PILOT STUDY: Meaning & importance, LIBRARY RESEARCH, ADVANTAGES Click to edit Master subtitle style & DISADVANTAGES

OF SECONDARY RESEARCH

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Presented by Eeba Afsar BBM 5th Semester

CONTENTS

IMPORTANCE OF PILOT STUDY RESEARCH & DISADVANTAGES OF SECONDARY RESEARCH

LIBRARY

ADVANTAGES

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PILOT STUDY

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INTRODUCTION
You It

never test the depth of a river with both feet is a small scale preliminary study conducted before the main research, in order to check the feasibility or to improve the design of the research in two different ways in social science research- feasibility studies which are "small scale version[s], or trial runs 4/23/12

Used

REASONS FOR CONDUCTING PILOT STUDIES

Process-

Feasibility of the steps that need to take place Time and budget problems that can occur Potential human and data optimization problems Tools of analysis
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Research-

Management Scientific-

CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS

Stop

- main study not feasible;

Continue,

but modify protocol - feasible with modifications; without modifications, but monitor closely - feasible with close monitoring and
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Continue

PROCEDURES TO IMPROVE THE INTERNAL VALIDITY OF A Administer the questionnaire to pilot QUESTIONNAIRE
Ask

subjects in exactly the same way as it will be administered in the main study the subjects for feedback to identify ambiguities and difficult questions the time taken to complete the questionnaire and decide whether it is reasonable all unnecessary, difficult or ambiguous questions4/23/12

Record

Discard

 Assess

whether each question gives an adequate range of responses that replies can be interpreted in terms of the information that is required that all questions are answered or re-scale any questions that are not answered as expected revise and, if possible, pilot 4/23/12

Establish

Check

Re-word

Shorten,

IMPORTANCE OF PILOT STUDY

Crucial

element of a good research

design

Conducting a pilot study does not guarantee success in the main study, but it does increase the likelihood. is a potentially valuable insight and should anything be missing in the pilot 4/23/12

It

 It

permits preliminary testing of the hypotheses that leads to testing more precise hypotheses in the main study the researcher with ideas, approaches, and clues you may not have foreseen before conducting the pilot study
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Provides


The

researcher may try out a number of alternative measures and then select those that produce the clearest results for students: masters research may sometimes serve as a pilot study for later research to be carried out as part of a doctoral 4/23/12 program

Especially

 Developing Assessing

and testing adequacy of research instruments the feasibility of a (full-scale) study/survey helps in establishing whether the sampling frame and technique are effective
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It

 Resources

(finance, staff) are needed for a planned study the proposed data analysis techniques to uncover potential problems

Assessing

Training

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LIBRARY RESEARCH

Library research is a type of research design based on periodicals, journals and other secondary data. It is mainly a compilation of information.

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LIBRARY RESEARCH METHODS

Keyword Subject

searches in online and print sources searches in online and print sources searches in printed sources

Citation

Searches Searches

through published bibliographies through people sources: 4/23/12

MAKING EFFECTIVE LIBRARY RESEARCH

PLANNING

LIBRARY RESEARCH

THE LIBRARY RESEARCH PROCESS RESOURCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

USING

REFERENCING

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PLANNING LIBRARY RESEARCH

Necessary

to contact the libraries in advance in order to be prepared for the requirements you need to fulfill. This will save you time, expense and effort. can use the library catalogue to search for materials held by a particular library library staff is happy to answer enquiries and provide training in using 4/23/12

You

The

THE LIBRARY RESEARCH PROCESS

Analyze Identify

the research subject research tools and collections to

use
Locate Read Keep

and obtain resources

and evaluate records

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USING RESOURCES:

Locating Searching Accessing Evaluating

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REFERENCING AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

Include

a reference when you quote or paraphrase from another work in your research using a footnote, an endnote or an in-text reference your bibliography you should include all the works (in whatever format) that you have used or have contributed to your research MHRA system is a bibliographic system commonly used in the 4/23/12

In

The

SECONDARY RESEARCH

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INTRODUCTION
Secondary

research refers to any data gathered for one purpose by one party and then put to a second use by or made to serve the purpose of a second party. and most diffuse data collection tool closest thing to an all-purpose research tool
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Broadest The

TYPES OF SECONDARY RESEARCH

INTERNAL:

Internal secondary data consist of information gathered elsewhere within your organization. Examples: sales reports, customer databases, reports from past primary market research Outside the organization. Examples: information gathered by government agencies such as the Census Bureau, information compiled
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EXTERNAL:

advantages of secondary research

Ease Low

of Access of Research Question

Cost to acquire Answer Research Question

Clarification May May The

Show Difficulties in Conducting Primary Research objectivity of the outside perspective

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Disadvantages of secondary research Quality of Research

Not

Specific to Researchers Needs Information Timely

Incomplete Not

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THANK YOU

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