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This document contains an examination for a course on Scientific Research Methods. The exam contains 6 questions with subquestions that assess various aspects of research methods, including: 1) ways to review literature, abstracts, and conclusions; 2) criteria for good research and importance of literature reviews; 3) relationship between data and knowledge, advantages and limitations of primary and secondary data; 4) advantages and disadvantages of primary data, types of primary and secondary data, and differences between quantitative and qualitative data; 5) criteria for collecting and analyzing data, data collection methods, and qualities of a good questionnaire; 6) differences between reference lists and bibliographies, referencing styles, and reasons for referencing. The exam aims to evaluate students' understanding

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Department of Computer Science Federal University Lafia

This document contains an examination for a course on Scientific Research Methods. The exam contains 6 questions with subquestions that assess various aspects of research methods, including: 1) ways to review literature, abstracts, and conclusions; 2) criteria for good research and importance of literature reviews; 3) relationship between data and knowledge, advantages and limitations of primary and secondary data; 4) advantages and disadvantages of primary data, types of primary and secondary data, and differences between quantitative and qualitative data; 5) criteria for collecting and analyzing data, data collection methods, and qualities of a good questionnaire; 6) differences between reference lists and bibliographies, referencing styles, and reasons for referencing. The exam aims to evaluate students' understanding

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Department of Computer Science

Federal University Lafia


First Semester Examination 2018/2019 Date: Monday, 24th June 2019
CSC414: Scientific Research Methods Credit Units: 2 Duration: 2 Hrs.
Instruction: Answer any four (4) questions

Question 1:
a) Explain any three (3) ways of reviewing literatures. [6 marks]
b) Write short notes on the following: [6 marks]
i. Abstract
ii. Conclusion
c) “Research is much concern with proper fact finding, analysis and evaluation” Do you agree with this
statement? Give reasons in support of your answer. [5½ marks]

Question 2:
a) List and explain five (5) criteria of a good research. [7½ marks]
b) Explain the importance of literature review in scientific research. [5 marks]
c) How would you differentiate between primary and secondary data? [5 marks]

Question 3:
a) How do data, the raw materials of research, relate to knowledge as a whole? [9 marks]
b) What are the advantages and limitations of secondary data? [6 marks]
c) Briefly explain the term Research method? [2½ marks]

Question 4:
a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of primary data? [5 marks]
b) List and briefly explain the basic types of primary and secondary data. [7 marks]
c) Differentiate between Quantitative and Qualitative data. [5½ marks]

Question 5:
a) List any three (3) criteria for collecting and analysing data. [3 marks]
b) What are the different methods of data collection? Which one is most suitable for conducting
enquiry regarding employee welfare programme in Nigeria? [7 marks]
c) Explain why questionnaires are popular tools for Data Collection in Research. Discuss qualities of a
Good Questionnaire. [7½ marks]

Question 6:
a) What is the difference between a reference list and a bibliography? [8½ marks]
b) List any four (4) examples of referencing style [4 marks]
c) State five main reasons for making reference [5 marks]

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