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Why Objectives Matter Research objectives provide a roadmap for your study. They guide the process and ensure you collect relevant data. Dr. Dina Hammouri Clear Objectives: A Foundation Well-defined objectives give direction. They prevent your research from becoming scattered or unclear. 1 Fo...

Why Objectives Matter Research objectives provide a roadmap for your study. They guide the process and ensure you collect relevant data. Dr. Dina Hammouri Clear Objectives: A Foundation Well-defined objectives give direction. They prevent your research from becoming scattered or unclear. 1 Focus 2 Efficiency Keeps research on target. For example, if Saves time and resources. Instead of your objective is to determine the conducting a comprehensive study on all effectiveness of a new website design, you'll aspects of a new product, you can prioritize focus on collecting data related to user research efforts based on your objectives. experience, conversion rates, and bounce This helps you avoid collecting unnecessary rates. data, saving time and money. 3 Clarity 4 Measurable Success Promotes understanding. Clear objectives Establishes criteria for success. By setting ensure everyone involved in the research specific, measurable objectives, you can understands its purpose and direction. For assess the effectiveness of your research. example, if your objective is to identify the For instance, if your objective is to increase factors influencing customer loyalty, it will website traffic by 20%, you can measure the be easier for your team to collect relevant success of your research by tracking data and interpret the results. changes in website visits, unique visitors, and page views. Dr. Dina Hammouri Components of Objectives Each objective should be specific and actionable. What Who What do you want to achieve? Who is the target population? For example, "Increase For example, "Students website traffic by 20%." enrolled in an online course." How When How will you measure When do you expect to progress? For example, achieve it? For example, "By "Track website visits, unique the end of the next quarter." visitors, and page views." Dr. Dina Hammouri Characteristics of Effective Objectives Effective objectives are SMART. Specific Measurable Achievable Clearly stated, no ambiguity. For Quantifiable progress and success. Realistic and attainable within example, "Increase website traffic by For example, "Reduce customer constraints. For example, "Complete 20%." churn rate by 10%." the project within budget." Dr. Dina Hammouri Alignment: Objectives & Questions Objectives should directly address your research questions. For example, if your question is "How does social media impact customer loyalty?", you might set an objective to "Measure the correlation between social media engagement and customer retention rate." 1 Question The problem being investigated. For example, "What is the impact of a new marketing campaign on brand awareness?" 2 Objective Provides a plan to address the question. For example, "Measure brand awareness before and after the campaign using a survey." 3 Data Collection Methods used to gather answers. For example, "Conduct surveys and analyze social media metrics." Dr. Dina Hammouri Setting Achievable Objectives Set realistic expectations for your research. Scope Timeline For example, if your research focuses on Set a realistic deadline, considering the customer satisfaction, you might limit the complexity of your research and the scope to a specific customer segment or availability of data. product line. Resources Collaboration If your research requires specialized Seek insights from experts in related software or equipment, ensure that you fields to enhance the validity of your have the necessary resources available. findings. Dr. Dina Hammouri Objectives Guide Design Objectives determine the research design and methodology. Objectives Establish research goals. For example: "Improve customer satisfaction by 10%". Design Methodology, data collection, analysis. For example: "Conduct a survey and analyze the results". Outcomes Results, conclusions, recommendations. For example: "Report on the effectiveness of a new marketing campaign". Dr. Dina Hammouri