UNIT CODE : PELM 701

UNITTITLE : QUALITATIVE RESEARCH INSTRUCTIONS

TIME : 3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any Three Questions
Question One
Identify fve common quantitative study designs and discuss their distinctive
features. (20 Mks)
Question Two
If you were tasked to study the extent to which an organizational culture
impacts its overall performance, what study design and data collection
mechanism will you use? Explain the rationale for your choice. (20 Mks)
Question Three
With specifc examples discuss the key characteristics of qualitative research.
(20
Mks)
Question Four
Discuss the context in which the phenomenological study approach difers or is
similar to ethnographic approach. (20 Mks)
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Question Five
Identify and discuss fve major challenges a researcher is bound to encounter
in the analysis and presentation of information and data in a qualitative study,
(20
Mks)
Question Six
In quantitative research, the researcher uses a compendium of data collection
approaches (instruments), discuss the four main research instruments used to
collect qualitative data, make sure you cite the advantages of using each
research instrument. (20 Mks)
Question Seven
In the PhD level you have been taught two research courses namely qualitative
and quantitative research methods. Discuss in detail why you would choose
qualitative research approach as you write your dissertation. (20 Mks)
Question Eight
Discuss the Ethical and Logistical issues in Qualitative research. (20 Mks)
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