This week’s topics
Research Problem Formulation
- Business and financial problem identification
- Assessing research feasibility
- Scoping researchable business problems
- Justifying research rationale
- Business Research: Objectives and Problems
- Research Problems
- Moving from a broad topic to a focused research problem for thesis/research writers
What you will be able to do
- 1.1 Appraise research problems.
- 1.2 Develop appropriate research objectives and justify their choice.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: appraise research problems.
Study materials
Videos
- Business Research: Objectives and Problems · YouTube · Galton College · 22 min · for registered students
- Research Problems · YouTube · Galton College · 14 min · for registered students
- Moving from a broad topic to a focused research problem for thesis/research writers · YouTube · cecile badenhorst · 5 min · for registered students
Further resources
- MIT OpenCourseWare 15.347 Doctoral Seminar in Research Methods I (Fall 2004) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
- Research Methods Knowledge Base (Trochim, hosted by Conjointly) · Reading · Other, textbook · for registered students
- Principles of Marketing, ch. 10: Gathering and Using Information: Marketing Research and Market Intelligence · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 305–351 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
