CORLA3
Worksheet 3: Research
Questions & Research
Objectives
The following activities serve as preparation for proper research questions
and objectives.
This Worksheet contributes 15% towards the final mark of this Portfolio of
Evidence.
Formulate three research questions and three research objectives for each
title of Worksheet 1. It is important to keep in mind:
No closed-ended questions, i.e., questions that have a ‘yes’/’no’
answer.
No ‘and’ or ‘or’ in a question.
Research objectives must be a ‘mirror image’ of the research
questions.
For example: Research Questions &
Objectives
Title “The perception of employee sick leave in the
South African workplace.”
Research question 1 How do SA laws regulate sick leave?
Research objective 1 To assess how SA laws regulate sick leave.
Research question 2 What are the indicators of sick leave abuse?
Research objective 2 To determine the indicators of sick leave abuse.
Complete the following table. Make sure your questions relate directly to
your research topic.
TITLE RESEARCH RESEARCH
QUESTIONS OBJECTIVES
Title 1: The influence 1. How does CSR 1. To explore impact
of CSR on Western shape the brand of CSR initiatives on
Cape wineries image of Western brand perception of
Cape wineries? Western Cape
(5) wineries.
(5)
2. What role does 2. To investigate how
sustainability play in sustainability is
the corporate social integrated into
responsibility corporate social
strategies of Western responsibility
Cape wineries? strategies of Western
(5) Cape wineries.
(5)
3. How do employees 3. To analyze
perceive the employee attitudes
corporate social and perception
responsibility efforts towards corporate
of Western Cape social responsibility
wineries? initiatives within
(5) Western Cape
wineries.
(5)
Title 2: Leadership 1. How does 1. To explore
and management leadership in Western relationships between
styles of Western Cape wineries impact leadership
Cape wineries employee retention? approaches and
(5) employee retention
within Western Cape
wineries.
(5)
2. What role does 2. To examine how
management style different management
play in decision styles affect decision
making processes at making approaches
Western Cape within Western Cape
wineries? wineries.
(5) (5)
3. How do 3. To investigate how
management styles in different management
Western Cape styles influence
wineries affect style of teamwork and
collaboration and collaboration within
teamwork? Western Cape or
(5) wineries.
(5)
Title 3: Abuse of 1. What are the 1. To identify and
maternity leave in common forms of explore the various
Western Cape maternity leave abuse forms of maternity
businesses: observed in Western leave abuse
challenges and Cape businesses? experienced by
solutions (5) businesses in the
Western Cape.
(5)
2. What are the main 2. To examine the
challenges faced by specific challenges
Western Cape and difficulties that
businesses in businesses in the
managing maternity Western Cape
leave abuse? encounter when
addressing maternity
(5) leave abuse.
(5)
3. How do employees 3. To gather insights
in Western Cape into employee
businesses view attitudes towards
maternity leave maternity leave
policies and their policies and their
potential for abuse? perceptions of
(5) possible abuse within
their organizations.
(5)
Marking rubric
Marks allocated
Research Relates to the topic. (2)
Question 1 Open-ended question (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic (2)
Objective 1 Mirror image of Research Question 1 (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic. (2)
Question 2 Open-ended question (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Title 1 Research Relates to the topic (2)
Objective 2 Mirror image of Research Question 2 (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic. (2)
Question 3 Open-ended question (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic (2)
Objective 3 Mirror image of Research Question 3 (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic. (2)
Question 1 Open-ended question (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic (2)
Objective 1 Mirror image of Research Question 1 (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic. (2)
Question 2 Open-ended question (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Title 2 Research Relates to the topic (2)
Objective 2 Mirror image of Research Question 2 (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic. (2)
Question 3 Open-ended question (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic (2)
Objective 3 Mirror image of Research Question 3 (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Title 3 Research Relates to the topic. (2)
Question 1 Open-ended question (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic (2)
Objective 1 Mirror image of Research Question 1 (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic. (2)
Question 2 Open-ended question (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic (2)
Objective 2 Mirror image of Research Question 2 (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic. (2)
Question 3 Open-ended question (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Research Relates to the topic (2)
Objective 3 Mirror image of Research Question 3 (2)
Does not contain and/or (1)
Grammar Well written
There are a
Careless from start to
few
grammatical finish,
grammatical
and spelling without
and spelling
errors spelling,
errors
0-1 grammar
2-3
4-5
All three titles were Only 1 of the Only 2 of the
All 3 titles in
used titles in titles in
Worksheet
Worksheet 2 Worksheet 2
2 were used
were used were used
4-5
1 2-3
TOTAL