...Research Methods Assignment 1. The research question is whether exposure to sun and listening to familiar music affects a person’s mood. 2. The research hypothesis is that a person who is exposed to the sun and listens to familiar music would be in a better mood than a person not exposed to the sun and listens to unfamiliar music. 3. The population of interest for the research could theoretically include all group ages and their status in life. For the sake of the research, our sample would be students between ages 22-27 from 4 different universities (sample size of at least 60 people to get significant results). 4. We will divide our sample into 4 different groups Sun exposure + familiar music (group 1) | Sun exposure + non-familiar music (group 2) | No son exposure + familiar music (group 3) | No sun exposure + non-familiar music (group 4) | 5. The independent variables in this research are sun exposure and listening to familiar music. The dependent variable is the person’s mood. Sun exposure can be practically defined by determining a certain amount of time from which we can conclude that a person has been exposed to sun (i.e. 30 minutes). The definition for familiar music can be determined by a pilot before we begin our research on a population which is not part of the sample through which we can find out which songs are familiar (and conversely non-familiar). This way we can define practically and operationally which songs are familiar and which...
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...Research Approaches Two research approaches I would consider to use in my research method would be Interviews and Document reviews. Both of these I feel would show excellent results and shine light on my topic. Granted realistically for this assignment conducting Interviews is not possible but ideally I believe interviews would provide the best information and answers. Since I am limited my best bet for this assignment will be the Document studies strategy. First I want to hit on the Interview approach. According to this week’s reading assignment, “Overview of Qualitative Methods and Analytic Techniques. Common Qualitative Methods”, There are two different types of interviews. There is a structured interview, in which a carefully worded questionnaire is administered and an in-depth interview, in which the interviewer does not follow a rigid form. I would choose an In-depth interview and if it was possible I would interview individuals that work at the US Open Source Center. Much like Kimberly Dozier did in her article “Social media a growing part of foreign intelligence”. This method would fit perfectly into my research strategy by allowing me to ask questions I have and receive answers from key individuals in the intelligence community that actually utilize the information online that individuals post and would be able to give me firsthand knowledge on the matter. Now obviously this scenario would be a perfect world where issues of classified information and having access...
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...Reporting qualitative evidence assignment (25%) This assignment consists of conducting a small qualitative research project and writing a report using the grounded theory approach. This paper should meet the requirements for reporting qualitative research and can be written individually or in pairs of students. The maximum number of words for this paper is 3000, excluding interview transcripts. The deadline for the paper is 30 March and must be submitted to Blackboard by 17h on that day. Each paper must include the name(s) of the author(s) clearly at the beginning. Read the assignment carefully! 1. Students must form groups of six individuals and choose a (student-related) research theme. A list of possible themes is provided below. Each group must e-mail the names of its members and the chosen theme to Daphne van Kleef before 11th of February. 2. Each group member will be interviewed by another group member. Within each group, students will break into three pairs, and each pair will develop a unique research question (different from the other pairs in the group) related to the chosen research theme. The three pairs make one topic lists which covers all the topics that need to be discussed. Interviews will be conducted based on these topic lists. The result will be six interviews, one for each group member. The transcripts of these interviews should be included in the research reports as appendixes (these will not contribute towards the word count). To keep the interviews...
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...Reflections on Individual Assignment 1 This document provides examples of student critiques prepared for individual assignment 1. I have selected examples of satisfactory and unsatisfactory critiques supplemented by some comments. Hopefully this will assist in preparing for the second individual assignment and the final exam. 1. Literature review (objectives and motives) Satisfactory critique Critique: Jones and Solomon (2010) do not explicitly mention the aim of their research, but rather refer to the nature of the research. This is not seen as a weak point as the authors make use of grounded theory in their study. The authors do however identify their motivation of conducting this research quite well by stating: “However, to our knowledge, there has been little research (...)” (pp. 21). Furthermore, the authors link their motives to prior research by stating that there has been a lack of interview-based work in prior research (Ball et al, 2000; Deegan et al, 2006; O’Dwyer and Owen, 2005). I do see this link as a strong point in contrast to the objective of this article. The objective of this article is not clearly formulated. The authors mention: “We address the fundamental question on (...)” (p.21). However, immediately afterwards they state: “In addition, we shed light on several important questions such as (...)” (p.21). These additions are not related to previously identified questions by the authors but to the themes that derived from the interviews in this study. Therefore...
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...Engineering and Environment Business Information Management Jonathan Bartlett W15023629 IS0629 Research Methods and Academic Communications Tutor: Honglei Li Assignment 2 Submission Date: Monday 4th January 2016 Word Count: 2,496 Research is a method of achieving new knowledge to improve practice and learning through the acquisition of facts. It is a scientific process which aims to prove a theory (Business Dictionary, 2015). Within research there are different types; the main two being quantitative research and qualitative research. In basic terms qualitative is exploratory research and quantitative is a way to quantify an answer (Wyse, 2011). This essay will provide explanations of differences between the two methods. This will be done through a discussion of methodologies for both qualitative and quantitative research. The essay will discuss characteristics of both types of research including examples of types of methods and data collection, and analysis techniques used in each. An example of a research design project will be included to identify the benefits and limitations of one type; the author of this assignment has chosen to demonstrate a quantitative method of research. Qualitative research will be explored first. Bauman and Greenberg (1992) explain how qualitative research is used to find out what people think. It is an effective was to gather opinions and can be used to get people to talk...
