FACTORS INFLUENCING INFORMATION SYSTEMS FAILURES IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA (A MASTER’S RESEARCH PROJECT)
CHAPTER THREE 3.0 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY 3.1 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this research study is to conduct a holistic research that is essential in order to help establish a network that solves complex challenges across social and technological spheres with serious regards to political, socio-cultural, historical, structural and functional environments (Malby and Anderson-Wallace, 2016) in the study area. Section 3.1 introduces the chapter, 3.2 presents the rationale for the research approach, 3.3 outlines the research process, 3.4 the research design, 3.5 methodology, 3.6 setting/context, 3.7 operationalization, 3.8 discusses the research study area, 3.9 explains the research sample and data sources, 3.10 presents the data collection methods, down to 3.16 which tackles issues of trustworthiness and 3.17 presents the limitations/delimitations and concludes the chapter. 3.2 RATIONALE FOR THE RESEARCH APPROACH 3.3 RESEARCH PROCESS In research, it is crucial to plan in order to find solutions to that unsolved problem, which has been identified (NME-ICT, 2020). In that light, the planning aspect of a research includes the Research Process, which is a step by step mapping of the research flow. According to (NME-ICT, 2020) a research process should include: 1. Problem Identification 2. Literature Review of related Studies 3. Framing the objectives of the research (Draft/Final) 4. Formulating the hypotheses/research question 5. Collection of Data 6. Analysis of collected data 7. Testing the hypotheses/attempt at answering the research questions 8. Generalizations and Interpretations 9. Report Preparation; and 22 | P a g e
