Research Methods
US research institutes
This writing assignment requires you to write a paper identifying all apparent and real conflicts of interest related to the Case Study in the attached articles and make recommendations for managing, eliminating, or reducing the conflicts of interest.
This assignment must be 3 to 5 pages in length, single-spaced, 12 point font, and 1 inch margins. References are to be listed in a separate final page of the assignment
Strategic planning methods
Identify two strategic planning methods and describe what the methods are, and in what type of situations would you utilize those models. Also, research and describe when someone else has found success utilizing those methods. What were their working situations before implementing their chosen methods? What were their outcomes after implementation of their methods?
Week 6 Readings and Resources
Textbook Readings
Designing a Customer-Centric Organization. J. Galbraith. Chapters 7 and 8 (pages 145-172)
Video
Overcoming Resistance to Change – Isn’t It Obvious? (Links to an external site.)
PowerPoint Presentation
Organization Change by Systems Thinking: This PowerPoint presentation walks you through different organizational change strategies. This will be helpful for your Mini Assignment this week and your Final Paper.
Experimental research methods
This week’s mini-study will focus on experimental research methods. In order to conduct your experimental mini-study please complete the following:
Identify your research question:
Discuss how you know that this research question is appropriate for experimental research methods.
Identify your independent and dependent variables. Explain how you will operationally define these variables.
Identify your study’s conditions
Treatment condition(s)
Control condition(s)
Discuss the methods section of your study:
Final Research Proposal
Unit 5: The Final Research Proposal
Deliverable Length: 500 words – APA style + 2 references and citations
Part 1: Summative Discussion Board
Review and reflect on the knowledge you have gained from this course. Based on your review and reflection, write at least 3 paragraphs on the following:
Identify 2–3 concepts from the course that you are able to say helped you the best in understanding the research methods.
Has this course given you tangible considerations that you can apply in your life? Explain your answer.
What approaches could have yielded additional valuable information?
We have come to our final thread! And as typical, it is a reflective thread that asks you to consider your experiences and what you learned in this course. You can address the question provided or offer insights if you wish.
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Unit 1: Research Strategies
Demonstrate an understanding of qualitative, quantitative, mixed and action research methods
Describe the primary differences between the various research approaches
Unit 2: Research Ethics
Recognize ethical issues in the conduct of research and evaluation and their relevance to research efforts
Unit 3: Selecting Strategy
Identify and select research designs, methodologies, analysis, and measurement strategies to be used in order to conduct a successful research project
Quantitative research
This week, you will submit the annotation of a quantitative research article on a topic of your interest. Quasi-experimental, casual comparative, correlational, pretest–posttest, or true experimental are examples of types of research designs used in quantitative research.
An annotation consists of three separate paragraphs that cover three respective components: summary, analysis, and application. These three components convey the relevance and value of the source. As such, an annotation demonstrates your critical thinking about, and authority on, the source. This week’s annotation is a precursor to the annotated bibliography assignment due in Week 10.
An annotated bibliography is a document containing selected sources accompanied by a respective annotation of each source. In preparation for your own future research, an annotated bibliography provides a background for understanding a portion of the existing literature on a particular topic. It is also a useful first step in gathering sources in preparation for writing a subsequent literature review as part of a dissertation.
Please review the assignment instructions below and click on the underlined words for information about how to craft each component of an annotation.
Please use the document “Annotated Bibliography Template with Example” for additional guidance.
It is recommended that you use the grading rubric as a self-evaluation tool before submitting your assignment.