Unit Assignments
Unit I Mini Project
Using Exhibits 6.4 and 6.5 from Chapter 6 in your textbook
as guidelines, respond to the following statements. You are not required to
submit the responses, but use your answers as the foundation for the assignment
listed below.
1. Identify
a business decision situation that requires action in your organization. Be
clear and succinct.
2. Assess
the current situation.
3. Identify
two symptoms.
4. Identify
likely problems causing each symptom.
5. Write
a decision statement (this is always a question).
6. Identify
research objective (potential result) that corresponds to the decision
statement.
7. Restate
research objective in the form of a question (known as the research question).
8. Develop
a hypothesis by (1) reviewing the research objectives and identifying the
variables and (2) specifying the variables in a declarative statement and
describing the direction of the relationship.
Write a two-page paper based on the information from your
responses. The paper should include the following headings: Current Situation, Problem Statement,
Research Objective, Research Question(s),and Hypothesis. Be sure to include a title page and a reference page.
Use correct APA formatting when writing your paper.
NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research
Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit I must be
submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student
before he or she can progress to the Unit II assignment). The student
assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will
grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This
feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies
before compiling this assignment into the Research Proposal. This will help the
student achieve a better review/grade for the Research Proposal.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
Unit II Mini Project
Write a three- to five-page literature review on your
selected topic. Ensure your literature review has the following:
Introduction:
Provide an overview of the topic. Explain why the question is important and a
brief description of the research design. State the purpose of conducting the
literature review. Discuss major trends in the field. Explain how the
literature review will be organized.
Body: Discuss the
current status of the topic. Organize this section according to the previously
mentioned themes or something similar. Discuss relationships that may exist in
the literature.
Conclusion:
Highlight major points discussed in the previous sections. Be sure to relate
the information back to the purpose and relevance of the research.
Include a minimum of five sources. Three of the sources
must be from peer-reviewed journals. Use and follow APA style for this
assignment.
NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research
Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit II must be
submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student
before he or she can progress to the Unit IV assignment). The student
assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will
grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This
feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies
before compiling this assignment into the Research Proposal. This will help the
student achieve a better review/grade for the Research Proposal.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
Unit IV Mini Project
Write a two- to three-page report discussing the sampling
design for the proposal.
Generate a sampling design that will yield the best results
for your research objective. Include the following information:
1. Researchthe objective.
2. Description of the population:Process for identifying the target
population and selecting the sampling frame
3. Describethe sampling procedures (convenience, quota, simple random), and
justify your rationale for choosing the procedure(s).
4. Determine the sample size using one of
the techniques from Chapter 17.
5. Calculate the confidence interval at
90%, 95%, and 99% to get an interval estimate, and explain the results. (Click .columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/Courses/Business/MBA/MBA5652/14K/Appendices.pdf”>here.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/Courses/Business/MBA/MBA5652/14K/Appendices.pdf”>for a
copy of the Appendices.)
6. Identify the different types of biases
that are likely to occur and explain what steps you will take to minimize them.
7. Conclusion:Highlight the major points discussed in the previous sections. Be
sure to relate the information back to the purpose and relevance of the
research.
You must use correct APA formatting when writing your
paper. All references used, including the textbook, must be cited.
NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research
Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit IV must be
submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student
before he or she can progress to the Unit V assignment). The student assignment
will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will grade and
annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This feedback from the
professor will help the student correct any discrepancies before compiling this
assignment into the Research Proposal. This will help the student achieve a
better review/grade for the Research Proposal.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
Unit V Mini Project
Write a two-page paper describing a basic experimental
design for the proposal.
Design a basic experiment to assess a cause and effect
relationship based on your research question. Include the following
information:
1. Researchthe objective.
2. Explain if the design is a true experiment
or a quasi-experiment. Justify your selection.
3. Develop a hypothesis based on your
research question.
4. Evaluate your hypothesis according to
the characteristics provided in the lecture. Be specific.
5. Describethe independent variables, blocking variables, dependent
variables, and extraneous variables.
6. Explainhow you plan to deal with issues related to internal and external
validity. Be specific.
7. Conclusion: Highlight the major points
discussed in the previous sections. Be sure to relate the information back to
the purpose and relevance of the research.
You must use correct APA formatting when writing your
paper. All references used, including the textbook, must be cited.
NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research
Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit V must be
submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student
before he or she can progress to the Unit VI assignment). The student
assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will
grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This
feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies
before compiling this assignment to the Research Proposal. This will help the
student achieve a better review/grading for the Research Proposal.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
Unit VI Mini Project
Write a 2-3 page paper discussing the measurement scale for
each question in the survey developed in the Unit III assignment. Decide if you
will use composite scale score or a summated scalescore. Justify your decision. How will you measure reliability,
validity, and sensitivity?
