BUSINESS RESEARCH
Opening Activity
A. Read the following sentences. Put a check (/) on the space before the number if you think
that the sentence is a description of a research. Put a cross (X) if you think that it is not.
X 1. Research must be hurriedly conducted.
/ 2. There should be enough data before conducting research.
/ 3. Research must observe a step-by-step process.
/ 4. The researcher must have the final say in his or her findings.
/ 5. A person’s opinion is acceptable and considered as an answer to the questions asked by the
researcher.
/ 6. Any concern or issue confronted by the students is researchable.
/ 7. The causes why students fall in quizzes are worth researching.
/ 8. The student – researcher must read literature related to the problem he or she is studying.
/ 9. The researcher must avoid listening to another researcher to have an objective view of his or
her study.
/ 10. The steps in conducting research are patterned.
B. Encircle the words in the box that are related to the definition of research
Investigation subjective biases literature theories
System phenomena intuition guessing factual
Opinions xperiences discovery dreams data
Interview teleserye instrument productivity validates
C. Using all the sentences you checked (/) in Act. A and encircled words in Act. B,
formulate a good and acceptable definition of research.
RESEARCH is a scientific investigation and study of things in order to find and establish
facts and reach new conclusions. It is done in a step-by-step process so the development of the
study is organized, free from errors and clearly provides robust and ethical evidence. Any issue
Opening Activity
A. Read the following sentences. Put a check (/) on the space before the number if you think
that the sentence is a description of a research. Put a cross (X) if you think that it is not.
X 1. Research must be hurriedly conducted.
/ 2. There should be enough data before conducting research.
/ 3. Research must observe a step-by-step process.
/ 4. The researcher must have the final say in his or her findings.
/ 5. A person’s opinion is acceptable and considered as an answer to the questions asked by the
researcher.
/ 6. Any concern or issue confronted by the students is researchable.
/ 7. The causes why students fall in quizzes are worth researching.
/ 8. The student – researcher must read literature related to the problem he or she is studying.
/ 9. The researcher must avoid listening to another researcher to have an objective view of his or
her study.
/ 10. The steps in conducting research are patterned.
B. Encircle the words in the box that are related to the definition of research
Investigation subjective biases literature theories
System phenomena intuition guessing factual
Opinions xperiences discovery dreams data
Interview teleserye instrument productivity validates
C. Using all the sentences you checked (/) in Act. A and encircled words in Act. B,
formulate a good and acceptable definition of research.
RESEARCH is a scientific investigation and study of things in order to find and establish
facts and reach new conclusions. It is done in a step-by-step process so the development of the
study is organized, free from errors and clearly provides robust and ethical evidence. Any issue
