Objectives must always be set after having formulated a good research question. After all, they are to explain the way in which such question is going to be answered. Objectives are usually headed by infinitive verbs such as:
- To identify
- To establish
- To describe
- To determine
- To estimate
- To develop
- To compare
- To analyse
- To collect
- …
Returning to the example given in the previous post about Unemployment in European Union and considering the two research questions posed: (1) What has been the unemployment rate in European Union over the last decade? and (2) Why have northern European countries registered a lower unemployment rate than southern countries?; the objectives could be as follow:
1º To compare the unemployment rate among all European countries.
2º To analyse the unemployment rate evolution from 2002 to 2012.
3º To identify the factors associated with high unemployment rates.
4º To develop an explanatory theory that associates unemployment rate with other indicators such as Growth Domestic Product (GDP).
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References
Camino, J. R. (2011). Cómo escribir y publicar una tesis doctoral. ESIC Editorial.
Saunders, Mark NK, et al. Research methods for business students , 5/e. Pearson Education India, 2011. Pearson.
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Dear “Anonymous”, you must first do a review of literature, i.e. search which other studies exist on this topic. Then you should state your research question, ie. what do you want to know that is unknown in the current literature? Perhaps you realize that there are little studies on the history of “polillo island” during middle age or contemporary era or perhaps there is nothing about the history focus on the island economy. Then, once you have your research question, you can write properly your objectives. As said in this article, you basically need to state what do you need to answer you research question. You may state a general objective first and then specific objectives.
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