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1. RME 308: RESEARCH METHODS
Topic for approval
This unit requires that you write a research proposal as part of assignment
You need to present three topics out of which one will be approved
You must present the topic in the format below
Group members
Registration number Name
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Topic one
:…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Independent variable:
Dependent variable:
Target population :
Operationalization of independent variable
According to…………. (year) the components of ……………….. include 1. ………………….,
2……………….., 3……………………………., 4……………………………..5. ………………
Topic two:
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Independent variable:
Dependent variable:
Target population :
Operationalization of independent variable
According to…………. (year) the components of ……………….. include 1. ………………….,
2……………….., 3……………………………., 4……………………………..5. …………
Topic three:
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Independent variable:
Dependent variable:
Target population :
Operationalization of independent variable
According to…………. (year) the components of ……………….. include: 1. ………………….,
2……………….., 3……………………………., 4……………………………..5. ……………

2. Examples
Topic one
Influence of students’ attitude on their academic performance. A case of Africa Nazarene
University RME 308 class of 2022
Independent variable: student attitude
Dependent variable: academic performance
Target population: Africa Nazarene University RME 308 class of 2022
Operationalization of independent variable
According to Eagly & Chaiken (1998) the components of attitude include: 1 affective, 2 behavioral
and, 3 cognitive .
Topic two
Managerial functions influence on institutional performance: A case of Kenya Airports
Authority
Independent variable: managerial functions
Dependent variable: institutional performance
Target population: Kenya Airports Authority
Operationalization of independent variable
According to Robinson and Coulter (2007) managerial function include: 1. Planning, 2
organizing, 3 leading and 4. Controlling.
Topic three
Service quality and student retention: A case of Africa Nazarene University
Independent variable: service quality
Dependent variable: student retention
Target population: Africa Nazarene University
Operationalization of independent variable
According to Zeithaml and Bitner (2000) service quality is made up of 1. Reliability 2.
Responsiveness 3. Assurance 4. Empathy. and 5. Tangibles
References
Zeithaml V.A., Bitner M.J, (2000) Services Marketing. Integrating Customer Focus Across the
Firm, Irwin McGraw-Hill.
Robbins, Stephen P., Coulter, Mary K.. (2016). Management (13th Ed). Upper Saddle River,
New Jersey: Pearson
Eagly, A.H. & Chaiken, S., 1998. Attitude structure and function. International Journal of
Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences ISSN: 2278-6236