RESEARCH DESIGN

MEANING AND ITS IMPORTANCE

RESEARCH DESIGN is a plan,
structure and strategy of
investigation conceived so as to
obtain answers to research
questions and to control variance.
According to Kerlinger
According to Green and Tull
Resign Design is the specification of
methods and procedures for acquiring
the information needed. It is the overall
operational pattern or framework of the
project that stipulates what information
is to be collected from which sources
by what procedures.
To be effective, a research design should
furnish at least the following details:
1. A statement of objectives of the study or the
research output.
2. A statement of the data inputs required on
the basis of which the research problem is to
be solved.
3. The methods of analysis which shall be used
to treat and analyze the data inputs.
Advantages of Research Design
1. Consumes less time.
2. Ensures project time schedule.
3. Helps researcher to prepare
himself to carry out research in a
proper and a systematic wa.
4. Better documentation of the
various activities while the project
work is going on.
5. Helps in proper planning of the
resources and their procurement
in right time.
6. Provides satisfaction and
confidence, accompanied with a
sense of success from beginning
of the work of the research
project.
THE NEED FOR RESEARCH DESIGN
1. It reduces inaccuracy.
2. Helps to get maximum
efficiency and reliability.
3. Eliminates bias and margin
errors.
4. Minimizes wastage of time.
5. Helpful for collecting research
materials.
6. Helpful for testing hypothesis.
7. Gives an idea regarding the
type of resources required in
terms of money, manpower, time
and efforts.
8. Provides an overview to other
experts.
9. Guides the research in the right
direction.
Essential Element of Research
Design
1. Accurate purpose statement of
research design.
2. Techniques to be implemented
for collecting details for research.
3. Method applied for analyzing
collected details.
4. Type of research methodology
5. Probable objections for
research.
6. Settings for research study.
7. Timeline
8. Measurement of analysis.
Characteristics of Research
Design
1. Neutrality. The results
projected in research design
should be free from bias and
neutral.
2. Reliability. If a research is conducted on
a regular basis, the researcher involved expects
similar results to be calculated every time.
Research design should indicate how the
research questions can be formed to ensure
the standard of obtained results and this can
happen only when the research design is
reliable.
3. Validity. There are multiple measuring
tools available for research design but valid
measuring tools are those which help a
researcher in gauging results according to the
objective of research and nothing else.
4. Generalization. The outcome of
research design should be applicable to a
population and not just a restricted sample.
Classification of Research Design
1. Quantitative
2. Qualitative
Types of Research Design
1. Descriptive research design
2. Experimental research design
3. Correlational research design
4. Diagnostic research design
5. Explanatory research design