MG3117 Issues and Controversies in Accounting Understanding research MG3117 Issues and Controversies in Accounting 2. Choosing a methodology Seminar progress test Close your books and files You will need a blank sheet of paper and a pen Don’t share your answers with anyone else! 15 questions in 15 minutes © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009

Fill in the gaps 1. The choice of methodology must complement the assumptions of the researcher’s .....  2. A methodology where the independent variable is manipulated to observe the effect on the dependent variable is known as an ..... study.  3. A methodology used to collect research data from a sample with a view to generalizing the results to a population is known as a .....  4. A methodology that focuses on the understanding of text in the context of the underlying history and social forces is known as.....  5. A methodology in which the researcher uses socially acquired and shared knowledge to understand the observed patterns of human activity is known as ..... © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research

True or false 6. In a longitudinal study, data are collected in different contexts over the same period of time. 7. In a case study, multiple methods are used to collect data in a natural setting. 8. In grounded theory, a systematic set of procedures is used to test theory. 9. In data triangulation, theory from one discipline is used to explain a phenomenon in another. 10. In methodological triangulation, more than one method from the same paradigm is used to collect and/or analyse the data. © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research

Multiple choice 11. The approach to the process of the research, encompassing a set of techniques is known as the: methodology morphology mythology technology © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research

Multiple choice 12. A technique for collecting and/or analysing research data is known as a: method methodology paradigm technology © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research

Multiple choice 13. Primary research data are collected from: the most important source a perfect source an original source a published source   © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research

Multiple choice 14. A methodology used to investigate variables or a group of subjects over a number of years is known as: a cross-sectional study a bisectional study a latitudinal study a longitudinal study © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research

Multiple choice 15. Participant enquiry is a methodology in which: all participants co-operate as both subjects and researchers the experiences of oppressed groups in society are investigated an effective way of bringing about change in a partly controlled environment is sought any of the above © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research

Fill in the gaps 1. The choice of methodology must complement the assumptions of the researcher’s paradigm. 2.  A methodology where the independent variable is manipulated to observe the effect on the dependent variable is known as an experimental study. 3.  A methodology used to collect research data from a sample with a view to generalizing the results to a population is known as a survey. 4.  A methodology that focuses on the understanding of text in the context of the underlying history and social forces is known as hermeneutics. 5.  A methodology in which the researcher uses socially acquired and shared knowledge to understand the observed patterns of human activity is known as ethnography. © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research

True or false 6. In a longitudinal study, data are collected in different contexts over the same period of time. False 7. In a case study, multiple methods are used to collect data in a natural setting. True 8. In grounded theory, a systematic set of procedures is used to test theory. False 9. In data triangulation, theory from one discipline is used to explain a phenomenon in another. True 10. In methodological triangulation, more than one method from the same paradigm is used to collect and/or analyse the data. True © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research

Multiple choice 11. The approach to the process of the research, encompassing a set of techniques is known as the: methodology morphology mythology technology © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research

Multiple choice 12. A technique for collecting and/or analysing research data is known as a: method methodology paradigm technology © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research

Multiple choice 13. Primary research data are collected from: the most important source a perfect source an original source a published source   © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research

Multiple choice 14. A methodology used to investigate variables or a group of subjects over a number of years is known as: a cross-sectional study a bisectional study a latitudinal study a longitudinal study © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research

Multiple choice 15. Participant enquiry is a methodology in which: all participants co-operate as both subjects and researchers the experiences of oppressed groups in society are investigated an effective way of bringing about change in a partly controlled environment is sought any of the above © Jill Collis and Roger Hussey, 2009 Business Research