Explain how you will deal with ethical dilemmas during the
research process (confidentiality, anonymity, conflicts of interest, informed
consent, debriefing, experiments on human subjects, and so forth).
You must use correct APA formatting when writing your
paper. All references used, including the textbook, must be cited.
NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research
Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit VI must be
submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student
before he or she can progress to the Unit VII assignment). The student
assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will
grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This
feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies
before compiling this assignment to the Research Proposal. This will help the
student achieve a better review/grading for the Research Proposal.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
Unit VII Mini Project
Using the survey that you developed in Unit III, choose 10
people in your organization to respond to the survey. Before disseminating the
surveys, please pre-code the data (refer to Chapter 19, pp. 470-471) or follow
the example provided in the lecture.
Perform the following:
1. Create
a data file using an Excel worksheet.
2. Compute
descriptive statistics for the variable(s), and explain the measures of central
tendency and measures of dispersion that are most appropriate for your study.
3. Create
a pie chart with percentages.
4. Compute
a frequency table and histogram for each variable.
5. Decide
which measures of central tendency, spread, and graphical display would be most
appropriate for the study.
Using the information above, write a one- to two-page paper
explaining how the data will be analyzed. This section should begin with a
brief introduction to the section and a description of the problem. You must
also explain how the data will be coded and edited. Provide justification for
the descriptive statistics that will be employed in the study. You will only
need to submit the paper for this assignment. Please do not include data,
results, or graphical displays.
The above activities are designed to
help you explain the type of analysis that will be performed. Remember that the
proposal is futuristic.
You must use correct APA formatting when writing your
paper. All references used, including the textbook, must be cited.
NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research
Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit VII must be
submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student
before he or she can progress to the Unit VIII assignment). The student
assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will
grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This
feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies
before compiling this assignment to the Research Proposal. This will help the
student achieve a better review/grading for the Research Proposal.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
Research Proposal
Compile the revised mini projects assignments from Unit I, Unit
II, Unit IV, Unit V, Unit VI, and Unit VII to formulate a complete 8-10 page
research proposal. Please include the appropriate headings for each section of
the proposal to help transition the reader and organize the paper. Remember to
create your abstract. An abstract is a self-contained, short, and powerful
statement that describes a larger work. Be sure to review the abstract to
ensure it is correct and include it as part of the research proposal.
Note: All
assignments must have been submitted in sequence. Feedback from each mini
project must have been received from your professor before moving to the next
section. Please be sure to make the revisions based on the feedback provided
for each mini project.
All papers must be formatted using APA guidelines.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
Using Exhibits 6.4 and 6.5 from Chapter 6 in your textbook
as guidelines, respond to the following statements. You are not required to
submit the responses, but use your answers as the foundation for the assignment
listed below.1. Identify
a business decision situation that requires action in your organization. Be
clear and succinct.2. Assess
the current situation.3. Identify
two symptoms.4. Identify
likely problems causing each symptom.5. Write
a decision statement (this is always a question).6. Identify
research objective (potential result) that corresponds to the decision
statement.7. Restate
research objective in the form of a question (known as the research question).8. Develop
a hypothesis by (1) reviewing the research objectives and identifying the
variables and (2) specifying the variables in a declarative statement and
describing the direction of the relationship.Write a two-page paper based on the information from your
responses. The paper should include the following headings: Current Situation, Problem Statement,
Research Objective, Research Question(s),and Hypothesis. Be sure to include a title page and a reference page.
Use correct APA formatting when writing your paper.NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research
Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit I must be
submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student
before he or she can progress to the Unit II assignment). The student
assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will
grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This
feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies
before compiling this assignment into the Research Proposal. This will help the
student achieve a better review/grade for the Research Proposal.Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.Write a three- to five-page literature review on your
selected topic. Ensure your literature review has the following:Introduction:
Provide an overview of the topic. Explain why the question is important and a
brief description of the research design. State the purpose of conducting the
literature review. Discuss major trends in the field. Explain how the
literature review will be organized. Body: Discuss the
current status of the topic. Organize this section according to the previously
mentioned themes or something similar. Discuss relationships that may exist in
the literature.Conclusion:
Highlight major points discussed in the previous sections. Be sure to relate
the information back to the purpose and relevance of the research. Include a minimum of five sources. Three of the sources
must be from peer-reviewed journals. Use and follow APA style for this
assignment.NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research
Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit II must be
submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student
before he or she can progress to the Unit IV assignment). The student
assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will
grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This
feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies
before compiling this assignment into the Research Proposal. This will help the
student achieve a better review/grade for the Research Proposal.Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.Write a two- to three-page report discussing the sampling
design for the proposal.Generate a sampling design that will yield the best results
for your research objective. Include the following information:1. Researchthe objective.2. Description of the population:Process for identifying the target
population and selecting the sampling frame3. Describethe sampling procedures (convenience, quota, simple random), and
justify your rationale for choosing the procedure(s).4. Determine the sample size using one of
the techniques from Chapter 17.5. Calculate the confidence interval at
90%, 95%, and 99% to get an interval estimate, and explain the results. (Click .columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/Courses/Business/MBA/MBA5652/14K/Appendices.pdf”>here.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/Courses/Business/MBA/MBA5652/14K/Appendices.pdf”>for a
copy of the Appendices.)6. Identify the different types of biases
that are likely to occur and explain what steps you will take to minimize them.
