Question 1

A researchable project is a project:

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A)  that the researcher has the time and money necessary to carry out as well as access to the data necessary. 
B)  that the researcher can easily carry out. 
C)  that a researcher wants to carry out. 
D)  that the researcher will be allowed carry out. 
A)  that the researcher has the time and money necessary to carry out as well as access to the data necessary. 
B)  that the researcher can easily carry out. 
C)  that a researcher wants to carry out. 
D)  that the researcher will be allowed carry out. A

Question 2

The four frameworks approach to undertaking research stops students from incorporating into their research any new insight or idea they might develop, through their review of the literature, through their experiences while gathering data for their research, or through their reflections on their research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The literature review contains which of the four frameworks?

Accepted Answer

The literature review written for the research project contains the theoretical framework of the research project. The theoretical framework for the research project is developed by the researcher from the review of all of the literature (theory) the researcher has read for the research project.

Question 4

The second framework of the four frameworks approach is:

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A)  the second framework. 
B)  the axial framework. 
C)  the theoretical framework. 
D)  the literature framework. 
A)  the second framework. 
B)  the axial framework. 
C)  the theoretical framework. 
D)  the literature framework.

Question 5

The analytical framework contains all of the analysis carried out for the research that is to be presented in the written account of the research project. The researcher is guided in the work of carrying out and presenting the data analysis for the research project by the conceptual framework and the theoretical framework constructed for the research project. The methodological framework constructed for the research project provides the means through which data for analysis are to be gathered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A key concept is:

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A)  a means of commencing the research process. 
B)  an idea the researcher has for the research process. 
C)  a way of completing the research. 
D)  a key idea, a key word, or a key phrase in the research. 
A)  a means of commencing the research process. 
B)  an idea the researcher has for the research process. 
C)  a way of completing the research. 
D)  a key idea, a key word, or a key phrase in the research.

Question 7

Data is:

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A)  statistics used in a research project. 
B)  evidence gathered for the research project. 
C)  numerical information gathered for the research project. 
D)  computerised information used in a research project. 
A)  statistics used in a research project. 
B)  evidence gathered for the research project. 
C)  numerical information gathered for the research project. 
D)  computerised information used in a research project.

Question 8

The four frameworks are the conceptual framework, the theoretical framework, the methodological framework and the analytical framework.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Social research paradigms are:

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A)  the different methodologies used in social research. 
B)  different perspectives taken by social scientists on the social world. Among the different paradigms are positivism, interpretivism, and social constructionsim. 
C)  different ways of gathering data for a research project. 
D)  different ways of analysing data. 
A)  the different methodologies used in social research. 
B)  different perspectives taken by social scientists on the social world. Among the different paradigms are positivism, interpretivism, and social constructionsim. 
C)  different ways of gathering data for a research project. 
D)  different ways of analysing data.

Question 10

The data gathered allows you, the researcher, to build a picture on the phenomenon under investigation; the more data and the better its quality, the more complex and richer the picture of the phenomenon you can present in the written report of the research.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A literature review is a listing of all of the literature relevant to the research project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Literature in the context of a research project is an account of research which has already been carried out and published in books, in articles in scientific journals, in theses, in conference reports, in government reports, in the reports of NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations), and in the media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Other examples of data gathering methods include scales, projective techniques, diaries, images, narratives, life histories, the use of documents, archives, printed material, film, symbols.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Positivists see the world:

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A)  very clearly. 
B)  as being a very positive place. 
C)  as having one reality of which we are all a part. 
D)  as being comprised of multiple realities. 
A)  very clearly. 
B)  as being a very positive place. 
C)  as having one reality of which we are all a part. 
D)  as being comprised of multiple realities.

Question 15

There are many different methodologies used in conducting research, among them case study, survey, experimental design, meta analysis, attitude research, action research, ethnography, feminist research, grounded theory, semiotics, image-based research and phenomenology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is contained in the conceptual framework?

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The conceptual framework contains all of

Question 17

The third framework of the four frameworks approach is:

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A)  the critical framework. 
B)  the methodological framework. 
C)  the penultimate framework. 
D)  the gamma framework. 
A)  the critical framework. 
B)  the methodological framework. 
C)  the penultimate framework. 
D)  the gamma framework.

