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SEC303 Introduction To Research Methods Assignment - Rabdan Academy, UAE

Learning Outcome - Apply questionnaire, interviews and other methods to carry out practical research.

Sample Practice Questions - Important Topics to Prepare Notes for:

1. Types of survey questions

2. Designing the right questions

3. Sampling techniques

4. Qualitative, quantitative and Mixed methods studies

TOPICS: Types of survey questions and Designing the right questions

Q1. Look at the photograph attached of a temporary shelter set up following the Kerala floods in India and ask four different types of questions: 'close-ended question', 'Likert scale (rating) question', 'ranking question' and 'open ended question' to understand the experiences of women in this shelter

Close-ended question -

Q.1. Did you feel safe in the shelter?

a. Yes b. No

Likert scale (Rating) question -

Q. 2. From a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 (extremely unsafe) and 5 (very safe) how would you rate how safe you felt at the shelter?

1 (extremely unsafe) 2 (unsafe) 3 (neutral) 4 (Safe) 5 (very safe)

Rank order question -

Q3. Please rank the help and support you received by these various organizations in the shelter, with 1 [Highest rank] and 4 [Lowest rank]

Voluntary organizations [ ]

Police [ ]

Local government [ ]

News media [ ]

Open ended question -

Q4. What challenges did you face related to food and safety during your stay at the temporary disaster shelter?

Q2. Look at the photograph attached of Hajj pilgrims and ask 'close-ended question', 'Likert scale (rating) question', 'ranking question' and 'open ended question' to understand about their 'satisfaction with the arrangements' or 'how they receive information'.

Practice writing these different types of questions. You can access SurveyMonkey and look at the sample questions in various Free Templates.

TOPICS: Research Design and Sampling Technique

Q1. You are working for Etisalat phone company and want to find out "whether your clients are satisfied with your services". How will you decide who to sample and what type of research design will you use?

Q2. You are working for the Ministry of Health and Prevention in the UAE and want to understand about the current health status of the UAE population during this Covid-19 pandemic. How will you design your research and who will you sample? Your answer should have two parts to it ---Research Design and Sampling Technique. Explain why you chose this in your own words by highlighting the advantages and disadvantages.

Q3. You are working for the Ministry of Interior and want to decide how many people working there are interested in getting a Masters degree. How will you design your research and who will you sample?

Q4. You are the owner of an ice-cream shop and want to know which flavor of icecream you need to stock up the most. How will they conduct the study and what types of questions will you ask your clients?

Q5. You are working for the upper management at Rabdan Academy want to know how many students currently studying at Rabdan Academy are interested in doing a Master's degree when they finish. How will you design your research and which students will you sample?

Q6. You are doing a final year class project and want to understand the challenges that Abu Dhabi police personnel experienced in responding to COVID-19. How will you design your research and who in AD Police will you sample?

Practice writing your answers for various scenarios!!

Remember that there IS NOT ONE perfect answer for these questions. Research design and sampling techniques depends on various factors like the researcher's preference for qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods research, the time, money, list of respondents available for the research etc. So simply explain your answer well.

Attachment:- Introduction To Research Methods Assignment File.rar