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E-Mail: Phone: Submit 2 research concept notes - submission of hardcopies on or before Second Friday of Semester II to the HOD, Mr Mataka (EVERYTHING SHOULD BE BRIEF AND FIT IN THE SPACES PROVIDED-DO NOT CHANGE THE FORMAT) General Subject Area: THIS SHOULD BE IN THE PARTICULAR PROGRAM ONE IS IN. (THIS IS THE GENERAL AREA OF FOCUS AND NORMALLY VERY BRIEF, CAN BE ONE, TWO, THREE WORDS AND SLIGHTLY MORE) Proposed Project Title: 1. THE TITLE SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN 16 WORDS. IT SHOULD EQUALLY CAPTURE THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE AND DEPENDENT VARIABLE (S). (RULE OF THUMB: 12 PLUS OR MINUS 4 WORDS) Brief Introduction: 1. SUMMARY OF THE LITERATURE REVIEW-PUTS THE RESEARCH IN ITS CONTEXT 2 HIGHLIGHT THE BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RESEARCH AREA...ORGANISATION/SUBJECT UNDER INVESTIGATION 3. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED AS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM TO BE TACKLED BY RESEARCHER Statement of the Problem: 1. SOCIAL NEED-IDEAL SITUATION VS CURRENT SITUATION AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE CURRENT SITUATION. EQUALLY SITE SHOWING EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS. 2. KNOWLEDGES GAP-FROM PRELIMINARY LITERATURE REVIEW. GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL...SO NO FOCUS ON THIS PARTICULAR ORGANISATION. CLEARLY STATED 3 RESEARCHERS INTENTION.ONE SENTENCE QOUTING THE TOPIC Research Objectives: 1. BETWEEN 3 (MIN) AND 5 (MAX). IDEAL NUMBER IS 4. 2. IDEAL FORMULATION OF RESEARCH OBJECTIVES: FOCUS ON THE CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM FOCUS ON EFFECTS OF THE PROBLEM FOCUS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BTN IND & DEP VARIABLES. FOCUS ON THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS Mulungushi University RESEARCH CONCEPT NOTE Research Questions/Hypothesis: 1. RESEARCH QUESTIONS-WHAT,WHY OR HOW-THEY SHOULD BE ALIGNED TO THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES. OR 2. RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS-THEY SHOULD BE ALIGNED TO THE OBJECTIVES..HO AND HI NB: IF RESEARCH IS QUALITATIVE, RESEARCH QUESTIONS ARE ENCOURAGED AND IF IT'S QUANTITATIVE, HYPOTHESES FORMULATION IS ENCOURAGED Theories to be used: 1. RELATE THE RELEVANT THEORIES TO THE STUDY-EXPLANATION OF THEORIES IS NOT IMPORTANT WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS HOW THE THEORY IS RELATED TO THE RESEARCH STUDY. (LITERATURE REVIEW HAS TO BE ALIGNED TO THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES). 2. IDEAL NUMBER OF THEORIES SHOULD BE BETWEEN 3 (MIN) - 5 (MAX) THEORIES