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1.5.4 Main Takeaways on Formulating Research Objectives

Course subject(s) Module 1. Introduction to Research

Research Objective

Demarcates your research,
Defines what you will contribute towards the answering of the question or the problem, and
How you will do so.
Must be Useful, Realistic, Feasible, Clear, and Informative
Takes context (The circumstances that form the setting for your research. ) into account

Formulation of a Research Objective

A Research objective should be formulated as:

The research objective is

… (a) …

by … (b)…

with

(a) the contribution of the project to the solution of the problem

(b) description of the way the contribution will be provided

Note: without (b), statement (a) is too generic!!

[based on Verschuren en Doorewaard, Designing a research Project, 2nd edition, Eleven international publishing, The Netherlands, 2010]

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