Research instruments

Research instruments

1. Questionnaires

   • Issues
     • those that are necessary to obtain the required information
   • Definition
     • It consists of a series of questions and other indications
   • Data analysis
   • Types
     • survey is, by far, the most common
   • Uses
     • It is a document formed by a set of questions that must be drafted in a coherent way that your answers can offer us all the necessary information.
   • Limitations
     • very limited information is seen in a survey

2. Interviews

   • Draft the interview
   • Pilot your questions
   • Select your sample interviewees
   • Conduct the interview
   • Analysing the interview data

3. Questionnaires

   • Definition
     • It consists of a series of questions and other indications
   • Types
     • survey is, by far, the most common
   • Issues
     • those that are necessary to obtain the required information
   • Data analysis
   • Uses
     • It is a document formed by a set of questions that must be drafted in a coherent way that your answers can offer us all the necessary information
   • Limitations
     • very limited information is seen in a survey

4. Interviews

   • Draft the interview
   • Pilot your questions
   • Select your sample interviewees
   • Conduct the interview
   • Analysing the interview data
   • Key textbooks focusing on developing and using interviews

5. Content analysis

   • Definition
     • Methodology of the social disciplines and bibliometrics
   • Potential
     • Conceptual analysis and relational analysis.
   • Sources
     • Explicit topics
   • Procedure
     • Stages in the relational analysis process
   • Quantitative models
     • Verify the fulfillment of objectives
   • Qualitative models
     • Meaning of a message (speech, a magazine article)
   • Uses
     • Analyze the application of standards and policies.

6. Focus groups

   • Definition
     • efforts to find your ideal job.
     • focus’ on a topic
   • Purposes
     • Define the research question more specifically.
     • focus group discussion
   • Procedure
     • To gather insight to, or raise awareness of, an issue or topic
     • To interpret previously obtained research results
   • Advantages
     • 1. Because of your indirect involvement as a researcher, you can achieve a 100 per cent response rate for your questions.

7. Observations

   • Definition
   • Planning
   • Conducting an observation
   • Issues
   • Data analysis
   • Uses

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