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Chapter 4 RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Topics
Parts of a Research Proposal
The Problem and its Setting
Review of Related Literature
Methodology
Objectives
A Thesis Proposal
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Title Page The Faculty of the Chemical Engineering Department
University of Mindanao
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
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Voltaire S. Templa
October 2002
Table of Contents
CHAPTER
Sample 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING 1
3 METHODOLOGY 20
Research Design 20
Subjects/Participants 21
Research Instruments 22
Research Procedure 24
Statistical Tools 29
BIBLIOGRAPHY 33
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES 36
PROPOSED BUDGET 38
LIST OF TABLES
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TABLE
Tables Performance 60
LIST OF FIGURES
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Chapter 1. THE PROBLEM AND
ITS SETTING
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Theoretical and Conceptual Framework
1.4 Scope and Delimitations of the Study
1.5 Significance of the Study
1.6 Definition of Terms
1.1. Background of the Study
This refers to the overview of the study
discussing the factors that lead to the
conceptualization of the problem. It
should indicate the importance and validity
of the particular problem. It must point out
that the problem has not been fully studied
or that its study would make a useful
contribution.
Guidelines in Writing the Background
of the Study
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1.2. Statement of the Problem
There should be a general statement of
the whole problem followed by specific
questions or sub-problems into which
the general problem is broken up.
The research problem subsumes two
important pieces of information: the
study content and the precise objectives
of the investigation.
Problem Formulation
A problem well defined is a problem half solved!
3. What is the optimum temperature and drying time to produce the best in-shell dried
copra?
Assumptions and Hypotheses
SAMPLING CONDITIONS
Time
Location
Models of Presenting Theoretical/
Conceptual Framework
Throughputs
Inputs Process or Outputs
Combined Variables Model (CVM)
Intervening Variables
Dependent Variables
Interactinal System Model (ISM)
Input
Transformation Variables
Environmental Variables
Output
Definition of Variable
4 Levels of Measurement
Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio
Nominal Measurement
simplest scale
describes differences between things by
assigning them to categories.
no "less than" or "greater than" relations
among them.
each member can only be a member of only
one set ; all members of the same set have the
same defined characteristic
examples include gender, nationality, and
religion.
mode is the only kind of measure of central
tendency
Ordinal Measurement
YES NO
How many levels are there Use correlation Use point Use chi-square
of the independent variable or regression biseral test
correlation
2 >2
YES NO
YES NO
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1.4. Scope and Delimitations of the Study
The scope identifies the boundaries or
coverage of the study in term of subjects,
objectives, facilities, area, time frame, and
the issues to which the research is
focused.
The delimitations of the study defines the
constraints or weaknesses, which are not
within the control of the researcher, hence
they are not expected to be covered by
the study .
It sets the precise limits of the problem
area – what the researcher will include
and what he will not include. They can
be in terms of the subject and location
coverage of the investigation, including
the reasons for such limitations. Other
coverage of the limitations are
program/project components and time
span, including availability of time and
resources.
Examples of phrases to express the
scope of the study
The study will focus on…
The coverage of this study…
The study includes…
The study is concerned with…
The study consists of …
The study involves the…
Examples of phrases to express the
delimitations of the study
The study is limited to…
The study does not cover the…
The investigator limited this research to …
The study does not seek to include…
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1.5. Significance of the Study
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1.6. Definition of Terms
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Chapter 2. REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE
Sources
articles, abstracts, reviews,
monographs, dissertations, books,
research reports and electronic media.
Purposes of the Review of Literature
Chronological approach
Literature is presented according to the time
they were written, that is following the time-
sequence pattern.
Country approach
Literature is classified by country, or into
“local” and “foreign” studies categories.
Writing the Literature Review
OR
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Chapter 3. METHODOLOGY
Research Design
Sample size, sampling design and technique
Subjects/participants
Research Instruments
Research Procedure
Statistical Treatment
Research Design
Historical Research
Descriptive Research
Experimental Research
Ex-Post Facto Research
Participatory Research
Historical Research
1. Case Studies
Case studies involve studying one person
or just a few persons over a considerable
period of time. This entails discovering
and studying all the important variables
which have contributed to the history of
the subject.
