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Hi guys, this is a summary of the book Research. This is it! By Ben Baarda. It includes all the chapters and is written in English. I wrote this for my study International Communication and I used it for both my first year and my second year. I hope it helps you guys. Good luck studying!

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Chapter 1................................................................................................................................................3
1.1.1Problem statement.................................................................................................................3
1.1.2 research objectives................................................................................................................3
1.1.3 research ethics.......................................................................................................................3
1.1.4 question.................................................................................................................................3
1.2 open or closed question/ qualitative or quantitative research.....................................................3
1.2.1 open and closed research questions......................................................................................3
1.2.2 Qualitative and quantitate research.......................................................................................3
1.3 what are units of analysis and constructs?...................................................................................4
1.3.1 units of analysis.....................................................................................................................4
1.3.2 how are constructs and units of analysis related to each other.............................................4
1.4 what is known about the research topic from prior research?.....................................................4
1.4.1 preliminary research..............................................................................................................4
1.4.2 literature research.................................................................................................................5
1.5 is the goal of the research study descriptive, exploratory or model testing?................................5
1.5.1 descriptive research...............................................................................................................5
1.5.2 exploratory research..............................................................................................................5
1.5.3 explanatory/hypothetical-deductive research.......................................................................5
1.6 is it possible to do research..........................................................................................................6
Time....................................................................................................................................................6
Money................................................................................................................................................6
Willingness of subjects.......................................................................................................................6
Chapter 2 has he researcher chosen a research strategy by which he can answer the research
question?................................................................................................................................................6
2.1what is the research strategy.........................................................................................................6
2.2what type of quantitative research is suitable?.............................................................................6
2.2.1survey.....................................................................................................................................6
2.3what type of qualitative research is suitable?................................................................................7
2.3.1qualitative descriptive surveys................................................................................................7
2.3.2qualitative practice-oriented research....................................................................................7
Chapter 3 is the data collection method used by the researcher appropriate?......................................7
3.1 how can constructs be operationalised?..........................................................................................7
3.2 which data collection method will be used?.................................................................................8

, 3.3 is the data collected reliable and valid?............................................................................................8
3.3.1 validity.......................................................................................................................................8
Construct validity............................................................................................................................8
Ecological validity............................................................................................................................8
3.3.2 reliability....................................................................................................................................8
3.3.3 the relationship between reliability and validity........................................................................8
3.4 what is the best way to design an interview or survey?................................................................8
3.4.1which form do I choose: oral or written......................................................................................8
Oral two forms: structured(questionnaire) or unstructured (open interview)................................8
Written data collection...................................................................................................................9
3.4.2Do I opt for a face to face, telephone, mail or interest survey?..................................................9
Face to face interview.....................................................................................................................9
Telephone interview.....................................................................................................................10
Mail questionnaires and self-administered questionnaires..........................................................10
Internet questionnaires....................................................................................................................10
3.4.3which approach do I choose: individual or group.....................................................................11
person administration...................................................................................................................11
3.5what constitutes a good design of an observational study?........................................................11
3.5.1which methods of observation could be used best?.............................................................11
Participant and covert observation...............................................................................................11
Open or structured.......................................................................................................................11
3.5.2what can be observed...............................................................................................................11
3.6 what is the best way to design a research study which uses existing materials?............................11
3.6.1 what are the types of existing material and how are they used?.............................................11
3.6.2 what are the advantages and disadvantages of the use of existing material?.........................11
Chapter 4 how do you analyse and report the data?............................................................................12
Grounded Theory..........................................................................................................................12
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