The Perception of Business Administration Students of

Fujairah College towards Virtual Mall

A Capstone-Research Proposal Submitted to

Dr. Burton A. Aggabao, in partial fulfillment of the requirements

Business 400208. Research Methodology

AMAL MOOFTA

First Semester, Academic Year 2013-2014

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1. 3

INTRODUCTION.. 3

The Problem and Its Background.. 3

Conceptual Framework (Research Paradigm) 4

Statement of the Problem.. 5

Hypotheses of the Study.. 5

Significance of the Study.. 6

Scope and Delimitations of the Study.. 7

Definitions of Terms. 7

Chapter II. 8

Review of Related Literature.. 8

Chapter III. 9

Methodology.. 9

Research Design.. 9

Population Frame and Sampling Technique. 9

Description of Respondents. 9

Data Gathering Instruments. 9

Statistical Treatment of Data.. 10

Bibliography.. 11

APPENDICES. 12

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

The Problem and Its Background

Conceptual Framework (Research Paradigm)

Based on your readings, how are the key concepts or the key variables in your study related to one another?

Can you put that in the form of a diagram?

(in the diagram, use an arrow to indicate a cause-and-effect relationships,  solid line to indicate a simple relationship, and a broken line to link a variable that you suspect has some connection with your study but which you will not measure.)

Statement of the Problem

This study will assess the perception of Business Administration Students of Fujairah College towards Virtual Mall, academic year 2012-2013.

Specifically, this study will attempt to answer the following questions:

1. What are the Profile of Business students, in terms of?

1.1 Age

1.2 Gender

1.3 Marital Status

2. What is the level of perception of business students towards virtual mall considering the following dimensions?

2.1  Privacy and security

2.2  Trust

2.3  …

2.4 ..

3. What are the problems encountered by the students when they shop- in the virtual mall?
4. Is there a significant difference in terms of the profile of business students and their perception towards virtual shopping?
5. Is there a significant relationship between the problem encountered of business students and their level of perception?

Hypotheses of the Study

(Do your research hypotheses explain the lines (i.e. representing relationships) in the conceptual framework?)

If your study is quantitative, what hypotheses will you test to be able to answer your research questions?  (Remember that a hypothesis is a statement of relationship between two variables.)

If your study is qualitative, what assumptions are you making to be able to answer your research questions? (Remember that an assumption need not be tested; it is taken as true.)

How can you state your research hypotheses in such a way that they can be subjected to statistical testing?

(Change the research hypotheses to the null form if .............