bartolay cueva chap 4(see comments in parentheses)

CHAPTER IV
Methodology

This chapter describes the research design, the research sampling procedure, the research subjects, the instrument used, and the process of data collection.

Research Design
The researchers will be using the descriptive method as the type of research design. Descriptive method will be used (repetead; use synonym) to obtain information concerning the current status of the phenomena –“Influence of Watching Boys Over Flowers and its Effects to UPC Female 1st year Students” in this matter (RUN ON), to describe the relationship with respect to variables or conditions of the situation. There were two general categories of descriptive designs which are the surveys and the observational studies. The researchers will be using the surveys. This will help the readers in knowing the effects of watching Boys Over Flowers by the students in their preference for a guy.

Sampling Procedure
The researchers will the (WHAT?) purposive sampling method as the research sampling procedure. This type is specifically called criterion sampling wherein the researchers will create criteria and the respondents of the survey must qualify in the criteria. There are only two criteria: the female 1st year students of UPC, and if they have watched already the Boys over Flowers TV Series. There will be 25 respondents in this research.

Research Subjects
The participants of this research are randomly picked female 1st year students from different courses of the University of the Philippines Cebu who passed the criteria.
The researchers chose the 1st year students of UPC because it is in their time way back their high school when the program was aired on television and to be specific, the respondents were 4thyear students and the surrounding was enclosed (CONFUSING, STRAGGLING), the peers were there, and life in high school is very vulnerable with influences. The respondents were fresh; graduating from high school and the influences in their life specially watching the television program Boys over Flower is very (WHAT?)

Research Instruments
The researchers will give out questionnaires to the respondents. These questionnaires will help in answering the problem of the researchers (TRIVIAL). The first part of the questionnaire asks about the respondent’s preference for a guy, second will be the characteristics they liked among the Boys Over Flowersmale (CHECK) characters, and third will be the open ended questions of affirmation to clarify if they had really been influenced by watching Boys Over Flowers in their Preference for a Guy.

Data Collection
Data gathering will be used through survey. During the survey, the researchers will give the questionnaires personally to the respondents because the researchers must interview the respondents first to clarify if they have passed the criteria.
The gathering of data will be done within 1 week.

Data Analysis
The answers of the respondents will be separated in each part of the questionnaire as described in the research instrument. The researchers will tally the number of respondents who has the same answer in every question. After tallying, the respondents will have to convert it to percentage to have a more clear output of results. The questions that were left blank or have confusing answers will be disregarded so that it would not affect the results. The open ended questions will be highly examined by the researchers because it is the only proof of the respondents’ statement if they were really influenced (REPHRASE, MAKE IT CLEAR) by watching Boys Over Flowers in their Preference for a Guy.