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DEFINITIONOF THERESEARCH PROBLEM
STEP-1
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RESEARCH PROBLEM
What is a research problem?
The term problem means a question or issue to be
examined.
Research Problem refers to some difficulty /need
which a researcher experiences in the context of either
theoretical or practical situation and wants to obtain asolution for the same.
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HOW DO WE KNOW WE HAVE A
RESEARCH PROBLEM?
Customer complaints
Conversation with company employees
Observation of inappropriate behaviour or conditions
in the firm Deviation from the business plan
Success of the firms competitors
Relevant reading of published material (trends,
regulations) Company records and reports.
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The first step in the research processdefinitionof the problem involves two activities:
Identification / Selection of the Problem
Formulation of the Problem
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IDENTIFICATION / SELECTION OF THE
RESEARCH PROBLEM
This step involves identification of a few
problems and selection of one out of them, afterevaluating the alternatives against certain selection
criteria.
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SOURCES OF PROBLEMS
Reading
Academic Experience
Daily Experience
Exposure to Field Situations
Consultations
Brainstorming
Research Intuition
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CRITERIA OF SELECTION
The selection of one appropriate researchableproblem out of the identified problems requires
evaluation of those alternatives against certain
criteria. They are:
Internal / Personal criteriaResearchers Interest,
Researchers Competence, Researchers own
Resource: finance and time.
External Criteria or FactorsResearchability of the
problem, Importance and Urgency, Novelty of the
Problem, Feasibility, Facilities, Usefulness and Social
Relevance, Research Personnel.
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DEFINITION / FORMULATION OF THE
RESEARCH PROBLEM
Formulation is the process of refining the research
ideas into research questions and objectives.
Formulation means translating and transforming the
selected research problem/topic/idea into a
scientifically researchable question. It is concerned
with specifying exactly what the research problem is.
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Problem definition or Problem statement is a clear,
precise and succinct statement of the question or issue
that is to be investigated with the goal of finding ananswer or solution.
There are two ways of stating a problem:
1) Posting question / questions
2)
Making declarative statement / statements
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PROCESS INVOLVED IN DEFINING THE
PROBLEM
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM IN AGENERAL WAY.
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UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OfPROBLEM
SURVEYING THE AVAILABLE
LITERATURE
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DEVELOPING IDEAS THROUGHDISCUSSIONS
REPHRASING THE RESEARCH PROBLEM
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CRITERIA OF A GOOD RESEARCH PROBLEM
Clear and Unambiguous
Empirical
Verifiable
Interesting
Novel and Original
Availability of Guidance
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Statement ofResearch Objectives
Defining Problem, Results in
Clear Cut Research Objectives..
Analysis ofthe Situation
Symptom Detection
Problem Definition
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