This week’s topics
Developing Research Aims and Objectives
- SMART objective formulation
- Alignment between problem and objectives
- Justification of objective selection
- Research question conceptualisation
- Research Questions, Aims and Objectives
- Business Research: Developing a Research Aim, Questions, and Objectives
- Difference between Research PROBLEM, Research QUESTION & Research OBJECTIVE | Pallavi Datta
What you will be able to do
- 1.2 Develop appropriate research objectives and justify their choice.
- 4.2 Create a research question, literature review and methodology.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: develop appropriate research objectives and justify their choice.
Study materials
Videos
- Research Questions, Aims and Objectives · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 9 min · for registered students
- Business Research: Developing a Research Aim, Questions, and Objectives · YouTube · Robin Bell · 9 min · for registered students
- Difference between Research PROBLEM, Research QUESTION & Research OBJECTIVE | Pallavi Datta · YouTube · The Research Junction · 5 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Writing Guide, 12.5: Formulating a research question · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 402–404 · for registered students
- MIT OpenCourseWare 15.347 Doctoral Seminar in Research Methods I (Fall 2004) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
- Foundations of Information Systems, 9.2: Project objectives and schedule · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 348–349 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
