Research Methodology (HMPYC80) 2023
ASSIGNMENT/QUIZ 1
FINAL DUE DATE: 12 APRIL 2023
Unique number: 886328
Contribution to final mark: 5%
Question 1
It's a regular Wednesday afternoon, and the research students have congregated in their
preferred study place, a cozy corner of the university library. They've been working on
their different projects for quite some time and are feeling a little stuck. They decide to
take a break and assist each other by asking research-related questions. The first student,
John, starts things off. "Hey guys, I've been struggling with some concepts. What is your
understanding of Philosophy”?
Which one of the following statements about philosophy is correct?
Answer:
Thabo: Philosophy means “the love of wisdom” is the study of how knowledge,
reality and our existence as human. beings evoke questions about who we are, what we
know and how we experience the world around us.
Question 2
Morgan also feels confused about the term paradigm. “Hey guys, what do you
understand about the term paradigm. Does it relate to tools and techniques for doing
research? Which response is the most correct one?
Answer
Lerato: No, a paradigm denotes a certain way of doing something; an example or pattern that
establishes a "disciplinary matrix*
Question 3
Lerato: Okay, I understand. Am I correct in saying that epistemology means knowledge
and that it can also be understood as the study of knowledge?
ASSIGNMENT/QUIZ 1
FINAL DUE DATE: 12 APRIL 2023
Unique number: 886328
Contribution to final mark: 5%
Question 1
It's a regular Wednesday afternoon, and the research students have congregated in their
preferred study place, a cozy corner of the university library. They've been working on
their different projects for quite some time and are feeling a little stuck. They decide to
take a break and assist each other by asking research-related questions. The first student,
John, starts things off. "Hey guys, I've been struggling with some concepts. What is your
understanding of Philosophy”?
Which one of the following statements about philosophy is correct?
Answer:
Thabo: Philosophy means “the love of wisdom” is the study of how knowledge,
reality and our existence as human. beings evoke questions about who we are, what we
know and how we experience the world around us.
Question 2
Morgan also feels confused about the term paradigm. “Hey guys, what do you
understand about the term paradigm. Does it relate to tools and techniques for doing
research? Which response is the most correct one?
Answer
Lerato: No, a paradigm denotes a certain way of doing something; an example or pattern that
establishes a "disciplinary matrix*
Question 3
Lerato: Okay, I understand. Am I correct in saying that epistemology means knowledge
and that it can also be understood as the study of knowledge?
