...NAME: MATTHEW BRNOW TEACHER: SCHOOL: DATE: TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3 INTRODUCTION 4 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS 6 RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 6 METHODS OF INVESTIGATION 8 ADVANTAGES OF PRINTED QUESTIONNAIRE 8 DISADVANTAGES OF PRINTED QUESTIONNAIRE 9 INSTRUMENT USED TO COLLECT DATA 13 QUESTIONNAIRE 13 PROCEDURES USED TO COLLECT DATA 19 PRESENTATION AND EXPLANATION OF DATA 21 INTERPRETATION OF DATA 30 FINDINGS 32 RECOMMENDATION 34 TASK1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM An investigation on the impact which school absenteeism has on teenagers in the parish of ST.Andrew Tavern Avenue Kingston Reach questions: TASK2 THE RATIONALE My reason for choosing this topic is that there are too many young men in the community not attending school. This leads to idling which causes young men to get involved in negative activities. TASK3 METHOD OF INVESTIGATION Questionnaire. Advantages of Questionnaire * Very cost effective when compared to face-to-face interview. * Easy to analyse. * Provides a level of confidentiality. Disadvantages of Questionnaire * Some questionnaires may not be suitable for some people. * Persons may give false information. * Questionnaires May become damaged TASK 4 INSTRUMENTS USED TO COLLECT DATA QUESTIONNAIR Please tick the appropriate box provided. 1. What is your gender? Male Female 2. What is your age group...
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...Statement of Problems These study intents to find out how aware are the SEA students regarding cybercrimes. It also aimed to answer the following questions: 1. What is the profile of each respondent regarding their awareness? 2. What influences them to such an act of crime? 3. How can they be protected from any forms of cybercrimes? 4. How can these cybercrimes be prevented? Significance of Study The researchers believes that students, particularly in the School of Engineering and Architecture will be benefited from the findings of this study since the study provides basis for awareness and better understanding regarding cybercrimes. Likewise, gives them a focused and clear perspective that such acts of crimes if they get involved have penalties and punishment s according to Republic Act 10175, an act defining cybercrime, providing for the prevention, investigation, suppression and the imposition of penalties therefore and for other purposes. Furthermore, this study helps them refrain from doing such crimes and hopefully they would not do it again if they have done it before. Lastly, we help them how to be protected from cybercrimes so that they would not be a victim of such crime. Scope and Limitations The scopes of this research are the education of students here in University of Baguio for all year levels. The limitations of this research are only those students who are currently enrolled in the University of Baguio at the School of Engineering and Architecture for...
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...Data Gathering Procedure The data for this research were collected using a survey questionnaire. The survey was created using suitable questions modified from related research and individual questions formed by the researcher. The survey was comprised of 20 to 25 questions, which were related to the participant’s perception regarding for the reject products of corrugated box in well pack. In the questionnaire, Likert scale was used to determine if the respondent agreed or disagreed in a statement. After the professor validated the questionnaire, these were distributed to the 4th year Industrial Engineering students of Quezon City Polytechnic University . The researchers assured confidentiality of their survey sheets since the identities are not important. The researchers also understood that people’s consciousness may also affect their honesty and effectiveness in answering the survey, and so, the researchers gave people the option of being anonymous. Participants were given time to respond and then the researchers collected the surveys the next day. There were no incentives offered for participating in the research. Next, the researchers planned the questions that they would be asking to the interview. The researchers interviewed certain number of workers in the company regarding to the reject products. Statistical Treatment of Data In getting the sample size, the group used the Solving formula which is, n= , N stands for the whole population of the workers who where work...
