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Bmgt 320: Research Methods Question Paper

Bmgt 320: Research Methods

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2013

KABARAK
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

BMGT 320: RESEARCH METHODS
DAY: TUESDAY

DATE: 6/08/2013
TIME: 9.00 – 12.00 P.M.

STREAM: Y3S2

INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO

QUESTION ONE
(a) Your lecturer has asked you to prepare and submit an academic proposal as part of
your Research Methods coursework. Identify and discuss any ten sections or
sub- sections of your proposal. (20 marks)
(b) For various reasons, data scores are sometimes combined into smaller categories.
Cite any three of these reasons.

QUESTION TWO
(a) What does the term research mean? (2 marks)
(b) Research serves numerous purposes. Highlight any FOUR of the purposes you know.
(10 marks)
(c) Identify and briefly discuss any five sources of knowledge that you know. (10 marks)

QUESTION THREE
(a) Identify any THREE disadvantages of a questionnaire which has not been well
thought out. (6 marks)
(b) Identify any THREE advantages of closed-ended questions. (6 marks)

(c) Give FOUR reasons to justify why many interviewers often opt for open-ended
questions? (8 marks)

QUESTION FOUR

(a) Discuss the following phrases:
i.
Population
ii.
Sample size
iii.
Simple random sampling
iv.
Data
v.
Variable (10 marks)

(b) Why do researchers reference their works? (10 marks)

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