The document discusses different types of research designs including exploratory, descriptive, diagnostic, and experimental designs. Exploratory designs involve secondary data analysis, literature reviews, surveys, and case studies. Descriptive and diagnostic designs use cross-sectional or longitudinal surveys. Experimental designs can be informal using before-and-after comparisons, or formal using randomized controlled trials. The document concludes by instructing readers to choose the appropriate research design based on their research question.

1. RESEARCH DESIGN
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2. TYPES OF RESEARCH DESIGN
TYPES OF RESEARCH DESIGN
CONCLUSIVE
DESCRIPTIVE EXPERIMENTAL DIAGNOSTIC
EXPLORATORY

3. TYPES OF RESEARCH DESIGN
EXPLORATION DESIGN
SECONDARY DATA
ANALYSIS
LITERATURE
REVIEWS
PEER
REVIEWS
EXPERIENCE
SURVEYS
CASE
ANALYSIS

4. TYPES OF RESEARCH DESIGN
CONCLUSIVE DESIGN
CROSS SECTIONAL SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD
SURVEYS
MONKEY
SURVEY
LONGITUDINAL
SURVEYS

5. TYPES OF SURVEY DESIGNS
EXPERIMENTAL SURVEY DESIGN
INFORMAL EXPERIMENTAL
DESIGN
Before &
after without
control
Before & after
with control
After only
with control
FORMAL
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
Complete
Randomized
Design

6. RESEARCH DESIGN ASSIGNMENT
• CHOOSE APPROPRIATE RESEARCH
DESIGN FOR YOUR RESEARCH
QUESTION
- EXPLORATORY:
- Secondary Data Analysis
- Experience surveys
- Case Analysis
- DESCRIPTIVE / DIAGNOSTIC:
- Cross sectional or Longitudinal
- EXPERIMENTAL:
- Informal Experimental Design
- Formal Experimental Design