Question 18

Empirical data is:

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A)  is any data used in a research project. 
B)  is data gathered directly by the researcher in the field. 
C)  is any relevant and usable data. 
D)  is quantitative data. 
A)  is any data used in a research project. 
B)  is data gathered directly by the researcher in the field. 
C)  is any relevant and usable data. 
D)  is quantitative data.

Question 19

Ontology is the study of the nature of reality

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The research process:

Accepted Answer

A)  Involves the generation and use of statistics in order to understand data. 
B)  Is the process of generating ideas from data. 
C)  Is the step by step process of undertaking research. 
D)  Is the process of reducing large amounts of data to summaries of that data. 
A)  Involves the generation and use of statistics in order to understand data. 
B)  Is the process of generating ideas from data. 
C)  Is the step by step process of undertaking research. 
D)  Is the process of reducing large amounts of data to summaries of that data.

A researchable project is a project:

The literature review contains which of the four frameworks?

The second framework of the four frameworks approach is:

A key concept is:

Data is:

The four frameworks are the conceptual framework, the theoretical framework, the methodological framework and the analytical framework.

Social research paradigms are:

The data gathered allows you, the researcher, to build a picture on the phenomenon under investigation; the more data and the better its quality, the more complex and richer the picture of the phenomenon you can present in the written report of the research.

A literature review is a listing of all of the literature relevant to the research project.

Literature in the context of a research project is an account of research which has already been carried out and published in books, in articles in scientific journals, in theses, in conference reports, in government reports, in the reports of NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations), and in the media.

Other examples of data gathering methods include scales, projective techniques, diaries, images, narratives, life histories, the use of documents, archives, printed material, film, symbols.

Positivists see the world:

There are many different methodologies used in conducting research, among them case study, survey, experimental design, meta analysis, attitude research, action research, ethnography, feminist research, grounded theory, semiotics, image-based research and phenomenology.

What is contained in the conceptual framework?

The third framework of the four frameworks approach is:

Empirical data is:

Ontology is the study of the nature of reality

The research process:

Developing Research Skills

Understanding Research Ethics

Understanding Research Philosophy

Developing a Research Proposal

Reviewing the Literature

Understanding Research Methodology and Design

Understanding Research Methods, Populations and Sampling

Using Secondary Data and Archival Sources

Using Observation

Using Interviews and Focus Groups

Using Questionnaires and Scales

Managing Data and Introducing Data Analysis

Analysing Quantitative Data

Analysing Qualitative Data

Drawing Conclusions and Writing Research

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Exam 1: Introducing Business Research

A researchable project is a project:

The literature review contains which of the four frameworks?

The second framework of the four frameworks approach is:

A key concept is:

Data is:

The four frameworks are the conceptual framework, the theoretical framework, the methodological framework and the analytical framework.

Social research paradigms are:

The data gathered allows you, the researcher, to build a picture on the phenomenon under investigation; the more data and the better its quality, the more complex and richer the picture of the phenomenon you can present in the written report of the research.

A literature review is a listing of all of the literature relevant to the research project.

Other examples of data gathering methods include scales, projective techniques, diaries, images, narratives, life histories, the use of documents, archives, printed material, film, symbols.

Positivists see the world:

There are many different methodologies used in conducting research, among them case study, survey, experimental design, meta analysis, attitude research, action research, ethnography, feminist research, grounded theory, semiotics, image-based research and phenomenology.

What is contained in the conceptual framework?

The third framework of the four frameworks approach is:

Empirical data is:

Ontology is the study of the nature of reality

The research process:

Developing Research Skills

Understanding Research Ethics

Understanding Research Philosophy

Developing a Research Proposal

Reviewing the Literature

Understanding Research Methodology and Design

Understanding Research Methods, Populations and Sampling

Using Secondary Data and Archival Sources

Using Observation

Using Interviews and Focus Groups

Using Questionnaires and Scales

Managing Data and Introducing Data Analysis

Analysing Quantitative Data

Analysing Qualitative Data

Drawing Conclusions and Writing Research

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