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Contents
Introduction: ........................................................................................................................................... 2
Task 1 (Question 1) ................................................................................................................................. 2
1.1
1.2 Factors that contribute to the process of the successful research question ................................... 2
1.3 Justify the choice of research question ......................................................................................... 3
2.1 Conducting the research to find the literature relevant to the research question .......................... 4
2.2 Undertaking a critical review of the key literature for inclusion in a research proposal .............. 5
Task 2 (Question 2) ................................................................................................................................. 6
3.1 Evaluate the techniques for use with quantitative data in a research proposal ............................. 6
3.2 Evaluate the techniques for use with qualitative data in a research proposal ............................... 7
4.1 Evaluate the appropriate research methodologies in terms of research proposal.......................... 8
4.2 Choose an appropriate methodology in terms of research question.............................................. 9
4.3 Justify the methodology selected in terms of the research question ............................................. 9
5.1 Record findings on the research question, literature review and methodology in agreed format
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5.2 Summarise and present the findings using suitable methods ...................................................... 10
5.3 Critically analyse the findings..................................................................................................... 10
Conclusion: ............................................................................................................................................ 11
References: ........................................................................................................................................... 11
Research Methods
Introduction:
This report is about the various research methods to be followed at the time of doing the
research on the community interaction importance and knowledge sharing within the
community, where in the researcher wants to start the website for the exciting community of
the shop teachers where the various ideas can be shared and the forum can be valued. The
assignment helps in understanding the various research methods to be considered for
analysing the research problem. Starting from selection of the research question, the various
factors considered for framing the successful research question and the proposed literature
review and various conceptual models of the research area and various research
methodologies will be discussed and Analysed under this report.
Task 1 (Question 1)
1.2 Factors that contribute to the process of the successful research question
For the research process, the heart is the research question, where in without it the research
cannot be done. At the time of research problem formulation various factors that contribute to
the research process need to take into consideration which are identifiable and eminent at the
researching the problem with hypothesis. Four P factors are important which the research will
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revolve about; the four Ps are the programmes, problems, people and phenomena
(K.Saunders, D. M., Lewis, D. P., & Thornbill, D. A, 2009). The alternative and research
hypothesis are to be considered at the time of research analysis. The research question should
be clear and evocative which helps in catching the reviewer interest and easy for him to
understand it. The questions need to be evocative due to the way which they engage with the
topics that are challenging; these will pose the various approaches that are innovative for the
problem exploration. The research question selected is relevant as it is relevant to the social
group, society and the literature and research method will give better weight for the reviewers
(Blumberg, B., Cooper, D.R. and Schindler, P.S, 2005).
Problem statement and research Questions:
In response with the exploration call, the study will focus more on the affective social
dimensions of the learning and sharing community online. The main explicitly of the study
purpose is to explore the various levels and features that issues that are related with the
development of community relationships online and the influence of the participants sharing
and learning outcomes and processes. The research investigation is directed by main research
questions like
How the social relationships are developed in the online community?
How the interests and objective of the learners in social communication for teachers
community?
How does the social interaction will influence the teachers in sharing process?
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The research question has been well posed scientifically and can be stated in a hypothetical
form which helps in the research analysis and design with systematic credibility (Blumberg,
B., Cooper, D.R. and Schindler, P.S, 2005). The research question that is formed is accessible
for the required data with minimum cost and efforts and the units to be analysed can be easily
identified. Finally the research question helps in extending the acceptance of the phenomena
which the present knowledge can be easily elaborated and extended (Donald Cooper, Pamela
Schindler, 2013).
2.1 Conducting the research to find the literature relevant to the research
question
The literature review part involves different areas on online community and social interaction
and primary focus will be on the community environment and participation of community in
sharing the knowledge, problems and various concerns. The literature review is an instrument
which will formulate various questions that are covered from the research questions. Various
aspects of social interaction and its effectiveness and various ideas of the individuals in
participating in knowledge enhancement and sharing, all these will be discussed along with
the benefits and problems in the literature review (Blumberg, B., Cooper, D.R. and Schindler,
P.S, 2005). The literature review will be divided into three areas, where in first area will
cover the online community social relationships development, the main intent is to provide
the vision on how these relationships are measured and perceived and the various impacts in
the long term. Second area will cover various learning tasks, social interactions among the
group and the technical platforms among the members and these three dimensions and the
different social presences are the main predictors for the community effectiveness which is
developed by the instrument of survey in measuring the presence of the distant learners.
These three factors have been influencing the individuals in the social involvement of the
behaviours with the social context, online interactivity and communication with related to the
information sharing. The third area is about the influence of the social interaction in the
process of sharing (Donald Cooper, Pamela Schindler, 2013).
The following diagram shows the various issues to be covered in the literature review based
on the research question. The various approached need to be used in the literature review to
have clear understanding.
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2.2 Undertaking a critical review of the key literature for inclusion in a research
proposal
Critical review has to be undertaken for the important literature to include in the research
proposal. It is an objective where the critical analysis and summary of the appropriate
research availability is to be done and its goal is to bring up the reader with updates with the
present literature on the topic selected and form the goal basis like justifying the area of
future research (K.Saunders, D. M., Lewis, D. P., & Thornbill, D. A, 2009).
