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BRM620S - BASIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGY - 2ND OPP - JAN 2020 |
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NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND SPATIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION : BACHELOR OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HONOURS (NATURE
CONSERVATION)
QUALIFICATION CODE: O6BHNC
LEVEL: 6
COURSE: BASIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | COURSE CODE: BRM620S
SESSION: JANUARY 2020
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 (THREE) HOURS
MARKS: 100
SUPPLEMENTARY/ SECOND OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) | MR. T. NZUMA
DR. B. MHANGO
MODERATOR: | PROF. B. STROHBACH
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
1. All written work MUST be done in blue or black ink
2. No books, notes and other additional aids are allowed
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 4 PAGES (Including this front page)
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Section A: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
MULTIPLE CHOICE (1 mark each)
Choose correct/best answer. Do not write the answer out. Write down the relevant letter. E.g. 1.1 A.
Question 1
[10]
1.1
establishes scientific writing.
A. Logical conclusion
B. Illogical Conclusion
C. Personal prejudice
D. Misplaced learning
1.2 Which is not basis for a Scientific Writing?
A. Facts
B. Tests
C. Personal prejudices
D. Experiments
1.3 What will you not find in an abstract?
A. Citations
B. Background
C. Results
D. Methods
E. Information not contained in the paper
1.4 In a scientific report which of these must be avoided.
A. Facts
B. Logical conclusion
C. Objective evaluation
D. Subjective evaluation
1.5 We, us and our are examples of;
A. Contractions
B. Pronoun usage
C. Name usage
D. Noun
1.6 This is the information supplied by ELSEVIER for an article in a journal:
Diverse, Unforeseen, and Quaint Difficulties: The Sensible Responses of Novices Learning to Follow
Instructions in Academic Writing
Macbeth, Karen P. Research in the Teaching of English 41.2 (Nov 2006): 180-207.
What is the title of the journal?
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A. Diverse, Unforeseen, and Quaint Difficulties: The Sensible Responses of Novices Learning to Follow
Instructions in Academic Writing.
B. Research in the Teaching of English. Urbana
C. Diverse, Unforeseen, and Quaint Difficulties
D. Research in the Teaching of English
1.7 Alist of illustrations, included; figures and tables, placed on;
A. Abstract vision
B. Title page
C. Table of contents
D. Bottom line
1.8 Which of these is not a parameter in a scientific writing?
A. Extent of information
B. Quality of information
C. Age of writer
D. Ability to acquire information
1.9 All reference list items include:
A. The place of publication of the source.
B. The page numbers of the source.
C. The full bibliographic details required for the particular type of source that is being referenced.
D. The authors, the year, the title of the source, the place of publication and the publisher.
1.10 When you paraphrase an idea you may:
A. Use synonyms for many of the words.
B. Use any of the disciplinary terminology from the original source.
C. Write a longer or shorter sentence than the original.
D. All of the above
Question 2
[40]
2.1 © Nameand describe the contents of each section in a research report.
[20]
2.2
How would a research report differ from a project proposal
[20]
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SECTION B: ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
MULTIPLE CHOICE (2 marks each)
Question 3
[10]
The figures below represent average monthly incomes of farm workers across the 13 regions in Namibia in
Namibian dollars (NS).
[ 2,710 | 2,940 | 4,000 | 3,130 | 2,880 | 2,890 | 2,920 | 3,050 | 2,950 | 3,325 | 2,880 | 2,850 | 2,755 |
The ministry of agriculture has been requested to assess these incomes and come up with an average income
value as the minimum wage for farm workers.
a) What would be the minimum wage based on existing incomes?
[4]
b) A farmer decides that he will pay his workers 25% above the minimum wage, what will be the income
of farm worker in this case?
[4]
c) How much extra income will the farm workers in (b) above be earning compared to the proposed
minimum wage in (a) above?
[2]
QUESTION 4
[10]
The data presents weight gain (in kg) of 14 zebras in Etosha over a period of 4 years:
[7.6] 81]92[68/59]62]61/58] 7.3] 81] 8.8 |7.4[7.7 | 8.2|
a) Construct a stem-and-leaf plot and find the median and maximum weight gain by the zebras over the 4
years.
[5]
b) Construct a box-whisker plot of the data.
[5]
QUESTION 5
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The table below is a grouped frequency distribution of students’ marks obtained in a conservation
agriculture final examination. Based on the information in the table below answer questions a to f.
oe
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Percentage Class
0-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80-100
Frequency
4
5
11
8
5
11
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a) How many students were assessed?
[3]
b) Determine the class width.
[3]
c) Determine the class mid-point values for all the classes.
[7]
d) Provide the tallies for each class
[7]
Find the variance and standard deviation
[5]
f) Plot an appropriate graph to present the frequencies for each percentage class
[5]
THE END
Total Marks: 100