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...MKT 635 Marketing Research Entire Course https://homeworklance.com/downloads/mkt-635-marketing-research-entire-course/ MKT 635 Week 1 Marketing and Research Problems Marketing and Research Problems. Identify and describe in detail the fundamental source of the marketing problem or opportunity, decision problems arising from the marketing problem or opportunity, and possible research problems for each of the three scenarios (a, b, and c) under Applications & Problems #4 p. 47. The paper must be two to three pages in length and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly resources other than the textbook to support your claims and sub-claims. MKT 635 Week 2 Assignment Propose Research Project Propose Research Project. You are a brand manager of a snack chip. Your goal is to determine what effects different levels of online advertising (see http://www.sramanamitra.com/2011/01/11/top-10-online- advertising-trends-of-the-decade/) have on a consumer’s behavior. The VP of Brand Management will want strong justification for your recommendations. Propose a research project to address this problem that focuses on the kind of research design you would use; why you would use it; and how you would conduct the research. MKT 635 Week 3 Assignment Critique Questionnaires Critique Questionnaires. Case 3.7 Critiquing Questionnaires is on pages 274 – 279. Using questionnaire information in the text and gathered from outside sources, develop the...
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...Name: ONASHILE , ADEMOLA OLUTOSIN (K1001224) Course: RESEARCH METHODS ASSIGNMENT Assignment 1 The topic is the incessant labour turnover of staff in insurance companies in Nigeria using the Nigerian Insurance sector as the case study. The idea of the thesis project emanated from the business news the researcher often reads online in the Nigerian dailies as this spurred him to be interested in knowing why the Nigerian Insurance Sector is incessantly reducing in staff strength year in year out. Though, the he has had a little experience having worked a few months in the industry, but that is not enough to ascertain what the cause could be. Therefore, carrying out a research work on the frequent labour turnover in the Nigerian Insurance Companies and using the Nigerian Insurance Sector as a case study could be a perfect medium to discover what the causes are and how the posed challenges can be managed properly. Hence, professionals that had worked in the industry before and moved to other industries will be interrogated to derive facts and draw conclusions on what the industry can do to ameliorate this scourge of continuous labour turnover which is tantamount to affecting the level of productivity and generally bastardizing the image of the industry. Assignment 2 The research method that will be used is the qualitative means of research whereby the researcher will make use of voice recorder to get down the responses from a targeted group of the interviewed...
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...Unit 3: Research Techniques for the Creative Media Industries Assignment 2: Undertake and Present Research EN Games are Games Company specialising in 2D games. The company want to develop a new 2D game. They have asked you to research the 2D games market to find a gap in the market they can exploit. The results of your research will be used to determine the genre and theme of the new game they will develop. Tasks | Grading Criteria and Information | Met | Task 1 a) Identify the objectives of your research. b) Devise a research strategy carefully choosing a range of relevant primary and secondary research techniques to meet your research objectives. Task 2 a) Create a questionnaire on Surveymonkey.com b) Ask people to complete the online questionnaire. Task 3 Methodically carry out other primary and secondary research and complete a Research Log of your activities Hand in: Research log, Research including questionnaire | P2 apply research methods and techniques with some assistance.M2 apply research methods and techniques competently with only occasional assistance.D2 apply research methods and techniques to near professional standards working independently to professional expectations. | | Task 4 a) Analyse your research. b) Produce a report documenting your findings and make recommendations to EN Games. c) Produce a PowerPoint Presentation.Hand in: Report and PPT presentation | P3 present results of researchM3 present results of...
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...Research is an investigation where you do not know the solution before it starts but it is much more than performing experiments and reporting the results. This reflection report is about the lecture of scientific approaches to Transportation Research. In this reflection report you will know about, what can be considered to constitute good research practice and how to improve the quality of transportation research. Before discussing the scientific approach let me tell you something about this word RESEARCH that what is meant by research? From the dictionary, Research is careful study and investigation, especially in order to discover new facts or information. As we can say that research is an investigation so it means that it has some ethics and rules. Like the research one should not have stolen something from somewhere and should be done truthfully because Scientists, engineers and other professional researchers trust that the results reported by others are valid and without bias....
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...Marketing Debate What Is the Best Type of Marketing Research? Many market researchers have their favorite research approaches or techniques, although different researchers often have different preferences. Some researchers maintain that the only way to really learn about consumers or brands is through in-depth, qualitative research. Others contend that the only legitimate and defensible form of marketing research uses quantitative measures. Take a position: The best marketing research is quantitative in nature versus The best marketing research is qualitative in nature. People are complex in their buying habits and purchase decision-making. Consumers do not always have the capacity to understand how they make the decision to purchase a good or service. As a result, good marketing research should dig into the consumers’ hidden motivations and influences. Good qualitative research may undercover hidden purchase agendas, hidden uses for the product, or hidden opportunities for new and undeveloped products. Due to the freedom afforded to both researchers in their probes and consumers in their responses, qualitative research can often be a useful step in exploring consumers’ brand and product perceptions. However, the drawbacks of quantitative research includes selection bias, response bias, and nonresponse. That is why quantitative research will always be criticized for shortcomings and results discounted. Although qualitative research has its own sets of disclaimers, it still closely...
