research chap 1-2

• Research


  can be defined as a systematic and scientific procedure of data collection, compilation, analysis, interpretation, and implication pertaining to any problem
• two major types of research methods are qualitative and quantitative
• Quantitative research 


  describes, infers, and resolves problems using numbers
• Qualitative research 


  based on words, feelings, emotions, sounds and other non-numerical and unquantifiable elements
• Concept 


  is a term that abstractly describes and names an object, a phenomenon, or an idea
• Theory is an organized body of concepts and principles intended to explaina particular phenomenon.
• Variables


   are any quality of a person, group subject, event, condition or situation that varies or takes on different values
• Hypothesis 


  is a logical supposition, a reasonable guess, and educated conjecture
• Sampling


  it is the process of selecting participants who are representatives

  of a larger population – gain an understanding of a larger population
• Title page


  cover page you see when you open the cover
• abstract


  brief summary of resesarch. it contains the conclusion, fiding and a short discussion about the problem, method, and design
• chapter 1: introductory chapter


  main focus of the research, overview of the topic, main points of info and importance of the topic
• research problem


  statement expressed clearly in an iterrogative or question form
• research objectives


  statement purpose for which the investigation is to be conducted
• alternative hypothesis


  affirmation of an existence of an observed phenomenon
• theoretical framework


  symbolic construction which uses abstract concepts, facts or laws
• assumptions


  basic principle that is being truen on the basis of logic or reason without proof or verification
• chapter 2: RRL (review of related literature) and studies


  sources are taken from book, journals, poety, etc
• 3 parts of RRL


  readings, literature, studies
• related readings


  major sources of related readings are laws and department directives such as orders, memoranda
• related literature


  taken from books, journals, magazines
• related studies


  published and unpublished research