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...3Chapter 3 Research Methodology This chapter presents the research methodology which includes the research design, methods and procedures used in conducting the study. It also includes the subject respondents, research instrument, research environment or locale of the study and analysis of the data gathered. Research Design Descriptive research is used in the study and defined as a description, recording, analysis and interpretation of the presented data. This type of research is the most commonly used and the basic reason for carrying out descriptive research is to identify the cause of something that is happening (DJS Research Ltd, 2010). Descriptive research can be either quantitative or qualitative. It can involve collections of quantitative information that can be tabulated along a continuum in numerical form, such as scores on a test or the number of times a person chooses to use a-certain feature of a multimedia program, or it can describe categories of information such as gender or patterns of interaction when using technology in a group situation. Descriptive research involves gathering data that describe events and then organizes, tabulates, depicts, and describes the data collection (Glass & Hopkins, 1984). The process of descriptive research goes beyond mere gathering and tabulation of the information and data. It involves interpretation of the significance of what is described. Descriptive research may also be defines as a process of gathering, analyzing...
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...and we only conduct surveys for the purpose of marketing research and intelligence. We maintain and update full profile information for all our members on a regular basis and also actively recruit new members to join. Keeping the membership database fresh and engaged has resulted in high response rates for every survey – typically, depending on the complexity or scarcity of the sample, or the sensitivity of the subject, this will be between 12% and 35%. We have defined and implemented a clear set of rules to ensure that quality is our highest priority and support this through regular contact with our members. Currently, we have access to more than 40 million households in over 70 countries – and manage the relationship with global consumers on a daily basis. 10 steps of quality control 1. Maintain database – reliable and up to date 2. Confirm respondent’s identity 3. Screen with strict procedure 4. Select accurately the right sample 5. Inspect and test questionnaire thoroughly 6. Use self-completion method 7. Create user friendly questionnaire 8. Monitor feedback extensively 9. Check questionnaire responses rigorously 10. Offer credible reward system 1 10 steps of quality control Database A large household access requires a wide range of sources for recruitment mainly to ensure that KNOTs Research avoids systematic biases inherent to certain sources. KNOTs Research recruitment is based on large...
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...Sociological Research Skills Name of Method Research Methods Questionnaires Brief Outline of Method A questionnaire is a list of written questions that can be completed in one of two basic ways Firstly, respondents could be asked to complete the questionnaire with the researcher not present. This is a postal questionnaire and (loosely) refers to any questionnaire that a respondent completes without the aid of the researcher. Secondly, respondents could be asked to complete the questionnaire by verbally responding to questions in the presence of the researcher. This variation is called a structured interview. Although the two variations are similar (a postal questionnaire and a structured interview could contain exactly the same questions), the difference between them is important. If, for example, we are concerned with protecting the respondent’s anonymity then it might be more appropriate to use a postal questionnaire than a structured interview. Questionnaires are restricted to two basic types of question: Closed-ended (or “closed question”) is a question for which a researcher provides a suitable list of responses (e.g. Yes / No). This produces mainly quantitative data. Open-ended (or “open question”) is a question where the researcher doesn’t provide the respondent with a set answer from which to choose. Rather, the respondent is asked to answer "in their own words". This produces mainly qualitative data. Strengths / Uses of Method Weaknesses / Limitations of Method...
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...natural granola style cereal. You want to see the reaction of a range of people to the product, so you decide to set up focus groups to sample the cereal. In one to two pages, describe how you would carry out a focus group review of the cereal. a. How many people would be included in the focus group? A focus group is used to gain feedback and opinions from potential customers. My focus group will consist of a small group no less than six and no more than twelve participants to conduct a taste testing of the natural granola style cereal. By selecting less than six participants could lead to limited conversation and reactions to the product. Selecting twelve participants for the focus group will have more diversity within the group. Also, by selecting twelve participants account for any participants who decide not to show for the focus group. By having a small focus group, it minimizes the chance of losing important thoughts, ideas and reactions to the cereal of the participants. b. How would they be selected? There are many of methods to select participants for sampling. Participants shouldn’t be randomly selected in this focus group because the group should consist of participants that will provide the best information for the sampling of the cereal. Selecting the participants will be based on the purpose of the focus group which is to sample the natural granola style cereal. Also, participants need to be selected by the type of product that is being sampled. For this focus...
