Question 1

Questionniares, interviews and focus groups are examples of data gathering methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is contained in the conceptual framework?

Accepted Answer

The conceptual framework contains all of

Question 3

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.

Question 4

The conceptual framework is the fourth and final framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How do you ensure that your research project is researchable?

Accepted Answer

In order for a project to be researchabl

Question 6

Epistemology is:

Accepted Answer

A) the study of religion. 
B) the science of letter-writing. 
C) the theory of knowledge; it is the branch of philosophy concerned with what is knowledge, what constitutes knowledge, and how knowledge is created. 
D) the study of the nature of reality. 
A) the study of religion. 
B) the science of letter-writing. 
C) the theory of knowledge; it is the branch of philosophy concerned with what is knowledge, what constitutes knowledge, and how knowledge is created. 
D) the study of the nature of reality.

Question 7

Interpretivists hold that:

Accepted Answer

A) data gathered in the research process must be interpreted. 
B) we each interpret the world in our own way, and through our individual and unique interpretations we each of us construct our own realities. 
C) interpretation is fundamental to the research process. 
D) we are all part of one reality which must be interpreted. 
A) data gathered in the research process must be interpreted. 
B) we each interpret the world in our own way, and through our individual and unique interpretations we each of us construct our own realities. 
C) interpretation is fundamental to the research process. 
D) we are all part of one reality which must be interpreted.

Question 8

The theoretical framework for the research project is contained in the literature review undertaken and written for the research project. The key concepts in the conceptual framework help to guide the researcher in their search for literature for the literature review, and they help guide the researcher in terms of the structure and the content of the literature review.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The quality of every research project is dependent upon the integrity of the researcher.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The objective in all research conducted within an academic setting is to contribute to a body of knowledge, is to create new knowledge, to expand the knowledge base.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The second framework of the four frameworks approach is:

Accepted Answer

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 12

Social research can be defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) research that requires the researcher to be sociable. 
B) research into all things social. 
C) research into the social life of a particular group of people 
D) is research conducted by social scientists on some aspect of the social world. 
A) research that requires the researcher to be sociable. 
B) research into all things social. 
C) research into the social life of a particular group of people 
D) is research conducted by social scientists on some aspect of the social world.

Question 13

The four frameworks approach to undertaking research prevents students from taking on board any new shift in direction the may natural occur as their research develops.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The research methodology in a research project is:

Accepted Answer

A) the way in which the research was conducted or carried out. 
B) the way in which data was gathered for the research project. 
C) the methodical way in which the researcher organised the research project. 
D) an in-depth description of the ethical considerations in the research. 
A) the way in which the research was conducted or carried out. 
B) the way in which data was gathered for the research project. 
C) the methodical way in which the researcher organised the research project. 
D) an in-depth description of the ethical considerations in the research.

Question 16

Data is:

Accepted Answer

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 17

A researchable project is a project:

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 18

Positivists see the world:

Accepted Answer

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 19

Ontology is the study of the nature of reality

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Questionniares, interviews and focus groups are examples of data gathering methods.

What is contained in the conceptual framework?

The research process:

The conceptual framework is the fourth and final framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.

How do you ensure that your research project is researchable?

Epistemology is:

Interpretivists hold that:

The quality of every research project is dependent upon the integrity of the researcher.

The objective in all research conducted within an academic setting is to contribute to a body of knowledge, is to create new knowledge, to expand the knowledge base.

The second framework of the four frameworks approach is:

Social research can be defined as:

The four frameworks approach to undertaking research prevents students from taking on board any new shift in direction the may natural occur as their research develops.

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

The research methodology in a research project is:

Data is:

A researchable project is a project:

Positivists see the world:

Ontology is the study of the nature of reality

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

Filters

Exam 1: Introducing Business Research

Questionniares, interviews and focus groups are examples of data gathering methods.

What is contained in the conceptual framework?

The research process:

The conceptual framework is the fourth and final framework in the four frameworks approach to the research project.

How do you ensure that your research project is researchable?

Epistemology is:

Interpretivists hold that:

The quality of every research project is dependent upon the integrity of the researcher.

The objective in all research conducted within an academic setting is to contribute to a body of knowledge, is to create new knowledge, to expand the knowledge base.

The second framework of the four frameworks approach is:

Social research can be defined as:

The four frameworks approach to undertaking research prevents students from taking on board any new shift in direction the may natural occur as their research develops.

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

The research methodology in a research project is:

Data is:

A researchable project is a project:

Positivists see the world:

Ontology is the study of the nature of reality

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

Filters