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RES 341 All Assignments
Week 1
Individual Current Business Research Project Paper
Use the University Library or the Electronic Reserve Readings to locate a peer-reviewed article that reports original research.
Search "major databases (e.g. - ProQuest)" in the Online Collection, and use the key search words, "research studies in" to obtain an article. You can select communication, finance, economics, marketing, technology, or another faculty approved topic for the research study.
Write a 350- to 700-word synopsis of the article, including the following:
Define the business research and its purpose.
Explain the business problems under investigation.
Describe the data collection methods used in the research project.
What did the researchers conclude as a result of their research?
Week 2
Individual Research Terminology Matching Assignment
Complete the Research Terminology Matching Assignment located on your student website.
Learning Team Research Process Paper
Resources: Data sets available on your student website
Identify a research issue, opportunity, or problem from one of the data sets available on your student website. The data should consist of at least 30 or more observations of ratio or interval scale data from one of the provided data sets. This issue or problem will serve as the basis for this and subsequent Learning Team assignments, so be sure to obtain instructor approval before completing your Research Process Paper.
Prepare a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper describing your selected research issue or problem.
Include a definition of your selection using quantifiable measures.
Include the following steps of the business research process that must follow for addressing or finding a solution to your selected issue or problem:
Purpose of the research
Describe the research problem.
Explain why the research problem is important.
Problem definition
Explain what question you are answering by your research.
Research hypothesis
Explain three possible outcomes that may result from this research.
Define operational definitions for each variable.
Identify the variables to be tested.
Define the level of measurement for each variable.
Define the measurement scale for each variable.
Discuss briefly the remaining steps in the research process you will follow to complete your final project in Week Four.
Week 3
Individual Survey Paper
Develop a problem statement using the business problem selected in Week Two, which can be addressed with survey research.
Write a 10- to 13-question survey to collect primary data regarding your selected problem statement. You will not administer this survey as part of this assignment.
Include a mixture of categorical (nominal and ordinal) and quantitative (interval and ratio) variables in your survey questions.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word analysis of your survey. In your analysis, include the following:
Explain how the proposed survey addresses your problem statement.
Determine if your survey questions are appropriate for researching your business problem, and explain why they are.
Identify the level of measurement being used for each of your survey questions.
Explain which ethical implications must be considered when developing survey questions.
Attach your survey as an appendix to your survey paper. Do not use a survey written by someone other than you. The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate your ability to draft survey questions.
Individual Statistical Symbols and Definitions Matching Assignment
Resources: Statistical Symbols and Definitions Matching Assignment
Complete the Statistical Symbols and Definitions Matching Assignment located on your student website.
Learning Team Data Collection Paper
Resource: Week Two paper, the Internet, the University Library, Electronic Reserve Readings, and other resources
Locate at least four peer-reviewed, scholarly research articles that are relevant to your research topic.
Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in which you include an edited version of last weeks Learning Team paper and the following components of the research process:
Review of literature
Summarize the peer-reviewed articles.
Describe how the articles apply to your research topic.
Sampling design
Define the population from which your samples came.
Was the sample size appropriate for this research topic? Explain.
Identify the possible sources of bias or error that could occur when sampling (validity and reliability).
Data collection
Display your data in both tabular and graphical formats.
Identify some primary data collection methods that could be used to collect data.
Discuss any possible ethical concerns regarding the collection of data.
Week 4
Individual Exercises From the E-Text
Resource: Applied Statistics in Business and Economics
Prepare answers to the following exercises from Applied Statistics in Business and Economics:
Chapter 5: Exercises 5.62 and 5.70
Note. Methods of computation could include the usage of Microsoft Excel, SPSS, Lotus, SAS, Minitab, or by hand computation.
Learning Team Descriptive Statistics Paper
Write and submit a 1,050-1,750-word paper, adding to your Week Three paper, examining the data you have collected and drawing conclusions based on your findings.
Include the following:
Data analysis using descriptive statistics
Calculate the measures of central tendency, dispersion, and skew for your data.
Display your descriptive statistical data using graphic and tabular techniques.
Frequency distribution
Histogram
Based on your skew value and histogram, discuss the best measures of central tendency and dispersion of your data. Justify your selection.
Conclusions
Discuss whether your research findings answered your problem statementthe research questionor if more research might be necessary.
Week 5
Individual Exercises From the E-Text
Resources: Ch. 8 Applied Statistics in Business and Economics
Prepare answers to the following exercises in Ch. 8 of Applied Statistics in Business and Economics:
Chapter Review questions 5 and 6
Chapter Exercises 8.46 and 8.62
Note. Methods of computation could include the usage of Microsoft Excel, SPSS, Lotus, SAS, Minitab, or by hand computation.
Learning Team Final Conclusions Memo
Compute the confidence intervals of your data from the Week 4 Learning Team paper.
Based on your confidence intervals, determine if you would change the conclusions given in your Week 4 Learning Team paper.
Write a 350- to 700-word memo in which you discuss the confidence intervals and how they affect your business decision.
Learning Team Final Research Project Presentation
Prepare 8-10 Microsoft PowerPoint slides with speaker notes, illustrating your Research Project.
Include any final edits to the Week 4 Learning Team paper and the following items:
Purpose of the research
Research question
Research hypothesis, developed from the research question
Review of literature
Sampling design
Data collection
Data analysis using descriptive statistics
Conclusions
Confidence intervals
Final recommendations based on your findings