DESIGNING YOUR RESEARCH

This
book on ‘designing your research’ is the first in a series of three books on
research methods written by the author. The other two, ‘analyzing your research
data’ and ‘reporting your research’ are meant to help the reader analyze and
report their research. 

 This
book is a step-by-step explanation of the design stage of research. Starting
with the concept of research, the author explained the concepts of research,
business research, and management research, types of research as well as ethics
of research. The book also dealt with the concepts of research problem, its
identification and formulation as well as the notions of research objectives,
research questions and research hypothesis.

The
idea of research design, being the main theme of the book was also clearly
discussed, including the strategy for selecting the best research design for a
specific investigation.

 After going through this ten-chapter piece,
the reader should be able to understand:

·        
The concepts and process of research activity;

·        
The concept of research problem, research variable
and its types;

·    The concept of literature review and the
methods of integrating literature findings into one’s research project;

·     Research objectives, questions and hypotheses
as well as their types and applications in handling specific research problems;

·     Research design (approach) and its different
types, including selection of appropriate design for specific study;

·        
The strategies for selecting effective study
samples for specific study;

·        
The various methods of data collection;

·        
Research proposal and the application of
Internet resources for research and

Develop a research proposal for his/her specific
research topic. See you with a well-developed research proposal!