Philippine Christian University

Graduate School of Business and Management

Master in Management major in

Public Administration

Management Research
Ruben A. Sanchez, Ed.D, DPA
Associate Professor 2
 Class Schedule
May 29 Virtual Class – Workshop 1
June 5 Independent Study – Workshop 2
June 12 Virtual Class
June 19 Independent Study
June 22 Submission of Output
ruben.sanchez@pcu.edu.ph.
Course Requirements and
Assessment
Items Weight (%)
Workshop 1 15
Workshop 2 15
Workshop 3 20
Workshop 4 20
Online Exam 20
Attendance 10
Total 100%
 Overview

Research? Decision Making

Questionable Data?

Adage of Research Data Framework

“GIGO”

Theory or Conceptual
 Process and Stages of Research

Process of Research

Problem Data
Identification Collection

Problem Data Conclusion

Identification Analysis Formulation

Figure 1
 Figure 2. Stages of Research

Report Findings

Formulate Identify Research

Conclusions Problem

Organize and
Analyze Data Review Previous
Work

Collect Data
Formulate Specific
Research Objectives
Design Research
Procedure
Formulate
Hypothesis
Population vs. Sample

Margin of error

Sample Size

Sampling Error

Variable; Dependent Variable vs

Independent Variable
ILLUSTRATION: Sample and Population

Larger Set
(N units/observations)
Smaller Set
(n units/observations)

Inferences and
Generalizations