Week # 2: The Research Process: A Quick Glance
The research process: an eight-step model
Phase I: deciding what to research
Step I: formulating a research problem
Phase II : planning a research study
Step II: conceptualising a research design
Step III: constructing an instrument for data collection
Step IV: selecting a sample
Step V: writing a research proposal
Phase III: conducting a research study
Step VI: collecting data
Step VII: processing and displaying data
Step VIII: writing a research report