Research Design

The function of research design is to ensure

that the evidence obtained enables you to

effectively address the research problem as
unambiguously as possible. In social sciences
research, obtaining evidence relevant to the
research problems generally entails specifying
the type of evidence needed to test a theory,
to evaluate a program, or to accurately
describe a phenomenon.

Research Design
Researchers can often begin their

investigations far too early , before they have

thought critically about what information is
required to answer the studys research
questions.
Without attending to these design issues
beforehand, the conclusions drawn risk being
weak and unconvincing and consequently will
fail to adequate address the overall research
problem.

Element to consider in
determining
a
Research
Identify the research problem clearly and justify its
selection
Design

Review previously published literature associated

with the problem area
Clearly and explicitly specify hypotheses/research
question central to the problem
Effectively describe the data which will be
necessary for an adequate test of the hypotheses
and explain how such data will be obtained
Describe the methods of analysis which will be
applied to the data in determining whether or not
the hypotheses are true or false.

Types of Research Design

Action Research
Case Study Design
Causal Design
Cohort Design
Cross Sectional Design
Descriptive Design
Experimental Design
Exploratory Design
Historical Design
Longitudinal Design
Observational Design
Philosophical Design
Sequential Design
Ethnography Design

Approaches to research
method

Qualitative
Quantitative
Mixed Method of Quantitative and
Qualitatively

Methods
Research Design
Research Approach
Population and Sampling
Data Analysis

Conducting a research
Chapter 1 Introduction

a. Issues related to the topic of study

b. Background of the study
c. Statement of Problems
d. Research Objective
e. Research Questions
f Significance of the Study
g. Limitations of the Study
h. Definitions of Terms e of the study