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2017 wollo univwrsity exam

1. How research is god or bad?(2 marks)

2. Flowchart that contain qualitative and design science (5 marks)
3. Fill the matrix (10)
Research Quantitative qualitative quantitative Design
types survey experiment science
Data type
Potential
Data source
Data
collection
tech
analysis
validity
4. Advantage of literature review
5. Behavioral vs design science
6. What are potential data sources and where we take a research topic
7. What are the requirements to sample selection and determination
8. Empirical induction vs experimental setting
9. Components of a methodology
10. What is dishonesty in research
11. What are the interpretation and conclusions?
12. What are the write to communicate
13. What are numbers in studing ur research
14. Results of an experiment
15. What does it mean by research is conceptual ,key words for conceptual
16. What are the possible chapters in final report of a proposal
 2017 Deberbrhan University sample final exam

1. Compare and contrast the 3 research approach flowchart

2. Define logical and scientific research

 Scientific research
Systematic observation and rational process to create new
knowledge, Based on logical relationship not just a belief
 A methodical study in order to prove a hypothesis or answer a
specific question
 Logical
o =reasoning from findings to conclusions
o Logical argument=critical thinking in research
o Critical thinking helps to create a logical relationships and
arguments
3. 6 Guideline for title selection research problem
 Look around you
 Literature review
 Attend Professional conference
 Seek the advice Expertise
 Choose a topic that motivates you, previous experience
 Choose a Topic That Others Will Find Interesting
4. Bad vs. good research
Bad research
 results from poorly designed experiments
 feature incomplete or inadequate controls
  The conclusions completely or partly invalid;
 they make only incorrect predictions
 inconsistent with other bodies of knowledge
Good research projects should:
 Address an important question; original and significant
 Advance knowledge
 It must be scientific and logical
 new / novel / innovative
 Researchable problems fit the requirement of the scientific method
 uses well-designed experiments
 Includes adequate controls, and leads to solid interpretations.
 The conclusions is accurate predictions to be made,
 Easily be related to existing bodies of other knowledge.
 Future experiments can build successfully upon what is established
from good research.
5. Advantage of literature review
6. Ethical issue in plagiarism

7. Quantitative, qualitative and design science table

8. Behavioral vs design science

9. Writing report

Last year exam

1. What is an artifact
Artifact within DSR are perceived to be knowledge containing
content of the research approach
Include (models, methods, constructs, and instantiations and design
theories)

2. What is method
-The overall research activities describes as much detail as possible
including all methodological steps you are going to used
Describe the process and participant in your study
-Method means the way or mechanisms that are suitable to study the
problems either by action research, laboratory experiment, cause study and
simulation
3. What is procedure and rule in laboratory experiment

4. Content of research method

Research method contains
 the general approach
 the research methods
 the sample size, population and data source
 data collection techniques
 data analysis techniques
 the validity and reliability of research
5. Purpose and objective of research
Objective-it is deliverable oriented and action statement
General – 1 sentence describe the general objectives
Specific- 4 or 6 action statements that have their own deliverables
Significance-something that will benefit someone after the end of the study
6. Ethical issue un research
Honesty and integrity, carefulness, openness, respect for intellectual
property, confidentiality, legality
7. Guideline to select a research title or problem
 Look around you
 Literature review
 Attend professional conferences
 Seek the advice of expertise
 Select titles that motivates you
 Select problems that are interesting for others

 Conducting literature search

 Write the main problem first
 Write the sub problems
 Identify importatwords,phrases and sentences from thse problems
 Translate to a specific topic
 Go to src,library
 read
8. Validity and reliability in the 3 research types
The general concept is the same for all research types
Validity-the truthfulness of the result, measured in degree
Reliability-the consistency of the result
Quantitative analysis
Analysis-in quantitative survey is applying statistics (descriptive or
inferential), mean, mode ,t test that shows the research output eg. 50% on
average…
Analysis –in laboratory experiment by applying different xperiments,
-we must get new insight (new knowledge)
-is the output of experiment used for others learning
-performance related issue, how someone use it
-change algorithm and see the impact
-impact of variable in one to another or measuring
Analysis -in simulation use descriptive modeling techniques
-problem formulation, build a model of real system, code and debug the
model
-check tool,algorithm
-more iterative loop upto optimization(better level)
Quantitative Validity and reliability
 -check the validity through testing from the collecting and analyzing
of the data to assess the accuracy of instrument.
 -use pilot testing for quantitative data
 -Construct validity, Internal validity, external validity
 -Empirical reliability would we gate same result, did eliminate
researcher biases, steps must be clear, no biases, no mistake when
conducting the experiment
Qualitative analysis –analysis through interrelating themes and codes
through pattern matching, time series analysis and content analysis
Qualitative validity and reliability
 check the validity and reliability through participant member check,
peer evaluation, triangulation, peer debriefing, external auditor

Design science analysis-collect data from begning to end then analyse

through:-iterative design and evaluation. do design go back and modify

Design scieince validity and reliability

  Reliability and validity on the utility through scientific method of the
artifacts u develop.
 is the new result solve the previous problem, in what way it is good.
 rigorous evaluation or exhaustive evaluation

2014 sample question

1. What is sampling

2. Define research design

It is the entire design/plan of the research project
It involves deciding on all aspects of the research process, of course
focusing on methodology

It matters to get your proposal accepted or rejected

3. Define research proposal

4. Expected problem encountered by researcher

5. List and describe Characteristics of scientific Research

6. List and describe 4 major parts of research proposal

Objective

Statement of the problem

Methodology

Literature review

7. Concepts u get from the course

8. Compare and contrast quantitative vs qualitative research
9. Write the research type

Based on purpose (fundamental vs. applied and descriptive vs. analytical)

Based on approach and method (quantitative vs. qualitative, conceptual vs.

empirical and design science vs. behavioral)
10. Write the objective and data collection techniques for given causes

Assessment method
 Literature review……………15
 Proposal…….……………………...20
 Assignment………………………10
 Participation ……………………5
 Final exam………………………..45
 Instruction
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