ASSIGNMENT TITLE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ASSIGNMENT
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Answer only one part from all of the questions below:
Question 1
• Elaborate on the five broad types of researchers and critically discuss the following research philosophies.
* Ontology
* Epistemology
* Axiology
OR
• Explain what is a literature review? Elaborate on the literature review process and discuss at least three primary literature sources.
Question 2
• Critically discuss the research problem area and how it is developed into a research question? Explain this using at least three examples of broader problem areas narrowed down to extract a research topic and construct a research question.
OR
• Discuss the difference between research methods and research methodology and explain at least five research methods.
Question 3
• Explain the research proposal with a description of each of its contents with example including but not limited to:
* Introduction
* Research Problem area
* Research questions
* Research objectives
* Research Methodology
OR
• Discuss and explain research conceptual framework elaborating dependent, independent and moderating variables and the role each one plays in the research structure.
OR
• Explain quantitative and qualitative data analysis with at least three methods for each type of analysis. (Three methods for qualitative and three methods for quantitative data analysis.)