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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
PREPARED BY:
NUR IZZATI NADIA BINTI MOHD DZOLKIFLI
(3181365)
PREPARED FOR:
PROF. MADYA DR. KALSOM ABD WAHAB
Semester 1, 2018/2019
What justification needed for a research method choice?
What justification
needed for a
research method
choice? Before we
decide to answer
this question, we
need to identify
what is research
method in order to
and reliable. Research is about seeking knowledge. In addition, we may also define it as exploring
knowledge by using technical and organized procedures for valuable information in a specific
issue (Kothari, 2009). Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionaries also describe research as a
cautious study of an issue in order to find out new evidences or data about it. Research is an
expression used generously for every kind of analysis that is projected to discover fascinating or
new truths (Walliman, 2011). Based on the definition above, we can conclude that research is a
process of exploring or revealing new innovations or truths using a specific tools or methods. Why
research is necessary? The main objective of doing research is to improve understanding with an
descriptive, explanatory and evaluation research, market and academic research, exploratory,
testing-out and problem solving research, covert, adversarial and collaborative research, basic,
applied, instrumental, participatory and action research” (Blaxter, L., Hughes, C. and Tight, M.
2006). According to (Pandey, P. and Pandey, M.M. 2015) Qualitative research is define when the
Thus, before we decide to select the method of our research, we need to clarify what
research method is all about. Research methods are the instruments and skills for doing research
(Walliman, 2011). There are five different classifications when we discuss about basis of research
research and also case-study research (Pandey, P. and Pandey, M.M. 2015).
Research method can be decided by determine our research problems. Research problems
is any kind of enquiry that we want to solve and any theory or proclamation that we want to test
or explore can become a research problem or a main topic of your study (Kumar, R. 2011). In the
present of research problem, research questions may be construct to clearly identify what are the
findings or outcomes that will derive from this research. Thus, will determine the methods or
techniques that will be used to collect the data. The way how we construct a research problem will
later determines the type of research design that we will used, the type of sampling technique, the
research tools that can be used or established, and the type of investigation that can be carry out.
Assume you extensive area of curiosity is trauma. If our focus is to find out services which is
available or provided to patients with trauma, the study will indisputably be descriptive and
qualitative in nature. These natures of investigations can be assume as qualitative research and
carried out using qualitative research methodologies. According to Stirling, J.A (2001), the
expanding and developing in qualitative methods is well-known and greeted fact within the social
sciences. Besides, if we want to define the amount of practice of these service, that is the total of
people consuming them, it will use quantitative methodologies even though is descriptive in nature
To make it clear about how to determine our methods or techniques which could be used
in our research project, I would like to share about my research topic which is about “Problems
and Challenges Face by Small and Medium Enterprise (SME’s) in Applying, Maintaining and
quantitative ways? Based on reference that have been mentioned before, research method was
determined or derived from our problem statement. Thus, my problem statement revealed that only
10 percent of application have been received by JAKIM for Halal certification from SME’s.
According to (Noorizzuddin, 2018) in Utusan Online, “The Small and Medium Industry
encompasses 97 percent of total business in Malaysia”. Based on the percentage above, the
applications for Halal certification are very low compared to the total amount of SME’s in
Malaysia. Thus, my research question will explained and identified what are the problems and
challenges that need to face by the SME’s when applying, maintaining and renewing Halal
certification. In order to answer the research question, we need to choose a verified method which
may provide us well understanding regarding this issue and finally so solve it.
There are several methods or skills in qualitative research that we may use to collect our
explanation about the topic. Quantitative and qualitative style of research hold opposing views in
their underlying philosophy and somewhat, in the approaches or techniques, models, and practices
used (Kumar, 2011). One of the common method in collecting primary data is by conducting
interview session among respondents. In a nut shell, quantitative method commonly deal with huge
from each state to represent the samples which is Negeri Sembilan, Johor, Sabah, Sarawak, Kedah
and Pulau Pinang. The significant reason why I choose to conduct this group interview in collecting
data because of the low cost. Costing is frequently be the dominant factor in determining our
methods because every method has different approaches with different cost. Most of the
researchers who want to gain opinions, perceptions or attitudes towards an issue or service used
this kind of method in order to have better understanding about regarding matters. The results
generated from this group interview can be meticulous and ironic which can be used to explore
Last but not least, there are factors or enablers that could determine or justify the research
method in terms of the underlying philosophy or the techniques in collecting data. First and
foremost, the researcher need to understand the research problem and also research question before
Blaxter, L., Hughes, C. & Tight, M. 2006. How to Research (third edition). Buckingham:
Kothari, C.R. 2004. Research Methodology: Methods & Techniques. India: New Age
Kumar, R. 2011. Research Methodology (third edition). New Delhi: SAGE Publications Ltd.
Julai
Pandey, P., & Pandey, M. 2015. Research Methodology: Tools and Techniques.
Stirling, J.A. 2001. “Thematic Network: An Analytic Tool for Qualitative Research”.
Walliman, N. 2011. Research Methods: The Methods: The Basic. New York: Routledge