A research proposals aim is:

	a.	preliminary to provide a statement that broadly points out what you hope to accomplish and your desired outcomes from research.
	b.	to start collecting data whilst writing your proposal.
	c.	to outline how you plans to accomplish your aim only.
	d.	to not clearly focused on long-term outcomes your aspirations in reference to the research.

Research objectives are intended to:

	a.	have no direct relationship to the aim of research.
	b.	to be broad in nature.
	c.	to be unfocused and unpractical.
	d.	lay out how you plan to accomplish your aims.

Research objectives should be:

	a.	R.U.B.B.I.S.H
	b.	T.R.I.C.K
	c.	B.R.A.I.N
	d.	S.M.A.R.T

When writing your research objectives you should avoid:

	a.	making them realistic about what you want to achieve.
	b.	numbering research objectives.
	c.	a logical, systematic list of practical steps and tasks you will take to meet your aim.
	d.	making them too broad or vague.

The purpose of a critical literature review is to:

	a.	tell the reader everything you know about the subject area
	b.	not highlight why your research is important.
	c.	shape and guide your primary investigation.

elect one answer from below. Axiological assumptions are:

a. the realities you encounter in your research.

b. the extent and ways in which your own values influence your research process.

c. about human knowledge.

Select one answer from below. Intrepretivism can be described as:

a. what we see and experience in terms of underlying structures of reality that shape observable events. Reality is the most important philosophical consideration.

b. emphasising that humans differ from physical phenomena because they create meaning. To create a richer understanding of the works and interpret social worlds and contexts.

c. relating to objectivism and functionalism. Means working with observable social reality which is scientific. Yields pure data uninfluenced by human interpretation or bias. Hypothesis testing.

Question 23

Select one answer from below. Which of the following most closely aligns with deduction?

a. combines deduction and induction begins with a surprising fact. Moves back and forth.

b. reasoning occurs when the conclusion is derived logically from a set of theory-derived premises. Hypothesis testing. Theory to data.

c. there is a gap in the logic argument between the conclusion and premises observed. Data to theory.

uestion 24

Select one answer from below. Which of the following most closely aligns with induction?

a. reasoning occurs when the conclusion is derived logically from a set of theory-derived premises. Hypothesis testing. Theory to data.

b. there is a gap in the logic argument between the conclusion and premises observed. Data to theory.

c. combines deduction and induction begins with a surprising fact. Moves back and forth.

Question 25

Select one answer from below. Research planning involves:

a. an unstructured approach to designing a research project.

b. creating an ad hoc approach to planning a research project.

c. a generic process which involves ensuring that you are able to technically execute the project.

Question 26

Select one answer from below. When considering the validity of a research project researchers should:

a. test whether the proposed project possesses internal validity: that is, whether the research design will warrant the conclusions the researcher is seeking to make.

b. ensure that the research data does not match the real world phenomena.

c. not test that the proposed project possesses internal validity: that is, whether the research design will warrant the conclusions the researcher is seeking to make.

Question 27

Select one answer from below. Qualitative research is associated with which research strategy?

a. experimental?

b. surveys?

c. case study?

Question 28

Select one answer from below. Quantitative research is associated with which research strategy?

a. experimental?

b. action research?

c. case study?

Question 28

Select one answer from below. Quantitative research is associated with which research strategy?

a. experimental?

b. action research?

c. case study?

Question 29

Select one answer from below. The following data collection technique is a qualitative research method:

a. structured interviews?

b. in-depth interviews?

c. binary questionnaires?

Question 30

Select one answer from below. The following data collection technique is a quantitative research method:

a. focus groups?

b. questionnaires?

c. in-depth interviews?