IRM1501 ASSIGNMENT 01
SEMESTER 02
NAME: XXXXXXXX
STUDENT NUMBER: XXXXXXXX
UNIQUE NUMBER: 899920
MODULE CODE: IRM1501
SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
ASSIGNMENT NUMBER: 01
DUE DATE: 18 AUGUST 2023
QUESTION 1
DISTINCTION BETWEEN QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY AND WITH EXAMPLES.
Qualitative research endeavors to describe and explain certain phenomena or positions
within a wider context. Its data consists of unstructured information in the form of words,
objects and pictures. Statistical analyses are not employed in qualitative studies. It
usually aims to answer the question why? Qualitative research also tends to be more
subjective because much of the result depends on the researcher’s interpretation of the
data, in order words, primary and secondary sources. Typically, a qualitative research
approach relies on a doctrinal or black -letter law methodology. It is aimed at collecting
SEMESTER 02
NAME: XXXXXXXX
STUDENT NUMBER: XXXXXXXX
UNIQUE NUMBER: 899920
MODULE CODE: IRM1501
SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
ASSIGNMENT NUMBER: 01
DUE DATE: 18 AUGUST 2023
QUESTION 1
DISTINCTION BETWEEN QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY AND WITH EXAMPLES.
Qualitative research endeavors to describe and explain certain phenomena or positions
within a wider context. Its data consists of unstructured information in the form of words,
objects and pictures. Statistical analyses are not employed in qualitative studies. It
usually aims to answer the question why? Qualitative research also tends to be more
subjective because much of the result depends on the researcher’s interpretation of the
data, in order words, primary and secondary sources. Typically, a qualitative research
approach relies on a doctrinal or black -letter law methodology. It is aimed at collecting
