

Class Activity

Select an area, search for a topic and write the research process for executing the research.