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...Week 2 Individual Assignment RES-320 Business Research Methods Question #2 - Define the distinctions between primary, secondary, and tertiary sources in a secondary search. Primary sources are original pieces of information. It is raw data without any input or hypothesis from outside sources. Secondary sources are interpretations of a primary data source, or anything that is derived from a primary source. Tertiary sources are in turn interpretations of any secondary resources, or any data that is derived from a secondary resource. Question #5 - Some researchers find that their sole sources are secondary data. Why might this be? Name some management questions for which secondary data sources are probably the only ones feasible. There are certain researchers who find secondary data as their sole source of data because; by using secondary data much of the original research has already been completed. Using secondary data is useful in saving time and resources while gathering information. It can also be the only source of information when the only primary information which exists is proprietary information which is not accessible to the public. Historical data can also play a factor if the data being researched is of historical nature, and there is not any original primary data that exists anymore. Question #7 - What problems of secondary data quality must researchers face? How can they deal with them? There can be multiple problems with secondary data quality...
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...Research methods and dissertation MSc Business and Management Project Proposal Hemis No.: 511381 Date: January 31, 2013 Table OF Contents 1. Title of the research----------------------------------------------------------2 2. Summary of the project------------------------------------------------------2 3. Structure of the final report--------------------------------------------------3 4. References---------------------------------------------------------------------4 5. Methodology------------------------------------------------------------------7 6. A consideration of any ethical issues involved in carrying out the research-------------------------------------------------------------------------8 7. A critical discussion of project----------------------------------------------8 8. A work schedule---------------------------------------------------------------9 1. Title of the research: The impacts of promotion in the company 2. Summary of the project This essay will focus on why promotion in the company is so important, what are the problems about promotion insides of company and how to solve those problems. Then I will use questionnaire to prove which way is the ways to solve those problems that staff can accept easily. This project can help company to improve their promotion system. Give the reader some ideas about job promotion. Job promotion is an important incentive measures in the enterprise human resources management...
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...have relied on the collection of data to make decisions that propel the human race into the next era of technical development and business growth. The type of data varies as it can either be quantified or qualitative to meet the needs and purpose of the research. The age old question has always been which of the two is the most preferred methodology, but the real question should be how both mirror the theme of statistics to provide the closest range to the point of accuracy while minimizing the margin of error. As we compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative research methods, we will attempt to confirm which one is the better of the two, but how both apply the law of statistics to answer the research question with the highest level of accuracy. Qualitative research provides an in-depth analytical perspective on the data collected. “Unlike the case with quantitative data, both researcher and research sponsor often have more significant involvement in collecting and interpreting qualitative data”. (Schindler 2013, p.166) Qualitative research is more in tune with the emotional and personal data being collected for the study; a collection of person opinions in regards to the research conducted. “Qualitative research gathers information that is not in numerical form. For example, diary accounts, open-ended questionnaires, unstructured interviews and unstructured observations”. (McLeod, 2008) Qualitative data requires expert...
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...RESEARCH ARB-RES1A 2014-2015 semester 2 Version 3.0, January 2015 Beryl Wijnberg & Kristina Manser Reader Research 2014-2015 sem 2 0 Contents 1. 2. 3. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 2 Assessment .............................................................................................................................. 3 Handing in various professional products .................................................................................. 3 3.1 Deadline............................................................................................................................. 3 3.2 Document title .................................................................................................................... 4 3.3 Front page of each professional product ............................................................................. 4 3.4 Improved version................................................................................................................ 4 3.5 Presentation ....................................................................................................................... 4 Ephorus .................................................................................................................................... 4 Assessment criteria .........................................................................................
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...Describe the different types of market research (P1) In this assignment, I will be producing a report explaining and describing the different types of marketing research. What is market research? Market research is the process of collecting valuable information to help find out if there is a potential market for a new product or service. Market research is carried out in all areas of marketing activities and the information collected concerns customers, markets, responses to existing and planned marketing campaigns and the general business environment. This means that the process needs to be continuous so that trends, opportunities and threats are identified. There are two different types of market research, primary research and secondary research. Primary research Primary research consists of a collection of original primary data. There are advantages and disadvantages of primary research. There are various forms of primary research, which are: Observations Observations are a method of primary research where companies monitor customer behaviour. This can be in the form of a ‘mystery shopper’ in a store. Experimentation Experimentations are a method of primary research where an element of the marketing mix is changed. The results are then analysed. Surveys Face-to-face surveys; postal surveys; telephone surveys and email surveys are all different types of surveys used as methods of carrying out primary research. A face-to-face survey is two-way...
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