RES 351 All Assignments

Week 1

Individual Current Events in Business Research

Write a 300-word summary of the business research process by describing the business research process from your experience in the workplace or in an article you find through the University Library.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Week 2

Individual Business Research Ethics

Resources: The University Library or the Electronic Reserve Readings

Find an article using the University Library or in the Electronic Reserve Readings that discusses unethical business research conduct that has resulted in individuals or a firm being convicted, or at least tried for, this conduct. Some examples include the following:

Asking inappropriate questions

Skewing research results

Failing to maintain participants confidential information

Using participant information for unintended purposes such as selling goods or services

Summarize the article you researched.

Write a 750-word paper in which you address the following questions:

What unethical research behavior was involved?

Who were the injured parties?

How has the unethical behavior affected the organization, the individual, and society?

How could the unethical behavior be avoided or resolved?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Learning Team Reflection

Collaborate with your learning team to discuss the previous weeks objectives.

Discuss how you can apply them to a business setting or situation.

Week 2 Summary

Week 3

Individual Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 1

Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 1

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 1.

Learning Team Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 1

Select an issue, opportunity, or problem facing your organization.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that addresses the following questions:

What are the research questions?

What are the hypotheses?

What variables are to be considered?

What ethical considerations must you take into account?

Discuss the significance, scope, magnitude and feasibility of finding a solution to the issue, opportunity, or problem.

Define the purpose of the research.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Learning Team Reflection

Collaborate with your learning team to discuss the previous weeks objectives.

Discuss how you can apply them to a business setting or situation.

Week 3 Summary

Week 4

Individual Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 2

Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 2

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 2.

Learning Team Instructions Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 2

Review the information collected for Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 1, completed in Week Three.

Collaborate with your team to respond to the following questions.

Determine the most appropriate research design for the issue, opportunity, or problem identified in Week Three. Explain why two other research designs were not used.

What data collection instrument(s) will be used? Survey? Interview?

Will you use an existing instrument or develop a new instrument?

Note. Your team is not required to submit the answers this week, but you will incorporate your answers to the Week Five Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 3 assignment.

Learning Team Reflection

Collaborate with your learning team to discuss the previous weeks objectives.

Discuss how you can apply them to a business setting or situation.

Week 4 Summary

Week 5

Individual Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 3

Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 3

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Understanding Business Research Terms and Concepts: Part 3.

Learning Team Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 3

Build on Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 1, completed in Week Three, and Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 2, completed in Week Four.

Develop or select the instruments your team will use to collect data.

Describe how you will sample the population:

What is the appropriate sampling method?

What sampling frame will be used?

What is the appropriate sampling size?

How will the sample size be determined?

Discuss the overall data analysis approach and result reporting:

Which statistical test will be used and why?

How will the results be displayed?

Combine the three parts of the Preparing to Conduct Business

Research assignment to develop a cohesive research proposal of no more than 2,450 words.

Include the following elements:

Research problem and purpose

Significance, scope, magnitude, and feasibility of finding a solution to the issue, opportunity, or problem

Research question, hypothesis, and variables

Research design

Instrument you developed or selected

Sampling method

Overall data analysis approach

Result reporting

Ethical considerations

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Learning Team Reflection

Collaborate with your learning team to discuss the previous weeks objectives.

Discuss how you can apply them to a business setting or situation.