Methods of Research:

Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION

by

Engr. Anthony S. Tolentino

ECE Department, DHVTSU
I. Introduction

 Background of the Study

 Statement of the Problem
 Significance of the Study
 Objectives of the Study
 Scope and Limitations of the Study
1.1 Background

 Presentation of the current

situation
 Existence of unsatisfactory
condition that needs a solution
 Rationale of the study
 Historical background of the
problem
1.1 Background or Overview

 A desire to have a deeper & clearer

understanding of a problem
 A desire to find a better way of doing
something or of improving the current
situation
 Desire to discover something
 Link to the Statement of the Problem
1.2 Statement of the Problem

 Focus on the specific area of

concern
 Elaborate on the problem at hand
 Clear statement of problem
recognition
 Link to the Significance of the
Study
1.3 Significance or Importance

 Discussion on the usefulness of the

results of the study
 Contribution to the different solutions
to the problem
 Addition to existing body of
knowledge on the area
1.3 Significance or Importance

 Relevance of the study. – The rationale,

timeliness, and/or relevance of the study to
existing conditions must be explained or
discussed
 Possible solutions to existing problems or
improvement to unsatisfactory conditions
1.3 Significance or Importance

 Who are the beneficiaries and how

they are going to be benefitted
 Contribution to the growing body of
scientific knowledge
 Possible implications of the results
of the study
1.4 Objectives of the Study

 States the general objective of the

research
 Indicate specific objectives, including
identification of parameters and
other variables required in the study
1.5 Scope and Limitations
 Limitations of the study include the
weaknesses of the study beyond the
control of the researcher

 The limitations on the research

methodology or approach used

 The period of the study

1.5 Scope and Limitations

 Availability of research facilities

and equipment
 The locale of the study, where the
data were gathered or the entity
to which the data belong
 Instrumentation problems