A good
literature review will gather the data about the subject in particular from various sources. The
literature review will contain a proper research and the strategy selection and a good structure
is required in enhancing the readability and the flow of the review. Exact use of the
terminology with easy English is significant and jargon has to be kept less and more
referencing is important throughout the report. Through the briefing of the literature review,
it is evident and clears that most of the studies on the online social interaction by
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Following the above process will help in going the right phases by step wise in the research
process.
Task 2 (Question 2)
3.1 Evaluate the techniques for use with quantitative data in a research proposal
In the process of research proposal various techniques of quantitative data need to be
evaluated for determining and gathering the proper literature. Whilst the literature focus
might depend on the total purpose as there are various strategies that are useful in analysis
stage which will help in writing and constructing the better review. There is no agreement or
consent whether to undertake the type of the research, based on the planning and the total
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approach in data collection one should decide in following the type of the research
(Blumberg, B., Cooper, D.R. and Schindler, P.S, 2005). Data can be found effectively wither
through the primary or secondary research and it is important that the researcher understand
different ways in collecting the data and can decide which can be used or both can be used
based on the requirement of the information. At the research stage all the data collection
methods could supply the quantitative data which is in numbers and statistics and the various
approaches based on the research topic. The quantitative research will take the objective
position and the approach is real and hard. The favourite methods under this type are the
experiments, surveys and would attempt for the hypotheses test or various statement with a
view to simplifying from the particular data that is collected. This approach basically depends
on counting and measurements that requires analysing and collecting the data that is
numerical and to apply the tests that are statistical (Donald Cooper, Pamela Schindler, 2013).
This study is a longitudinal study and the questionnaires will be sent to the participants by the
open-ended questions which are qualitative in nature and then the statistics will be done and
the findings will be discussed and recommendations will be provided based on the data
(Joseph et al, 2011).
3.2 Evaluate the techniques for use with qualitative data in a research proposal
The qualitative research is the data collected and analysed by the researcher using methods of
qualitative analysis like using the unstructured interviews, observation of the participants
hence to gain the knowledge and understanding of the principal reasons and the motivations,
behaviours, preferences and attitudes of the people (Marshall, C. and Rossman, G. B, 2006).
With this qualitative approach, the emphasis will be more on the hypotheses generation from
the data collection than that of the hypothesis testing. The qualitative data basically in the
form of the text like the interview transcriptions or the documents that are original; on the
other hand it might also include the non-text information like audio, pictures, video
recordings tables etc. (K.Saunders, D. M., Lewis, D. P., & Thornbill, D. A, 2009).
The following table will help in deciding which approach will be useful with various tools
and methods.
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the collected data and next is the data analysis and finally to make the conclusions
(K.Saunders, D. M., Lewis, D. P., & Thornbill, D. A, 2009).
The qualitative research will be offering various understanding and insights of the
participants which cannot be obtained by the quantitative approach; it aims in studying the
deeper subject by collecting the data which is not biased from various researchers and
sources. In this research in-depth interviews will be conducted by emails, face to face
interviews to learn about the perspectives of the individuals and community norms and to
understand the peoples feelings, experiences and opinions. Here the sequence followed for
this research is ask or observe the open ended questions to get answers, then record and
analyse the answers; interpreting the data; if needed asking more questions required to get
answers; theorising the data and finally to draw the conclusions (C. R. Kothari, 2009).
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to formulate the better vision in building up the content and help in plan of action for the next
process of the research. Then the research process will be designed which helps in framing
the better and qualitative questions to get the better data and results expected and hence if the
information was appropriate by using the both the qualitative and quantitative methods, it will
help my report in matching to the research aims and objectives, even though there are
different technique types, the best way is the effective way of presenting the literature and
data collection methods helps in interpreting, analysing and presenting the depth of the report
and the research (Donald Cooper, Pamela Schindler, 2013).
5.1 Record findings on the research question, literature review and methodology
in agreed format
After the research question is framed, based on that the literature review is drawn on basis of
the research aims and objectives and finding will be taken into consideration by using various
research methods, it is important to see and get the reliable information (K.Saunders, D. M.,
Lewis, D. P., & Thornbill, D. A, 2009). It is very important to see that the research ethics has
been followed and pilot testing has been conducted before giving the questionnaire to the
participants, it will helps in correcting the probable mistakes and ensuring that the more
repetitions will not be there in the data. By being familiar with the content and the
background of the research it helps in getting better information in the changing world. At the
time of working this research, it is required to ensure that sample is the main possible
representative hence to check various responses and the accuracy is important and it depends
on the phrasing of the question. Various procedures need to be considered like inductive,
deductive approach etc. to get better research effectiveness (C. R. Kothari, 2009).
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probable reasons on the process and how it worked on the results (Blumberg, B., Cooper, D.R. and
Schindler, P.S, 2005). Findings need to be compared and contrasted based on the results and
the previous studies. With the evidences need to explain the findings, so that the reader can
understand the effectiveness and consequences and the reports should be meant to be
informative and the findings need to be discussed relevantly (Donald Cooper, Pamela
Schindler, 2013).
Conclusion:
Hence following the research methods and various research techniques in the research
process, will help the researcher to get the reliable and competitive data that is required for
the research. Various researchers follow various research methods based on the research topic
and its applicability in collecting the data and information.
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Kervin, J. (1999). Methods for Business Research (2nd ed.). Reading, MA, Addison
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