Topic 3. Science and Technology

The viability of a project is considered to be: if it’s capable of working, functioning and developing adequately; if it has enough changes to succeed and if it’s financially sustainable.

True or False

• True

• False

It is anchored on the moral standards that we follow in order to know whether or not something is “right or wrong” to research.

• Morality

• RA No. 8485

• Research Ethics

Type of research that answers the following questions: What is the phenomenon? How is it called? What is the relevance of the phenomenon? How often does it occur?

• Predictive

• Exploratory

• Descriptive

• Analytical

The more questions answered the more solid the research’s justification will be.

True or False

• True

• False

No financing, Ethical issues, Legal prohibitions are common restrictions when performing a research project. True or False?

• True

• False

Type of research that answers the following questions: Is there any theoretical or practical explanation of it? Is it measurable? How does it evolve? How does it behave?

• Descriptive

• Exploratory

• Predictive

• Analytical

Type of research that answers the following questions: What happens if you change or intervene in the phenomenon? Is it possible to modify it?

• Analytical

• Exploratory

• Descriptive

• Predictive

Two criteria proposed by Kerlinger (1976) to formulate a research problem:

• It must handle at least five variables.

• It must handle at least one variable.

• It must handle at least three variables.

• It must be delimited and the implied phenomenon must be observable.

Another thing necessary for the research to be successful is to be _________ and ___________.

• Justified and organized.

• Justified and viable.

• Justified and coherent.

• Justified and ethics.

Type of research that answers the following questions: Is there background information of this research topic? What characteristics does it show? What is really happening?

• Predictive

• Analytical

• Descriptive

• Exploratory