BBL 3403 RESEARCH METHODS IN LITERATURE DR. IDA BAIZURA BAHAR SLIDE G
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS
… states what you propose to find out RESEARCH OBJECTIVES … states what you propose to find out
WHAT ARE OBJECTIVES? Are the steps you are going to take to answer your research aim or question Are a specific list of tasks needed to accomplish the goals of the project Must be clear and achievable May describe an intention to provide an immediate project outcome (such as a new model)
WHAT ARE OBJECTIVES? Make accurate use of concepts and be sensible and precisely described May emphasize how aims are to be accomplished Are usually numbered so that each objective reads as an 'individual' statement to convey your intentions
OBJECTIVES SHOULD NOT: Be too vague, ambitious or broad in scope; aims are often over-optimistic of what the project can achieve. Repeat each other in different terms Be a list of things related in an unspecified way to your research topic Discuss details of your job or research topic
Action Verbs for Purpose/Objective
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
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