7. Conclusion:Highlight the major points discussed in the previous sections. Be
sure to relate the information back to the purpose and relevance of the
research.You must use correct APA formatting when writing your
paper. All references used, including the textbook, must be cited.NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research
Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit IV must be
submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student
before he or she can progress to the Unit V assignment). The student assignment
will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will grade and
annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This feedback from the
professor will help the student correct any discrepancies before compiling this
assignment into the Research Proposal. This will help the student achieve a
better review/grade for the Research Proposal.Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.Write a two-page paper describing a basic experimental
design for the proposal.Design a basic experiment to assess a cause and effect
relationship based on your research question. Include the following
information:1. Researchthe objective.2. Explain if the design is a true experiment
or a quasi-experiment. Justify your selection.3. Develop a hypothesis based on your
research question.4. Evaluate your hypothesis according to
the characteristics provided in the lecture. Be specific.5. Describethe independent variables, blocking variables, dependent
variables, and extraneous variables.6. Explainhow you plan to deal with issues related to internal and external
validity. Be specific.7. Conclusion: Highlight the major points
discussed in the previous sections. Be sure to relate the information back to
the purpose and relevance of the research.You must use correct APA formatting when writing your
paper. All references used, including the textbook, must be cited.NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research
Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit V must be
submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student
before he or she can progress to the Unit VI assignment). The student
assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will
grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This
feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies
before compiling this assignment to the Research Proposal. This will help the
student achieve a better review/grading for the Research Proposal.Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.Write a 2-3 page paper discussing the measurement scale for
each question in the survey developed in the Unit III assignment. Decide if you
will use composite scale score or a summated scalescore. Justify your decision. How will you measure reliability,
validity, and sensitivity? Explain how you will deal with ethical dilemmas during the
research process (confidentiality, anonymity, conflicts of interest, informed
consent, debriefing, experiments on human subjects, and so forth).You must use correct APA formatting when writing your
paper. All references used, including the textbook, must be cited.NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research
Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit VI must be
submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student
before he or she can progress to the Unit VII assignment). The student
assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will
grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This
feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies
before compiling this assignment to the Research Proposal. This will help the
student achieve a better review/grading for the Research Proposal.Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.Using the survey that you developed in Unit III, choose 10
people in your organization to respond to the survey. Before disseminating the
surveys, please pre-code the data (refer to Chapter 19, pp. 470-471) or follow
the example provided in the lecture. Perform the following:1. Create
a data file using an Excel worksheet.2. Compute
descriptive statistics for the variable(s), and explain the measures of central
tendency and measures of dispersion that are most appropriate for your study.3. Create
a pie chart with percentages.4. Compute
a frequency table and histogram for each variable. 5. Decide
which measures of central tendency, spread, and graphical display would be most
appropriate for the study. Using the information above, write a one- to two-page paper
explaining how the data will be analyzed. This section should begin with a
brief introduction to the section and a description of the problem. You must
also explain how the data will be coded and edited. Provide justification for
the descriptive statistics that will be employed in the study. You will only
need to submit the paper for this assignment. Please do not include data,
results, or graphical displays. The above activities are designed to
help you explain the type of analysis that will be performed. Remember that the
proposal is futuristic.You must use correct APA formatting when writing your
paper. All references used, including the textbook, must be cited.NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research
Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit VII must be
submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student
before he or she can progress to the Unit VIII assignment). The student
assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will
grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This
feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies
before compiling this assignment to the Research Proposal. This will help the
student achieve a better review/grading for the Research Proposal.Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.Compile the revised mini projects assignments from Unit I, Unit
II, Unit IV, Unit V, Unit VI, and Unit VII to formulate a complete 8-10 page
research proposal. Please include the appropriate headings for each section of
the proposal to help transition the reader and organize the paper. Remember to
create your abstract. An abstract is a self-contained, short, and powerful
statement that describes a larger work. Be sure to review the abstract to
ensure it is correct and include it as part of the research proposal.Note: All
assignments must have been submitted in sequence. Feedback from each mini
project must have been received from your professor before moving to the next
section. Please be sure to make the revisions based on the feedback provided
for each mini project.All papers must be formatted using APA guidelines.Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric
for this assignment is provided below.
