• Background of the Study

• Main Objectives of the Feasibility Study

• Scope and Limitations of the Study
• Definition of the Terms
• The first section of the introduction is the
Background of the Study written right after the
chapter heading - CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

• Make the introduction captivating and attention-

getting. Since it is the opening part of the
academic paper, it should capture and arouse the
interest and curiousity of the readers.
• Organize well the ideas that constitute the theme of
the research. Use connecting or transition words
between paragraps to ensure coherence.
• Use words that are simple and understandable to
the different kinds of readers. Use layman’s terms
as much as possible.
• If the word/s have technical meaning, be sure that
the technical and operational definition is provided
in the definition of terms for reference.
• Check the grammatical construction of the
sentences. Consult a language expert if possible.
• The Background … should be one to three pages
discussion highlignting the following:
A. Preliminary Paragraphs that will lead the
reader to the central theme of the research. It
may serve as the springboard for the discussion
of the contextual information of the subject being
investigated. The preliminary paragraph may be
grounded on business concepts, principles,
theories, and/or historical information relevant to
the theme of the research.
B. Discussion of the Significant Contextual
Information that gave you the idea of the
proposed business. It may include such
information as the history and context of the
compelling market need to be solved,
baseline data or authoritative information that
will support the claim on the identified market
need, the circumstance or environment in
which the proposed product or service is
seen as a solution to the market problem.
C. Conluding Paragraph that will connect
the Introduction to the Main Objectives of
the Feasiblity Study. It may highlight a
brief description of the proposed business
as the subject of the study of the research
to be undertaken.
• The main objective of a feasibility study is to
determine whether or not a certain plan of
action is likely to produce the anticipated
result—that is, whether or not it will work, and
whether or not it is worth doing economically.
• The main objective of a feasibility study is a
generic statement of what result to attain in
each aspect of the business operation.
• In framing the main objectives of a feasibility
study, state first the main purpose of
conducting the research and add the nature
of the proposed business, then spell out the
aspects of operations that will be
investigated.
Example:
• The main objective of a feasibility study is a
generic statement of what outcome is expected
to achieve in each aspect of business
operation that should be broken down into
specific objectives in each part of the study
concerning market, technical/production,
management, financial, and socio-economic.
• The main objective of a feasibility study may
include other purposes of the study which
should be attained at the completion of the
research. These added purposes should not
alienate the direction of the study in answering
the main issues of the research being
undertaken.
Example:
• The scope of a study explains the extent to
which the research area will be explored in the
work and specifies the parameters within the
study will be operating.
• Basically, this means that you will have to define
what the study is going to cover and what it is
focusing on.
• The scope of a research paper is followed by its
limitations.
• The limitations of the study are those
characteristics of design or methodology that
impacted or influenced the interpretation of the
findings from your research.
• They are the constraints on generalizability,
applications to practice, and/or utility of
findings that are the results of the ways in which
the researcher initially chose to design the study
or the method used to establish internal and
external validity or the result of unanticipated
challenges that emerged during the study.
 The Scope and Limitation of a Feasibility
Study should focus on the brief discussion of the
following:
• Target audience/readers of the study
• Main purpose of the study
• Locale of the study
• Specific variables covered in each aspect of
business operation to be investigated
• Research participants and research design
• Instrumentation and tools for analysis
• Assumptions on each aspect of operation (if
necessary)
• Expected constraints and limitations on each
aspect of business operation
• Constraints and limitations on data gathering
• Timeframe of the study
• an important part of research paper or
report in which the key or important terms
in the study are clearly defined.
• ensures that the readers will understand the
components of the study in the way that the
author will be presenting them, because often
the readers may have their own
understanding of the terms, or not be familiar
with them at all.
Technical Definition - a word or phrase
used in a specialized field to refer to
objects or concepts that are particular to
that field and for which there are no
adequate terms in ordinary language.
Operational Definition - specifies concrete,
replicable procedures designed to represent a
construct. It is the performance which the researcher
executes in order to make known a concept.
For example, an operational definition of "fear"
(the construct) often includes measurable physiologic
responses that occur in response to a perceived
threat. Thus, "fear" might be operationally defined as
specified changes in heart rate, galvanic skin
response, pupil dilation, and blood pressure.
• The definition of terms may be just a technical
definition or operational definition.
• It is best if the definition of terms is a combination
of the technical and operational definition.
Technical definition should come first then
followed by operational definition
• The defined terms should be arranged
alphabetically.
• The acronym in the definition of terms should be
spelled out compeltely.
• A definition retrieved from a print source would
be cited like a standard book chapter citation:
Term. (Date). In Title of book (edition). Place
of publication: Publisher.
Example:
Chloride. It refers to .....(2003). In Merriam-
Webster's dictionary (11th ed.). Springfield,
MA: Merriam- Webster, Inc.
• To cite a definition within the text, you would
place the defined word and the date of
publication in parentheses after the relevant
phrase and before the punctuation mark. If the
definition is quoted, you must also add the page
number.
Example:
According to Merriam-Webster's dictionary,
andragogy is "the art or science of teaching
adults"... ("Andragogy", 1993, p. 85).
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CLARIFICATIONS?