Research methods

Methodology Qualitative and Qualitative surveys may start from identical aims and even from identical research enquiries. In practice, several research agencies and investigators transform any research question into a standardized questionnaire in order to measure frequencies and correlations. Researchers and managers thrive in learning details about components of service quality (Nitin Seth and S.G. Deshmukh, 2004, p. 914) and prove the importance of service quality and its dimensions in…

People can sit at their computers and conduct research without ever having to consult a print-version encyclopedia, shop without ever having to leave the comforts of their…

Quantitative research techniques are employed by many a researcher to study a process and delve into the answers, and then present them to promote social change. Dennis et al (2013) employs this method by first formulating a series of research questions to guide them in their research. These questions are as follows: 1. Is the quality of the teaching-learning process dependent on the organizational climate? 2. Is there a different relationship between quality of the teaching-learning process and…

According to Yin (2003), a research strategy provides the overall direction of the research including the process by which the study is conducted. Some of the commonly used strategies in business and management researches are experiment, survey, case study, action research, grounded theory, ethnography, archival research, and participative enquiry (Collis and Hussey, 2009; Saunders, Lewis & Thornhill, 2009; Yin, 2003). Though they are not mutually exclusive, each is a different way of…

To metaphorically link the Outcast to the Aswang , the researchers propose to create fictional Outcasts. The fictional Outcast will be supported and be based upon facts that could stand the same as the referenced outcast, being realistic and relatable but also be a properly match to the aswang type and it’s metaphoric link. The reason for a fictional outcast is to avoid misunderstanding, misquotation and to protect the image of the outcast. These are the following foundations that can support…

Kohnen (2012) postulates that, digital humanities describes the incorporation of digital media into the production, distribution, and archiving of humanities research. Digital Humanities encompasses both the use and creation of digital tools and the interrogation of these tools, that is, to think about how digital media not only remakes research, teaching, and scholarship, but society at large. I agree with the statement put forth that, "digital humanities is the saviour of the humanities…

of the study, the reason for choosing the topic, research question, objectives of the study, significance of study, limitation of the study and organization of thesis. The background of the research deals with the general information, then the reasons for choosing the study are about the reason why the research is needed to be conducted. Then, the specific questions of the research are formulated in the research question. Then, based on the research question, the objectives of the study are…

This research used Qualitative descriptive method. The research characteristic of this method is the description didn’t judge whether the data is right or wrong. It should describe “what exist” in a particular condition in a situation. The data collected was taken from sample of speech act in movie ‘Smart People’. Analyzing the data used the pragmatic approach. It used to relate actors’ and actress’ utterances and their function in the dialogue of movie. The main source of the data was the…

Quantitative vs. Qualitative research It is always a philosophic question which type of research to choose. The answer to this question depends on the nature of the study, the type of necessary information and the availability of recourses (time, money and participants). It is important to take into account that two types of reaches are just two different philosophies, however, they are not contrary. Moreover, both methods can be used in mixed-methods researches. This type of approach becomes…

Research Instrument/ Data Sources, Rights of the Participants and Legal issues A questionnaire is designed with closed-ended questions. Each question has alternative responses from which the respondents can make a choice. To ensure that these responses can be measured, the researcher uses the five point Likert scale to enable the respondents determine the extent to which they agree or disagree with the questions. The types of questions asked are very important as they help to answer the…