PPT-Research Problem, Questions and Hypotheses

Learning Outcomes By completing this module the student is expected to Identify Sources of Nursing Research Problems Determine Factors to Be Considered When Choosing An Appropriate Topic For A Research Study . By: . Archelle. Jane C. . Callejo. , PTRP, MSPH. OBJECTIVES. To define a research problem. To present the different steps to problem identification & clarification. To choose a research problem. Sources: D. Jensen. “Research Methods for Empirical Computer Science.”. . William M.K. . Trochim. . “Research Methods Knowledgebase”. More on Causality. What is causality?. What’s Important About Causality?. http://www.library.kent.edu/PDSC_FRCW_Session_1. Session 1: .  "I've got a great idea for a study...". In this session, we will explore choosing research methods, developing research questions/hypotheses. . Michael D. Ernst. IMDEA Software Institute and University of Washington. Workshop at UPM. Introductions. I do research in programming . langages. , software engineering,. security, and related fields. In every research . endeavor we must. Specify a problem to be solved or studied. State . the context/motivation for the problem. State . the research questions. Formulate hypotheses . aimed at . addressing those questions. Question 1. Question: What role do hypotheses play in scientific inquiry?. Answer: A . hypothesis. provides a . testable. explanation for an observation.. Question 2. Question: What is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable?. PhD About?. Is PhD About. Doing more course work? Taking more interesting, higher-level courses?. Gaining broader knowledge in your general area (e.g., CS, IS, SE, etc.)?. Developing more sophisticated systems, better tools/programs?. And that’s how we can move toward . really knowing. something:. Richard Feynman on the Scientific Method. Scientific . Broadly Defined. Science is an . objective. , . logical. , and . systematic method. questions. . operationalization. - . constructs. , . concepts. , . variables. and . hypotheses. Sources: Amanda Leggett: Constructs, variables and operationalization, 2011; Hair, Marketing research, ch. 3 – Thinking like a researcher. Arriving at the Truth—A summary. The Truth is concrete, but. observing the truth is . . . Difficult, incomplete, and totally based on observations formed from our experiences, which. themselves are a product of previous observations (external stimuli) and how we internalize them (‘. Fall 2018. Alla Chavarga. Overview. What is research?. Research process. Scientist-Practitioner Model. Empirical vs. non-empirical research. Quantitative vs. qualitative. Types of relationships. Types of hypotheses. Score them. Assemble them into a composite explanation. Hypothesis Assembly Algorithm. Look for essential hypotheses. a hypothesis that is the only way to explain some data. Include/propagate/remove (see the next slide) and repeat from top. What is the purpose of a proposal?. To convince reviewers (or your PhD committee) that:. there is a gap of knowledge or technology. that you know how to fill the gap. that you have the necessary tools to do the necessary work, and. Fall 2017 . . . Based mostly on Basic Marketing Research, Fourth Edition, by . Naresh. K. . Malhotra. , Pearson, 2012. . Materials from Research Business Methods by . Sekeran. & . Bougie. and Essentials of Business Research Methods by...