2. Surveys
TEST RESULTS
Subjects
Method 1 Method 2 Method 3
1 xx xx xx
2 xx xx xx
3 xx xx xx
4 xx xx xx
5 xx xx xx
Two-group Design. This involves a single
treatment with two or more levels
A1 S1 S2 S3 S4
A2 S2 S3 S4 S1
A3 S3 S4 S1 S2
A4 S4 S1 S2 S3
Randomized Complete Block Design. This is
designed in which a group of test subjects
is studied only once but subsequent
treatment is applied to determine the
cause of change. There is no control in
this design but the subjects will undergo
randomization procedures.
Replications
Treatment
1 2 3
T1 xx xx xx
T2 xx xx xx
T3 xx xx xx
T4 xx xx xx
Correlational Design. It is used to
determine the relationship between two
dependent variables X and Y on how
they are manipulated by the
independent variable.
Dependent Variables
Independent D1 D2
Variables
I1 xx xx
I2 xx xx
Ex Post Facto (Causal-Comparative)
Research
1. Ethnography
Process of describing a culture or way
of life from the peoples’ point of view
2. Natural Experiment
Refers to a situation where a split or
division has occurred between group
members and the researcher is
afforded an opportunity to study the
differentiation process of social
structure
3. Case Study
– an ethical design.
– capable of obtaining the most reliable and
valid data given all possible constraints.
– capable of collecting the needed data or
measuring whatever it is that happens in
the field.
– helps an investigator avoid making
erroneous conclusions.
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Sample Size, Sampling Design and Technique
• Population Characteristics
• Experimental aims
SAMPLING METHOD
Lottery Method
Names of each member of the population are
written on different pieces of paper and mixed
well. The papers are drawn one at a time until
the total sample size is reached.
Table of Random Numbers
Each sampling unit of the population is listed and
given a number. The numbers are drawn from this
table.
2. Systematic Sampling
– Called the Nth name selection technique.
– Also called interval sampling because there is a
gap, or interval, between each selection.
– This method is often used in industry particularly in
the analysis of pattern and process, where an item
is selected for testing from a production line (say
every 15 minutes) to ensure that machines and
equipment are working to specification.
– This technique could also be used when
questioning a sample survey.
3. Stratified Sampling
1. Convenience Sampling
Members of the population are chosen based
on their relative ease of access.
2. Purposive Sampling
The researcher chooses the sample based on
who he thinks would be appropriate for the study.
This is used primarily when there is a limited
number of people that have expertise in the area
being researched.
3. Quota Sampling
The researcher determines the sampling size
which should be filled up. It is specified how
many will be included according to some criteria
such as gender, age, or social class.
4. Snowball Sampling
This type of sampling starts with the known
sources of information who fits the criteria for
inclusion in the study, who will in turn
recommend other sources of information. As this
goes on, data accumulates. It is used when there
is inadequate information for making the
sampling frame.
5. Networking Sampling
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Subjects/Participants
This section is labeled as subjects or participants
depending on whether animals or humans are
used in the study.
Indicate who participated in the study, how many,
and how were they selected. With human subjects,
be sure to address the issue of informed consent.
Include any details which are relevant to the study.
For humans, include the demographic
characteristics.
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Research Instruments
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Research Procedure
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Statistical Treatment
Parametric Tests
used for data that are of the interval or
ratio levels of measurements. In addition,
the within group scatter of scores of each
of the groups to be compared should be
equal, and that the population distributions
from where the samples were obtained
must be normal.
Nonparametric Tests
are called distribution-free statistics since
their uses do not always depend on some
specific type of score distribution like the
normal curve.
Examples of Statistical Tests
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Other Parts
Timetable
List down, in outline form, the steps to
be done in undertaking the research
and indicate opposite each step the
approximate period of time to be spent
in each phase of the study.
Working Bibliography
Newspaper article
Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects economic,
social status. The Washington Post, pp. A1, A4.
Unpublished thesis
Almeida, D. M. (1990). Fathers’ participation in family work.
Consciousness for fathers’ stress and father-child relations.
Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Victoria, Victoria,
British Columbia, Canada.
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rating scale in the evaluation of an
outline presentation.
The following guidelines shall apply in the
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out very evidently.
Very Good. The indicators of the criterion are carried
out evidently.
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fairly.
Poor. The indicators of the criterion are carried out
deficiently.
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out very deficiently.
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