ST.

THOMAS MORE
SCHOOL OF LAW AND BUSINESS
Doctolero Avenue, Brgy. Magugpo East, Tagum City
Website: www.stms.edu.ph Tel.No (084) 216-3866

Research Title:

Proponent:

Course & Year Level:

 RATIONALE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

GUIDE QUESTION RESPONSE
CONTEXT
What is the general
situation/circumstance
that makes you develop
your research
proposal?
Why is this
situation/circumstance
important?
What are the
current/relevant topics
related to this
situation/circumstance?
What are the gaps in the
existing literature?
These arguments will
demonstrate that you
made an extensive
literature review, and you
have made a critical
analysis of the literature
in relation to your
proposed research topic

(The more gaps you have

identified, the stronger
your paper is)
What makes it different from
previous studies?
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What is something new in
my research?

What do you intend to do?

This is the aim of your
study
This can be embedded
in your main arguments

Significance of your
Research
Why is your study
important?
Whom or what
industry will benefit?
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What would be the potential
contribution of my
research?
Will it solve a particular
problem?
Will it offer a new way
of thinking?
Will it give a new
direction towards
enhancements of
practice?
Will it
approve/disapprove
something?
Will it solve a certain
debate?
Will it add evidence to
developing body of
knowledge?
Will It develop a new
theory, prototype,
model, artifact, process,
tool and etc.?
What questions you would
answer?
These are your
research questions.
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METHODS
What is the design of your
study?
Descriptive
Evaluative
Theoretical
/Philosophical
Etc.

Who are the samples of your

study?
Who choose these
samples?
How many?
Who will you select them?
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What tool will use in
gathering your data?
Document analysis
Interviews
Assessments
Surveys
Case study
Observations
Statistical databases
Etc.

Briefly describe your

methods supported by
references to research
applying the methods in
similar situations

How would you analyze your

data?
Briefly describe your data
analysis technique supported
by references to research
applying the analysis in similar
situations.

What are the strengths and

weaknesses of the
methodology you have
identified?

Your goals is to show that your

methodology is the best
approach