Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT)

Midterm Examination (Online)

BBA Program/Spring Semester 2020/Intake 42/Section 8/NS
BUS 405: Research Methodology for Business. Full Marks: 30
Online Question Upload (Google Classroom): 10.00 am, 06 June, 2020
Online Submission Deadline (Google Classroom): 9.59 am, 07 June, 2020

Instructions and Information:

a. All submissions Through Google Classroom.

b. Late submissions will not be accepted under any circumstances, as such do not risk yourself helping
others. It is always better to refine and improve your answer using the available time. Do not wait
for the last hours to submit/turn in. Better to complete and submit/turn in early rather than to relax
and wait. Submit as final answer; do not keep as ‘Draft’.
c. There are THREE questions for you. Answer all the Questions.
d. All questions carry equal marks. Internal division of marks is at the discretion of the examiner.
e. Answer all parts of each question consecutively.
f. Your answer must be in paper and in handwriting, use A-4 size white offset paper, one sided only,
take high resolution good quality pictures of pages in portrait layout in good light. You must be very
neat and clean.
g. Make a cover page with your Name, Id, Mobile no. email, Intake, Section.
h. Create one full document with all pages preferably in pdf format and then upload as one File/Folder.
You cannot type and answer in MS word format.
i. If any two or more answer scripts are of same write-up (full or partial) and the examiner believes
that these are copied from each other, then all such papers will earn ZERO in total and will be
reported to the authority as per BUBT rules.
j. It is an open-book exam but copying exactly from books will not be accepted at all. Answering
theoretical questions must be in your own language.

1) “Business research specifies the information required to address these issues; designs the method
for collecting information; manages and implements the data collection process; analyses the 10
results; and communicates the findings and their implications.” - Discuss in light of the steps in the
business research process. Discuss the ethical issues in business research that relate to (a) the
client, (b) the supplier, and (c) the respondent.

2) “Of all the tasks in a business research project, none is more vital to the ultimate fulfillment of a
client’s needs than an accurate and adequate definition of the research problem. All the effort,
time, and money spent from this point on will be wasted if the problem is misunderstood and ill- 10
defined.”- Explain the above-mentioned statement in your own words with the nature of the first
and second steps in conducting business research? What are the differences between research
questions and hypotheses?

3) Define the research design in your own words. What is the relationship between exploratory, 10
descriptive, and causal research? What are the major purposes for which exploratory research is
conducted?