NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
Plot 91, Cadastral Zone, Nnamdi Azikwe Express Way, Jabi, Abuja, FCT
Faculty of Health Sciences
January, 2018
Programme: Bachelor of Nursing Science
Course Code: NSS407
Course Credit Unit: 3
Course Title – Research Methodology
Time Allowed: 2 hours
Total Score: 70 marks
Instruction: Answer question All questions
1a. Discuss the Characteristics of Scientific Methods (8 marks)
1b. (i) Describe four major types of Research that you know (8 marks)
(ii) Highlight eight importance of Research to Nursing as a profession (4 marks)
2a. (i) Define the term hypothesis (2 mark)
(ii) Enumerate five importance of hypothesis (5 marks)
2b. Discuss the classification of Hypothesis (3 marks)
2c. Literature Review is an important aspect of research process,
i. list eight purposes of literature review (2 marks)
ii. Write a detail essay of major types of sampling procedures (8 marks)
3a. Identify and describe in detail major types of Research Designs 20 marks
3b. Highlight five differences between Experimental and Non Experimental Designs (10 marks)
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