Introduction to Research Objectives

Definition:

“The research objectives can be defined as the statement of the specific knowledge skills and attitudes that student is expected to achieve through their experiences which are gained with the help of conducting a study”

Importance of Research Objective:

The most important thing in a research work is to choose the research objectives. They will guide your work and point us in the right way.

• The first step in defining the research objectives is the identification of the research problem.
• The main part of the research work involves deep thinking about the research objectives.
• The research objectives should be related to the statement of the problem and will summarize what we hope to achieve from the study.
• It is derived from the knowledge gaps and states what is new and special that particular activity necessarily needs investigation. The research objective means what to do and what to achieve.

SMART Research Objectives:

The research objectives must be SMART, which means that;

• They must be Specific (Relating to one thing not to another)
• Measurable (can be measured in terms of output)
• Achievable (describes a task which can be achieved)
• Realistic (accepting things as they are in reality and not making decisions based on unlikely hopes for the future)
• There must be a time limit (set deadlines and milestones, times when you will sit down and reflect on and review your progress).

How the Research Objectives Be Stated?

• The research objectives must be stated using specific action verbs and to be measured, like “to compare”, “to calculate”, “to determine” etc.
• Research objective writing is essential for writing an effective and credible research paper.
• Keeping the research paper free of Bias (supporting or opposing a particular person or thing unfairly by allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment).

Evaluate the Source:

The first aspect is to evaluate the sources for bias means using reliable and credible sources for the research work.

• Firstly, sticking to scholarly journal articles and publications is one of the ways to avoid bias.
• A second is to seek websites which have “.edu”,”.gov”, and”.org” domain extensions.
• There are many types of information sources used in the research work such as books and journals

What can be achieved from this research:

• The second aspect is to express the thoughts explicitly by using this we can achieve the research objectives in a trusted manner.
• For example, by using “most of the world” instead of this we must “write 82 percent of the world’s population”. It will keep the objectives and argument credible.

Balancing Objective:

• The third aspect is to balance the position with opposing views it means that a good research paper must be balanced from every side by using strong arguments of the concerned topic.
• These arguments will take a different position and explain the competing viewpoints of the research paper efficiently.
• You can prove the opposing viewpoint with supporting evidence that logically shows why an unbiased argument is a stronger one.

Presentation:

• The fourth aspect is to use the research objectives language and not use the subjective language.
• By presenting the information fairly and credibly we must use objective language, so with the help of this someone can conclude easily.

The usefulness of Research Objectives:

• The research objective is to find the answer to certain questions through the application of scientific procedures.
• The goal of the research is to produce new knowledge which will take three forms.
  • The first form is exploratory which means to discover and identify the new problems.
  • The second form is the constructive in which you will develop solutions for the problems which you have to discover.

The third form is the empirical in which we can test the feasibility of a solution using empirical evidence.