NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Research Methodology

Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination

1. You have been asked to justify the use of mixed method in your upcoming research
project. How will you justify it? What would you specify as its downside?

(10 Marks)

2. What is meant by a dependent variable? Identify the one from the following theoretical
model. State any six hypotheses from this model. Identify any two mediating variables.

(10 Marks)

3. “I think we should conduct lab experiment instead of field experiment. We have got a
limited budget. With such budget, conducting field experiment is not possible. Let's
not even discuss about it." Pranav was quite frustrated with the recent cut in the budget
of their research project. "Relax Pravin!" Dr Santosh Mahajani tried to pacify Pravin.
"Don't compromise on the research methodology just because the budget has got
reduced. We will need to make a decision based on what we need to achieve instead of
what budget we have".

a. In what circumstances, Pranav should choose field experiment? What he should do to
accommodate the recent budget cut? (5 Marks)

b. In what circumstances, Pranav should choose lab experiment? What he should do to
accommodate the recent budget cut?