Semester 1: Assignment 02 (UN: 860077)
Note: You must submit assignment 01 before you can submit this assignment.
Please choose the most correct option in each question.
Question 1
The . . . component of scientific thinking refers to the knowledge people have about the object of study.
1. ontological
2. methodological
3. ideological
4. epistemological
Question 2
All research studies go through definite phases. To avoid struggling to design the research study, the researcher must
first and foremost . . .
1. decide what information to collect for the study
2. identify the research topic
3. decide how to analyse and interpret the collected information
4. formulate the research problem
Question 3
After you have conceptualised and operationalised the key concepts of the problem of your study, the next step is to .
. . which needs you to explain among other things, where, when and how the study will be conducted and who the
research participants will be.
1. formulate a research problem
2. collect information
3. plan and design the study
4. analysis and interpret the information
Question 4
The notion that people should not waste and consume more than they need to satisfy their basic needs is part of the .
..
1. sense of personal responsibility
2. protestant work ethic
3. post-industrial work ethic
4. external locus control of an individual
Question 5
The shift towards self-agency and greater self-reliance reflects a change in work ethic, from a . . .
1. feudal ethic to a market ethic
2. feudal ethic to a mechanistic ethic
Note: You must submit assignment 01 before you can submit this assignment.
Please choose the most correct option in each question.
Question 1
The . . . component of scientific thinking refers to the knowledge people have about the object of study.
1. ontological
2. methodological
3. ideological
4. epistemological
Question 2
All research studies go through definite phases. To avoid struggling to design the research study, the researcher must
first and foremost . . .
1. decide what information to collect for the study
2. identify the research topic
3. decide how to analyse and interpret the collected information
4. formulate the research problem
Question 3
After you have conceptualised and operationalised the key concepts of the problem of your study, the next step is to .
. . which needs you to explain among other things, where, when and how the study will be conducted and who the
research participants will be.
1. formulate a research problem
2. collect information
3. plan and design the study
4. analysis and interpret the information
Question 4
The notion that people should not waste and consume more than they need to satisfy their basic needs is part of the .
..
1. sense of personal responsibility
2. protestant work ethic
3. post-industrial work ethic
4. external locus control of an individual
Question 5
The shift towards self-agency and greater self-reliance reflects a change in work ethic, from a . . .
1. feudal ethic to a market ethic
2. feudal ethic to a mechanistic ethic
