SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

FACULTY OF LAW
UNIVERISTY TECHNOLOGY MARA
 SOMETIMES REFERRED
TO AS THE RATIONALE
OF THE STUDY
 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
IS A SECTION WHICH
EXPLAINS WHY IT IS
IMPORTANT TO DO THE
RESEARCH.
 IMPORTANCE OF THIS SECTION
THIS SECTION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
AT THIS POINT THE RESEARCHER
TRIES TO ANSWER THE QUESTION: IS
THIS RESEARCH WORTH DOING?
IN THIS SECTION, THE RESEARCHER
CAN CONVINCE THE COMMITTEE THAT
THE RESEARCH IS IMPORTANT AND
WORTHWHILE.
 HOW TO PROVE IMPORTANCE OF THE
RESEARCH ?
IN THIS SECTION, IDENTIFY THE GROUP THAT
COULD BENEFIT FROM THE FINDINGS OF
YOUR STUDY.
WHOM THE GROUP MAY INVOLVE
IT MAY INVOLVE:
OTHER RESEARCHERS (resolves theoratical
questions/inconsistencies, develop a theoratical
model or gives idea for new research);
PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS
(may change the way they execute their tasks or
provide better idea pertaining to their tasks);
Service Providers (may change the way they deal
with their clients);
 Cont on group benefiting
Teachers/Lecturers/Trainers (may change the content
or method of teaching or understanding of anything
relevant to their teaching);
Policy Makers (may influence public policy and bring
about changes in the policies for the betterment of
society and country)
Managers (May change their management practices)
Consumers (may benefit from consumers rights
perspective or some of the above).
 REMEMBER!
IT IS UNLIKELY THAT A STUDY
WOULD NOT BENEFIT ANYBODY.
HENCE, IDENTIFY THE BENEFIT
OF YOUR STUDY AND ELABORATE
IT IN YOUR SIGNIFICANCE OF
RESEARCH PORTION.
EXAMPLE OF SIGNIFICANCE OF RESEARCH
The findings of this study will provide salient evidence on the practice and
decision-making process of withholding/withdrawal of medical treatment
from the severely ill or impaired neonates in Malaysia. This will enable all
the stakeholders(politicians, legislators, medical practitioners, hospitals,
parents and educators) to better evaluate the effectiveness of the practice
and procedure used in deciding non-selective treatment for the said
neonates within the hospital settings in Malaysia.
The finding may also contribute to the development of improved
decision-making regime which is more transparent and systematic to
protect the rights of the affected neonates who are still vulnerable.
Finally, it is hoped that this study would encourage further related
research to identify reformations necessary in future to enhance the
decision-making regime within the hospital settings in Malaysia.
SCOPE (OR DELIMITATIONS) OF THE STUDY

Both term are used to refer to the limits or

parameters within which the study will be
conducted.
The researchers cannot study everything in a
particular area.
They have to make choices and set limits
about things such as the population they will
study and the nature of sample they will use.
 EXAMPLE OF SCOPE OF RESEARCH
The study will be limited to an investigation of practice
and decision-making process pertaining to withholding or
withdrawal of medical treatment of severely ill or
impaired neonates within the hospital settings.The
practice of neonaticide outside the hospital settings is not
investigated in this study. The sample population will be
drawn from paediatricians and nurses in the Nenatal
Intensive Care Unit of mainly government hospitals and
selected private hospitals in the Klang Valley, medico-legal
lawyers, selected public of different age, gender and
profession, various religious authorities in Malaysia.
 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
VERY FEW (IF ANY) STUDIES ARE PERFECT.
RESEARCHERS HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO RESEARCH ON
AND ITS FEASIBILITY TAKING INTO
CONSIDERATION THE TIME CONSTRAINT,
RESOURCES, ACCESS TO SOURCES OF DATA
AND MANY OTHER FACTORS.
 LIMITATION
LIMITATION OF A STUDY REFERS TO
THE WEAKNESSES IN THE STUDY
WHICH THE RESEARCHER IS AWARE
OF EVEN BEFORE THE STUDY BEGINS
OR DURING THE JOURNEY OF THE
RESEARCH BUT WHICH HE IS UNABLE
TO OVERCOME.
 LIMITATIONS AT PROPOSAL STAGE
AT THE STAGE OF RESEARCH PROPOSAL, BEFORE THE
STUDY IS CARRIED OUT, YOU CAN ONLY WRITE
ABOUT ANTICIPATED LIMITATIONS.
MIGHT NOT HAVE MUCH TO WRITE YET AT
PROPOSAL LEVEL BUT THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT THE
RESEARCH DESIGN AND HOW YOU WILL IMPLEMENT
IT.
YOU WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY ABOUT THE
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY AFTER IT HAS BEEN
COMPLETED.
 EXAMPLES OF LIMITATIONS YOU MAY
ENCOUNTER IN DOING A RESEARCH
TIME CONSTRAINT
COST CONSTRAINT (USUALLY NOT FOR HIGHER LEVEL
RESEARCHES SINCE RESEARCH GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE)
LIMITED RESOURCES
UNABLE TO OBTAIN INTERVIEWS OF PARTICULAR
PERSON OR AUTHORITY DUE TO PROCEDURAL ASPECTS
AND TIME LIMITATION
WHETHER YOUR FINDING WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF
A BROADER POPULATION BEYOND YOUR SELECTED
SAMPLE.
THANK YOU

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