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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

ECF 250/BBA260/ED300/HRM250/AFIN214/BPIR270

RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES IN SOCIAL SCIENCE AND BUSINESS

MID SEMISTER EXAMINATION -2013

Time allowed: 3 HOURS plus 5 minutes reading time

Instructions to Candidates:

1. Check that you have the correct examination paper in front of you.
2. There are Seven (7) questions in this paper. Answer Five (5) questions.
Answer questions ONE (1) and TWO (2) in Section A which are
COMPULSORY and ANY THREE (3) from section B.
3. All questions must be answered in the answer booklet provided only.

4. Write down the number of questions that you have answered on the cover
of the examination answer booklet.

5. Begin each question on a new page.


6. There shall be no form of communication between students during the
examination. Any students caught doing this will be disqualified.
7. Please note that all names used in this examination paper are fictitious and
do not represent any individual or institution

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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SECTION ONE: COMPULSORY-40 MARKS

1. You have been challenged by the continuous escalating unemployment levels


among youth in Zambia and you wish to use Research as an approach to
understand the scenario better and appreciate some of the underlying and
contributing factors to this concern.
Based on the above scenario, do the following:
(a) Formulate the Research Problem in the form of Question and Declarative
Statement (5 Marks)
(b) Formulate 3 sub-problems based on the Research Problem formulated
(5 Marks)

(c ) Formulate 3 Hypotheses based on the Sub-problems formulated (5 Marks)

(d) In each Hypothesis indicate an Independent and Dependent Variable


(5 Marks)
(e) Who is a key Informant in Research? Give at least two examples of a Research
scenario and the possible would- be key informants. Further Justify why Key
informants are Cardinal in any Research endeavor (10Marks)
(f) What is the main distinction between Applied and Basic Research. (10Marks)

TOTAL (40 MARKS)

SECTION B: CHOOSE ONLY 3 QUESTIONS -20 MARKS EACH

2.

(a) What is the importance of Pilot Testing the questionnaire ? (4 Marks)

(b) What does it mean by “ Research is by nature Helical” and explain further
the meaning of triangulation in Research (4Marks)

(c) What does triangulation mean in Research and what is its importance (4Marks)

(d) State and explain briefly the 4 roles of a researcher in a Participant Observation
design. (8Marks)

TOTAL (20 MARKS)

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3.
(a) Give 5 Key characteristics of Research (5Marks)
(b) Explain what you understand by Social Impact Assessment (5Marks)
(c) Suggest 4 factors that can help a researcher to select a Research Topic that is
Viable (5Marks)
(d) What do you understand by Hawthorne Effect and suggest three ways you can
avoid it. (5Marks)
TOTAL (20 MARKS)
4.
(a) Suggest 4 principles of Ethics involved in Research and explain each of them
briefly (5Marks)
(b) Distinguish between Qualitative and Quantitative Research Approaches
(5 Marks)
(c) What do you understand by sub-problems in Research and what are the 4 main
characteristics of Sub-problems. Highlight further the definition of an Hypothesis
and 4 roles they play in Research (10 Marks)
TOTAL (20MARKS)
5.
(a) What are the 4 consequences of lack of literature review on the part of the
Researcher would you suggest. (5Marks)
(b) Identify the following Research Designs:
i. A design that can be used if one is undertaking a study that involves
unfolding events
ii. A design where one variable has potential to impact on another
variable
iii. A design involving studying another culture
iv. A design involving focus on an individual/organization or event for an
extended period of time for the purposes of generalization of findings.
v. A design that can help one extract opinions or attitudes of the targeted
respondents (5Marks)

(c ) Explain what Unobstrusive Study is and the two trace data that exist within
the stated research design (5Marks)

(d) Suggest three forms of data collection tools and explain what you understand
by Hawthorne Effect. (5 Marks)
TOTAL (20 Marks)

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6.
(b) What is Evaluation Research and explain two forms of evaluation and the
main purposes of each of them (7Marks)
(c) Highlight the main stages in a general Research Cycle in order of priority
(6Marks)

(c ) What are the conditionality for choosing qualitative and quantitative research
approaches (7Marks)
TOTAL (20 Marks)

7.

(a) What is the difference between Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis

(5Marks)

(b) Suggest 4 factors appropriate for application of Qualitative Research


Approach (5Marks)

(c ) Suggest 4 factors appropriate for the application of a Quantitative Research


Approach (5Marks)

(d ) What are the 4 roles of a researcher in an Participant Observation Research

(5Marks)

TOTAL (20 Marks)

THE END OF EXAM

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