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...Questionnaire design This Advice Sheet introduces you to the some of the basics of designing a good questionnaire. Many research projects and dissertations demand the collection of primary data from individuals. Questionnaires are often the best way of gathering such information and views. However, a badly designed questionnaire may get only unusable responses or none at all. This Advice Sheet offers guidance on avoiding the pitfalls, and ensuring a successful result. What do you want to know? 1 Maximise success …. 1 Who to ask …. 1 Clear instructions …. 2 Questions …. 2 Order & layout …. 3 Email vs Print .... 3 Piloting …. 4 Further reading …. 4 What do you want to know? Before you even write the first question, it is important that you have a very clear idea about what you want your questionnaire to achieve. Write down your research goals, and think about what information you need to elicit from respondents to meet those goals. Think also about how you are going to analyse each question to get the results you need. Remember there is a difference between things you need to know, and those it would be nice to know. Eliminate unnecessary lines of questioning at the planning stage. Maximise your chances of success The aim of questionnaire design is to a) get as many responses as you can that are b) usable and accurate. To maximise your response rate: • Give your questionnaire a short and meaningful title • Keep the questionnaire as short and succinct as possible • Offer...
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...The purpose of the study is examine the relationship between advertising/promotion and brand switching in Chinese packaged product market. Secondly, to study the interaction between advertising/promotion and other relevant factors, and to investigate how customers’ responses to advertising and promotion can be influenced by other important factors, such as demographic factors, product categories, and price consciousness. The sample was norandom, there are selected which is two group of Chinese female respondent have been selected as sample of the survey questionnaire. One group is young women (20-25 years old); the other group is middle-aged women (40-45 years old). The sampling is good but there are error in distributing the questionnaires which the respondent come from different cities which may affect the the result of the finding. The result may not accurate due to the differences in behaviour, economic , income and lifestyle between the respondent. Futhermore, when we refer demographic variables on the questionnaires, there are only a matter of age had been tested.Researcher should test more than one demographic variables to investigate the impact of demographic variables on brand switching. The researchers submitted five hyphothesis which first hypothesis was Advertising and promotion have strong impact on customers’ brand choice. Second hypothesis was Advertising and promotion would have different impact on different stages of brand choice decision making. Third hypothesis...
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...survey, or self-administered questionnaire. Give your reasons. a) A survey of the residents of a new subdivision on why they happened to select that area in which to live. You also wish to secure some information about what they like and do not like about life in the subdivision. For a survey of residents, I go for a Personal Interview. My reason for this is because the desired sample consists of respondents in a very specific target population of a new subdivision. I think that the main advantage is that the response rates are very good; the respondents should have the ability to speak truth about the situation. Also, longer interviews are sometimes tolerated; and attitudinal behavior can be best observed with this method. Though this method is more time consuming, it will lead to the best results. It is more friendly and tends to lead to best results. b) A poll of students at Metro University on their preferences among three candidates who are running for president of the student government. Questionnaire - The fact that self-administered questionnaire data are not collected by interviewers makes it a relatively cheaper way of collecting large amounts of data when compared to the cost of hiring interviewers, plus the cost of training them to conduct the interviews. Self-administered questionnaires are also effective at eliciting responses on topics that are sensitive. Respondents might feel less intimidated to answer a mailed questionnaire when compared to being confronted...
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...useful for jobs that can be easily learned. It is not suitable for jobs that are hazardous (e.g., fire fighters) or for jobs that require extensive training (e.g., doctors, pharmacists). Personal observation The analyst observes the worker(s) doing the job. The tasks performed, the pace at which activities are done, the working conditions, etc., are observed during a complete work cycle. During observation, certain precautions should be taken The analyst must observe average workers during average conditions. The analyst should observe without getting directly involved in the job. The analyst must make note of the specific job needs and not the behaviors specific to particular workers. The analyst must make sure that he obtains a proper sample for generalization. This method allows for a deep understanding of job duties. It is appropriate for manual, short period job activities. On the negative side, the methods fail to take note of the mental aspects of jobs. Critical incidents The critical incident technique (CIT) is a qualitative approach to job analysis used to obtain specific, behaviorally focused descriptions of work or other activities. Here the job holders are asked to describe several incidents based on their past experience. The incidents so collected are analyzed and classified according to the job areas they describe....
