Formulation of research ProblemResearch Methodology Dr. Krishna Kishor Trivedi

1. Formulation of research
Problem
Research Methodology
Dr. Krishna Kishor Trivedi

2. Research Process
Hypothesi
s
Define
Research
Problem
Design
Research
Problem
Collect
Data
Analyses
of Data
Test
Of
Hypothesi
s
Report
writing
Define
Research
Problem
Process Starts by Hypothesis
Process Starts by Research
Problem
Hypothesi
s
Design
Research
Problem
Collect
Data
Analyses
of Data
Analyses
of Data
Report
writing

3. ?
Research Topic
Its not Research topic
It is Research Problem

4. HOW TO FORMULATE RESEARCH
PROBLEM
Step 1: Identify area of
interest .
Step 2: Investigate the nature of
the problem.
Step 3: Define the Variable
Relationships.
Step 4: Raise research
questions
Step 5: Formulate and Assess your objectives

5. Hypothesis

6. 1. Interest,
2. Experience and Expertise
3. Relevance,
4. Availability of data,
5. Ethical issues.
Step 1: Identify area of interest.

7. Step 1: Identify area of interest.
Area of Interest defiantly connect to your subject
But What is my
Interest ?
Sometime it is difficult to prefer a subject
Sometime it is not difficult to prefer a subject
Women
empowerment
Society and
development
Business and
technology
Mughal history Tulsi Das
Medicine and
health
Education and
learning
Law and
Governance
Failure of
Democracy
Road safety

8. Step 2: Investigate the Nature of the
Problem
.
I select Following Problem
Any of your
Problem
Analytical Critical
Interdisciplinary
Professional
Doctrinal
Technical
Non Doctrinal
Geographical
Commercial
Artistic
Comparative
Historical

9. Step 3: Define the Variable Relationships
.
Any of Problem
Data Changed
Method Change
Market Changed
Year Changed

10. Step 4: Raise research questions
Observe following questions:-
1 -What is the effect of problem over
Political, Economic or Social Sectors?
2- Why your subject is Important for current
period ?
3- Why you select this area (Hypothesis)?
4- What will be result of your research?
5- How this problem will solve?

11. 1. Your objectives grow out of your research
questions.
2. The main difference between objectives
and research questions is the way in
which they are written.
3. Research questions are obviously that—
questions.
Step 5: Formulate and Assess your objectives

12. Assess your objectives in the light of:
1- work involved
2- time available to you
3- financial resources available
4- your technical expertise in the area

13. Contribution of your Problem
– Theoretical contributions.
– Empirical contributions.
– Methodological contributions.
– Practical contributions.

14. Exampl
e
Step 1
Start with your Hypothesis
Indian Economy is poor in
comparison with Japan ?

15. Step 2
Indian Economy is poor in
comparison with Japan ?
Indian Economy is poor in
Manufacturing Industries in
comparison with Japan

16. Step 3
Indian Economy is poor in
comparison with Japan ?
Indian Economy is poor in
Manufacturing Industries in
comparison with Japan.
Indian Economy is poor in Car
Manufacturing Industries in
comparison with japan.

17. Step 4
•Indian Economy is poor in
comparison with Japan ?
•Indian Economy is poor in
Manufacturing Industries in
comparison with Japan.
•Indian Economy is poor in Car
Manufacturing Industries in
comparison with Japan.
•Indian Economy is poor in Car
Manufacturing Industries in
Comparison with Japan

18. Step 5
comparison with Japan ?
•Indian Economy is poor in
Manufacturing Industries in
comparison with Japan.
•Indian Economy is poor in Car
Manufacturing Industries in
comparison with Japan.
•Indian Economy is poor in Car
Manufacturing Industries in
Comparison with Japan
• Indian Economy is poor in Car
Manufacturing Industries in
Comparison with Japan in year 2000

19. Step 6
Indian Economy is poor in Car
Manufacturing Industries in
Comparison with Japan in year 2000
to 2010
“A study of Indian Car
Manufacturing Industries with Japan
(An Comparative Study of Economic
growth between year 2000 to 2010)

20. Thanks
Dr. K. K. Trivedi