RESEARCH PROBLEM RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• RESEARCH PROBLEM
  RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  MEANING OF RESEARCH PROBLEM

• A RESEARCH PROBLEM IN GENERAL REFERS O SOME DIFFICULTY WHICH A RESEARCHER EXPERIENCES IN THE CONTEXT OF EITHER THEORETICAL OR PRACTICAL SITUATION AND WANTS TO OBTAIN SOLUTION FOR THE SAME
• COMPONENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM:-

1. MUST BE AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP WHICH HAS SOME DIFFICULTY OR THE PROBLEM
2. SOME OBJECTIVE TO BE ATTAINED
3. ALTERNATIVE MEANS
4. SELECTION OF THE ALTERNATIVE
5. SOME ENVIRONMENT TO WHICH THE DIFFICULTY PERTAINS

• SELECTING THE PROBLEM

1. PREVENTION OF UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION
2. PRACTICAL VALUE OF THE PROBLEM
3. RESEARCHER’S INTEREST IN THE PROBLEM
4. AVAILABILITY OF THE DATA ON THE PROBLEM
5. PERSONAL CHOICE
6. RE SEARCHABLE AND MANAGEABLE RESEARCH PROBLEM OR TOPIC
7. RELEVANT TO THE PRESENT TIME
8. ADD HUMAN KNOWLEDGE
9. SOLVE PROBLEMS
10. MORAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES
11. QUALITY OF HUMAN LIFE

• QUESTIONS WHICH HELP AND GUIDE THE RESEARCHER

1. WHAT IS THE BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM?
2. WHAT ISSUES OR QUESTIONS PROMPTED RESEARCHER TO CONSIDER THE RESEARCH?
3. WHAT TYPE OF THE INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO SOLVE THE RESEARCH?
4. WHAT DECISIONS,CHOICES OR ACTIONS WILL BE BASED ON THE RESEARCH RESULT OR FINDING?
5. HOW MUCH IS THE INFORMATION WORTH,THAT IS,WHAT RISKS MIGHT BE REDUCED OR WHAT OPPORTUNITIES MUST BE GAINED
6. WHAT IS THE TIME HORIZON AND LEVEL OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RESEARCH?

• STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM

1. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM
2. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE PROBLEM BE INVESTIGATED
3. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE

• NEED FOR DEFINING THE PROBLEM

1. A PROPER DEFINITION OF RESEARCH PROBLEM WILL ENABLE THE RESEARCHER TO BE ON THE TRACK WHEREAS AN ILL DEFINED PROBLEM MAY CREATE HURDLES.
2. OLD PROVERB,” A PROBLEM WELL DEFINED IS HALF SOLVED
3. CAN WORK OUT THE RESEARCH DESIGN AND CAN SMOOTHLY CARRY ON ALL THE CONSEQUENTIAL STEPS INVOLVED WHILE DOING RESEARCH.

• TECHNIQUE INVOLVED IN DEFINING THE PROBLEM
• STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM IN GENERAL WAY:-
• PROBLEM SHOULD BE STATED IN BROAD GENERAL WAY
• THOROUGHLY STUDY THE SUBJECT MATTER
• SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH:-

a)    FIELD OBSERVATION

b)    PILOT SURVEY

c)    TAKE THE HELP OF THE GUIDE IN STATING THE PROBLEM

d)    DEFINING THE PROBLEM IN GENERAL WAY AND THEN NARROW IT DOWN AND PHRASE IN OPERATIONAL TERM

• UNDERSTANDING NATURE OF THE PROBLEM:-

a)    UNDERSTAND ITS ORIGIN AND NATURE CLEARLY

b)    DISCUSS WITH THE EXPERTS

c)    SHOULD KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE PROBLEM IS TO BE STUDIED

• SURVEY THE AVAILABLE  LITERATURE:-

1. STUDY OF THE LITERATURE BEFORE THE DEFINITION OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
2. WELL CONVERSANT WITH RELEVANT THOERIES,FIELDS,REPORTS AND RECORDS AND OTHER REL-VENT LITERATURE
3. STUDY THE RESEARCH GAP
4. DEVELOPING THE IDEAS THROUGH DISCUSSION:-
5. DISCUSSION WILL PROVIDE USEFUL INFORMATION
6. EXPERIENCE SURVEY

• REPHRASING THE PROBLEM:-

1. RESEARCHER MUST SIT TO REPHRASE THE PROBLEM INTO WORKING PROPOSITION
2. ONCE THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD
3. THE ENVIRONMENT WITH IN WHICH THE PROBLEM HAS GOT TO BE STUDIED HAS TO BE DEFINED
4. DISCUSSION,SURVEYING THE OLD LITERATURE WILL HELP THE PROBLEM INTO OPERATIONALLY VIABLE

• IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION

1. TECHNICAL TERMS AND WORDS OR PHRASES WITH SPECIAL MEANING USED IN THE STATEMENT SHOULD BE CLEARLY DEFINED
2. CLEAR DEFINITION OF THE BASIC ASSUMPTIONS
3. CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF THE PROBLEM
4. TIME PERIOD AND SOURCES OF DATA
5. THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY

• CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD RESEARCH PROBLEM

1. IT SHOULD BE ONE THAT CAN BE INVESTIGATED THROUGH THE COLLECTION AND DATA ANALYSIS
2. PROBLEM CAN BE STATED CLEARLY AND CONCISELY
3. IT GENERATES A NUMBER OF MORE SPECIFIC RESEARCH QUESTIONS
4. IT RELATES TO ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE
5. IT HAS BIAS IN RESEARCH LITERATURE
6. THAT CAN BE CARRIED OUT WITH IN SET TIME FRAME AND BUDGET
7. THAT HAS SUFFICIENT DATA
8. WHICH CAN BE ADEQUATELY INVESTIGATED