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...would the perceptions towards academic testing of the respondents differ? This may well be the case. Therefore, we will take care in that any generalisations potentially lack a lasting longitudinal element to them. Having previously decided on our research proposal, we then have to derive a suitable sample. Within our proposed region of BELB primary schools (those who are classified under the Belfast Education and Library Board) there exists 31 schools. This was then formed as our sample frame, with the intention of getting the co-operation of as many schools as possible in order to make generalisations about the wider population as a result of our findings. As previously mentioned, BELB was chosen due to logistical and time issues we anticipated to keep to a minimal, in comparison to what a wider sample population would have created, Having previously decided on a questionnaire as the tool for our proposed method of survey; we then agreed on what questions to decide based on our background knowledge of the topic. ( A copy of the questionnaire can be found at appendix ). We were influenced by elements of a positivist perspective by focusing on a ‘closed-question’ style questionnaire. The advantages of this will be that it should allow for us to easily quantify our findings and as a result create Visual aids to help give increased understanding of our findings about the phenomena of the...
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...Executive Summary This survey was done to help the student services department to understand workshops and seminars suitable for art students. To achieve this purpose, this survey was done by collecting data from 22 art students in art school. Data collection was by the use of a survey questionnaire containing two questions. The first question sought to rate how students were interested in undertaking different workshops. The last question was open ended seeking to understand other workshops that students would like to attend. To avoid getting blank responses, each participant was asked the questions and the researcher wrote the response on their behalf. The results indicated that 17 students were interested in attending the creativity workshop. However, most participants were not interested in the “wordpress” workshop. For the second question only nine participants identified other workshops in which they wish to attend. A Survey was done in an Art School to find out which Workshops and Seminars would be helpful for Art Students Introduction/Problem Statement Educational institutions recognize the need of students’ involvement in decision making. This attribute is seen as vital because it helps students select what they think would benefit them and help improve on their educational outcomes (Murphy 56). In particular, education institutions have been using seminars and workshops as tools to improve on the development of their students. In designing these workshops, evaluating...
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...Illustrations Chapter 3 Role of OD practitioner The role of the OD practitioner is varied and dynamic. Descriptions include; helper, advisor, sounding board, navigator, coach, facilitator, designer, developer, leader, consultant, expert, partner, problem solver, diagnostician, process specialist and collaborator. These roles can be practiced as an employee within the organization or as an external consultant. Internal consultants are the members of the organization and may be located in the human resource department. They perform the OD role exclusively and combine it with other tasks such as compensation practices, training or employee relations. The internal consultants have a variety of clients that includes both line and staff departments. External consultants are not the members of the organization. They typically work for a consulting firm or are self-employed. External practitioners are generally hired to provide a particular expertise that is unavailable internally to bring a different and potentially more objective perspective into the organization development process, or to signal shifts in power. Internal consultants have an advantage over external consultants because they have ready access to and relationship with the client, know the culture of the organization and have insight about the root cause of the problem. Apart from this, internal consultant have vast amount of information, reports and direct observations. External consultants, however, have the advantage...
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...CHAPTER 1 Problem and its Background - I choose this problem because; I want to know what are the reasons why a student like me lost the interest of studying. Introduction - According to research a student might regardless of the objective value of an activity or topic, if students do not recognize its value, they may not be motivated to expend effort. Assumption - The respondents have different age, gender, year level and economic status. The respondents have different reasons in losing their interest in studying. The respondents have different affection in their choices. The respondents have different possible solution in their problem. Significance of the studies - The researcher aims to make full analysis of the students which can be important to the: students, teachers and parents or guardian. Scope and Limitations - The researcher limits were from the age bracket 15-20. CHAPTER 2 Review of related literature and studies - This chapter presents “Students do not believe that their efforts will improve their performance.” If students do not believe that their efforts are likely to improve their performance, they will not be motivated to work hard. Motivation can be affected, for instance, if a course that has a reputation for being inordinately difficult. Related study - We can all agree that meaningful schoolwork promotes students' learning of academic content. But why stop there? I believe that meaningful work can also teach students to love challenges,...
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