Final Assignment
Running Head: RESEARCH PROPOSAL 1
1. IO Selection and Research Question
There are different IOs all over the world. Each IO has different roles which they are
supposed to play all over the world, but each organization has its great achievements and also
failures. One of the international organizations which I opted to choose is the International Labor
Organization. This is one of the United Nation's Agencies that are responsible to promote social
justice and appropriate work through setting international labor standards. It is also responsible
for the creation of coordinated policies and the publication of different works on social and labor
issues. This organization has different challenges which it has been facing for the prior years but
one of the main problems is that it has been accused of being ungrateful and out of touch,
undesirable regulations and finally failing to ensure that its principles and guidelines are taken
literally by official member states. Then in terms of research question regarding this problem is
that, “why do you think that international labor organization is not able to ensure that its
principles and guidelines are taken literally by the official member states?” (Salkind, 2012).
2. Dependent Variable Identification
There are different variables one of the variables is the dependent variable which is
usually the variable that is being examined and it depends on the independent variable. Then
according to my research question, the dependent variable is the “seriousness of international
labor organization principles and guidelines” this is because the seriousness principle and
guidelines are the ones that are being examined, thus depending on something else therefore
becoming the dependent variable. How is seriousness defined? It should be elaborated further.
Since there are different levels and criteria of measuring dependent variables, then the best
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criteria to measure my dependent variable is via categorical criteria which is the nominal variable
and a dichotomous because it needs more than one response.
3. Independent variable
On the other side, there is the independent variable that is self-governed and they can be
changed for the experimenter to test the dependent variable. According to the research question,
the first independent variable is the members of the states. State members? This is because they
are the ones to determine whether to take the principles and guidelines seriously or not. The next
independent variable is the international labor organization leadership. How is the leadership
established? This is because it does not depend on anything else and also it can be changed by
the experimenter and finally it is the one to determine how seriously the principles and
guidelines will be taken by the members of states (Walliman, 2010).
4. Hypothesis
Next, there is the hypothesis about both the variables regarding the research question.
This is a way of speculating about the future of the situation in the international labor
organization. I hypothesize that the strictness of the leadership of the international labor
organization will influence the seriousness of the members of the states towards the
organizational principles and guidelines. This is because if the leadership fails to be strictly
enough about its principles and guidelines then in future they shall not be taken seriously by the
official members of states. If the other side of the leadership decides to be stricter, then there is a
high possibility of the organizational principles and guidelines to be taken more serious. The
next issue is that the attitude of the members of the state also determines how they take the
issues. This is because the members of the public have a positive attitude towards the labor
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organization and its policies. They shall be able to take adhere to the seriously unlike when they
have a negative attitude toward the organization. Finally, there is the nature of policies; this can
determine how the principles and guidelines will be received. For example, if there are
consequences if a member fails to take them seriously then the members can take the principle
and guidelines seriously because they can be afraid of the consequences (Anne Collins, 2014).
5. Research Method and Proposed Data Sources
There are different research methods which are used to test different hypothesis.
According to the hypothesis above, I opt to use the inferential statistical method to test these
hypotheses to answer the research question. This method of the testing hypothesis is used to
determine if the findings from the sample can generalize and if it can be applied. It is also used to
give a trustful conclusion of the study. Then finally there are different ways of investigating the
hypothesis such as quantitative and qualitative data methods. To the above hypothesis, I opt to
use a qualitative research method to investigate it. This is because this kind of method is highly
associated with emotions, words and feeling thus making it best for me since the research
question need the qualities of this method for it to be answered, tested and investigated. This
method also is focused on enabling a greater level of a high grasping of the research question.
Then in terms of analysis of the data I prefer to use an interview to collect the data. This is
because I believe through this I can get first-hand information and then I use the case study to
analyze the data. This is because this method can generalize the data, it also provides mush
detailed information compared to other methods and finally it provides an insight for further
research (McAneney, 2018).
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Well done. Your independent and dependent variable are well set but they are in need of deeper
elaboration. The method of a qualitative research is good. I would invite you to introduce some
specific cases which would support your statements regarding the current situation inside the
ILO / among the member states. Keep up the good work.
Points 80
Criteria Exemplary 16-20
Accomplishe d 11-15
Developing 6-10
Beginning 0-5
IO selection and research question
14
Dependent and independent variables
12
Hypothesis 14
Proposed data and method
20
Organization of Ideas/Format Writing and Research Skill
20
Total 80
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References
Anne M. Collins, P. (2014). Expressions and Equations Leveled Problems: Dependent and
Independent Variables: Dependent and Independent Variables. Teacher Created
Materials.
McAneney, C. (2018). Make a Research Plan. The Rosen Publishing Group.
Salkind, N. J. (2012). 100 Questions (and Answers) About Research Methods. SAGE
Publications.
Walliman, N. (2010). Research Methods: The Basics. Routledge.