Monday, February 28, 2011

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

Meaning

·     Research Objectives are the specific components of the research problem, that you’ll be working to answer or complete, in order to answer the overall research problem. - Churchill, 2001

·     The objectives refers to the questions to be answered through the study. They indicate what we are trying to get from the study or the expected results / outcome of the study.

Criteria

   Research Objectives should be clear and achievable, as they directly assist in answering the research problem.

n     The objectives may be specified in the form of either statements or questions.

n     Generally, they are written as statements, using the word “to”. (For example, ‘to discover …’, ‘to determine …’, ‘to establish …’, etc. )

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