PhD ODL- Research Methodology 2
Section outline
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Students mustMark as done
-
Students mustMark as done
-
Students mustMark as done
-
-
-
Students mustMark as doneSummary
Congratulations, you have successfully completed the topic on definitions & types of research approaches, problem statement, research questions, and research hypothesis.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Students mustMark as doneSummary
Congratulations, you have successfully completed the topic and are now able to describe ontology, epistemology, and axiology assumptions and the philosophies - Positivism, Interpretivism, Realism, and Pragmatism. See you on Topic 3!
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Students mustMark as done
Summary
Congratulations, you have successfully completed the topic on Quantitative Research Design.
In this chapter you have learnt about:
i. Describe the quantitative research approaches
ii. Describe and compose quantitative research design
-
-
-
-
-
Students mustMark as done
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Students mustMark as done
Summary
Congratulations, you have successfully completed the topic on Quantitative research design and sampling!
In this chapter you have learnt about:
- What is sampling, population, element, sampling unit, subject and sampling process
- The probability and non-probability sampling techniques
- How Calculate the sample size for a given research project
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Students mustMark as done
Summary
Congratulations, you have successfully completed the topic on survey and scales.
In this chapter you have learnt about:
i. Describe the quantitative Survey Design
ii. Describe the types of Scales - Nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio
iii. Describe the ranking and rating scales
-
-
-
-
Students mustMark as done
Main considerations in research validity, pilot studies, and data collection
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Students mustMark as done
Summary
Congratulations, you have successfully completed the topic on research validity and data collection
In this chapter you have learnt about:
1. Describe reliability and how to assess the reliability of a scale
2. Describe validity and how to assess the validity of a scale
3. Explain the data collection methods
4. Design Pilot studies -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Students mustMark as done
Summary
Congratulations, you have successfully completed the topic on quantitative data analysis.
Well done! See you in the next chapter.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Students mustMark as done
Summary
Congratulations, you have successfully completed the topic on qualitative research design and strategies.
In this chapter you have learnt about:
i. Explain Qualitative Research Design (including philosophy)
ii. Describe the different qualitative research strategies -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Students mustMark as done
Summary
Congratulations, you have successfully completed the topic on sampling techniques and sample size calculation.
In this chapter you have learnt about:
i. Explain the research population and sampling techniques for qualitative research
ii. Calculate the sample size for qualitative research
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Students mustMark as done
Summary
Congratulations, you have successfully completed the topic on Qualitative data collection methods and establishment of the trustworthiness of qualitative data.
In this chapter you have learnt about:
i. Explain the qualitative data collection methods
ii. Describe reliability and validity in qualitative research
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Students mustMark as done
Summary
Congratulations, you have successfully completed the topic on Qualitative data analysis.
In this chapter you have learnt about:
i. Explain the types/methods of qualitative data analysis including compliance to ethics
ii. Describe the qualitative data coding process
iii. Practice data analysis using the preferred tool -
-
-
-
