SELF-CHECK QUESTIONS (Module 1)

1.                   What are the constitutive features of research?

2.                   What testifies to incorrect use of the term ‘research’?

3.                   What does ‘systematic’ in the definition of research imply?

4.                   What research purposes can be set?

5.                   What is pure research aimed at?

6.                   What does applied research result in?

7.                   How can a variety of research be explained?

8.                   What kinds of research are widely used?

9.                   What does research ethics imply?

10.               What is meant by a research strategy?

11.               What formula is a formal definition based on?

 

SELF-CHECK QUESTIONS (Module 2)

1.                                        What stages does the research process include?

2.                                         What factors determine the choice of research area?

3.                                        What is the object of research?

4.                                         What does the subject of research denote?

5.                                        What is meant by a research problem?

6.                                         What problem is considered to be topical?

7.                                         What is a research hypothesis?

8.                                        What requirements should hypotheses meet?

9.                                        What do the three types of hypotheses differ in?

10.                                       When is the hypothesis rejected?

11.                                       What do formalized hypotheses include?

12.                                       What order do the conclusions of research follow?

13.                                       What are items of evaluation of a research project?

 

 

SELF-CHECK QUESTIONS (Module 3)

1.     What does the process of critically reviewing the literature involve?

2.      What is the main purpose of critical literature review?

3.      What other purposes does the review state?

4.      What do you need to include in your critical review?

5.      Does the review imply that your ideas should extend, follow or approve those set out in the literature?

6.      What is meant by ‘critical’ in the context of reviewing the literature?

7.      What is the accepted structure of critical review?

8.      What three categories can literature sources be divided?

9.      What do primary literature sources include?

10.  Why are secondary literature sources easier to locate?

11.  What are tertiary literature sources designed for?

12.  What does planning the literature search include?

13.  What parameters of the literature obtained should be assessed?