The document discusses the need for and types of research objectives. Clearly defined objectives help focus a study, avoid unnecessary findings, and organize the study into distinct parts. General objectives state the overall goals in broad terms, while specific objectives break these down into smaller, logically connected parts that systematically address the problem. Good objectives facilitate developing the research methodology and orienting the collection, analysis, and use of data. The examples provided illustrate a general objective and corresponding specific objectives for a study on the effects of ginger on morning sickness in pregnant women.

1. Need & Type of Research
Objectives
By- Salman khan
Lecturer

2. Need of Research Objectives
• The formulation of research objectives will
help the research to:
❑Focus
❑Avoid
❑Organize
❑Directions

3. Focus
• With clearly defined objectives, the
researchers can focus on the study.
• If they know what they have to achieve
ultimately, they will concentrate on the ways
to achieve it.
• The formulation of research objectives helps
in narrowing down the study to its essentials.
• It will avoid unnecessary findings, which
otherwise lead to wastage of resources, man,
money & material.

4. Avoid
• The formulation of research objectives helps the
researcher to avoid the collection of data which
are not strictly necessary for understanding and
solving problem that he or she has defined.
• Ex- A researcher is only interested in identifying
the presence or absence of variables but not in
detailed description of related factors, where
research objective will help the researcher to
avoid collation of unwanted information.

5. Organize
• The formulation of objectives organizes the study
in clearly defined parts or phases.
• Ex- If a researcher is conducting a research study
on the effects of ginger on morning sickness
among pregnant women, the objectives are
formulated as:
a) To assess the prevalence of morning sickness
among pregnant women
b) To identify the effect of ginger on morning
sickness symptoms among pregnant women.

6. Continued…
• These objectives help organize the study
results in two main parts:
• The first one focuses on the prevalence of
morning sickness; the second part will focus
on effect of ginger on morning sickness.

7. Directions
• Properly formulated, specific objectives will
facilitate the development research
methodology and will help to orient the
collection, analysis, interpretation &
utilization of data.

8. Type of research objectives
• The research objectives are of two types:
a) General Objectives
b) Specific Objectives

9. a) General Objectives
• General objectives are broad goals to be
achieved.
• The general objective of the study states what
the researcher experts to achieve by the study
in general terms.
• Generally objectives are usually less in
number.

10. b) Specific Objectives
• Specific objectives are for short term and
narrow in focus.
• General objectives can be broken into small
logically connected parts to form specific
objectives.
• General objective is met through
accomplishing all the specific objectives.

11. Continued…
• The specific objectives are more in number
and they systematically address various
aspects of problem as defined under the
statement of problem and the key factor that
is assumed to influence or cause the problem.
• They should specify what the researcher will
do in the study ,where, and for what purpose.

12. Examples of General & Specific
Objectives
• Research Statement:
• A quasi-experimental study on the effects of
ginger on morning sickness among pregnant
women in selected cities of Kerala.
• General Objectives:
• The general broad-based objective of this
study is:
• To assess the effects of ginger on morning
sickness among pregnant women.

13. Continued…
• Specific objectives:
• This general objective will be split into the
following specific objectives:
• To determine the prevalence of morning sickness
symptoms among the pregnant women.
• To compare the severity of morning sickness
symptoms among primigravida & multigravida.
• To compare the effects of ginger on morning
sickness in multigravida & primigravida.

14. Continued…
• To identify the relationship of effectiveness of
ginger on morning sickness symptoms with
age and dietary habits of the pregnant
women.
• To compare the effectiveness of ginger on
morning sickness symptoms in working and
nonworking pregnant women.
• To determine the feto-toxic effects of ginger.