RESEACH

Students will choose a company of their liking and use any of the 2 (qualitative or quantitative) research and analysis methods to demonstrate selected perceptions (approved by the faculty) of the company. This project requires you to research, review, and analyze perceptions of the company. Specifically, your research paper will include the following:

• Provide background information on the chosen organization
• Description of the diverse literature available on varied research methods
• Identify the type of research method to be used and justify the reasons for using a particular approach
• Undertake the research method for data collection and analysis and present the findings

Present your findings as a Word document of 5–6 pages (body of paper) formatted in APA style.

Please submit your assignment.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

1.  Title Page: Remember the Running head: AND TITLE IN ALL CAPITALS.

2.  Abstract: A summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person voice.

3.  Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The type face should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5–6 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.

4.  Reference Page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper and lower case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference Page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

This assignment will be assessed using additional criteria provided here.

Please submit your assignment as a Word document in APA format using the attached template. Using the template without deleting the headings ensures that you cover each segment of the assignment.

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BUSN311 – Quantitative Methods and Analysis

Date of Submission

Abstract

This is a single paragraph, no indentation is required. The next page will be an abstract; “a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the article; it allows the readers to survey the contents of an article quickly” (Publication Manual, 2010). The length of this abstract should be 35-50 words (2-3 sentences). NOTE: the abstract must be on page 2 and the body of the paper will begin on page 3.

Unit 5 Individual Project

Introduction

Remember to always indent the first line of a paragraph (use the tab key). The introduction should be short (2-3 sentences). The margins, font size, spacing, and font type (italics or plain) are set in APA format. While you may change the names of the headings and subheadings, do not change the font or style of font.

Organization Background

Students will choose a company of their liking and use any of the 2 (qualitative or quantitative) research and analysis methods to demonstrate selected perceptions (approved by the faculty) of the company. This project requires you to research, review, and analyze perceptions of the company. Specifically, your research paper will include the following:

Provide background information on the chosen organization. Select a publicly traded company (traded on a stock market) EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS. This section MUST be researched. Citations (NOT quotations) must appear in every paragraph with the corresponding source(s) on the reference list at the end of the paper. Unoriginal material (copied or quoted) with receive no credit). This section is worth 10 points.  This section should be a paragraph is length

Research on qualitative research methods

Description of the diverse literature available on varied research methods. Paragraph 1 will address one qualitative research method.

Paragraph 2 will address one qualitative research method.

Paragraph 3 will address one qualitative research method.

This section is worth 30 points.  These 3 paragraphs are GENERAL RESEARCH on the methods. EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS. This section MUST be researched. Citations (NOT quotations) must appear in every paragraph with the corresponding source(s) on the reference list at the end of the paper. Unoriginal material (copied or quoted) with receive no credit).

Research on quantitative research methods

Description of the diverse literature available on varied research methods. Paragraph 1 will address one quantitative research method.

Paragraph 2 will address one quantitative research method.

Paragraph 3 will address one quantitative research method.

This section is worth 30 points. These 3 paragraphs are GENERAL RESEARCH on the methods. EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS. This section MUST be researched. Citations (NOT quotations) must appear in every paragraph with the corresponding source(s) on the reference list at the end of the paper. Unoriginal material (copied or quoted) with receive no credit).

Qualitative research method selected for organizational analysis

Identify the type of research method to be used and justify the reasons for using a particular approach. NOTE: in the next section you will be applying this QUALITATIVE method to analyze your chosen organization. This section is worth 15 points.  Select one of the methods that was researched earlier in the paper. EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS. This section MUST be researched. Citations (NOT quotations) must appear in every paragraph with the corresponding source(s) on the reference list at the end of the paper. Unoriginal material (copied or quoted) with receive no credit).

Quantitative research method selected for organizational analysis

Identify the type of research method to be used and justify the reasons for using a particular approach. NOTE: in the next section you will be applying this QUANTITATIVE method to analyze your chosen organization. This section is worth 15 points.  Select one of the methods that was researched earlier in the paper. EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS. This section MUST be researched. Citations (NOT quotations) must appear in every paragraph with the corresponding source(s) on the reference list at the end of the paper. Unoriginal material (copied or quoted) with receive no credit).

Qualitative analysis of organization

Undertake the research method for data collection and analysis and present the findings.

EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS. This section MUST be researched. Citations (NOT quotations) must appear in every paragraph with the corresponding source(s) on the reference list at the end of the paper. Unoriginal material (copied or quoted) with receive no credit).

This section is worth 35 points.

Quantitative analysis of organization

Undertake the research method for data collection and analysis and present the findings.

EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS. This section MUST be researched. Citations (NOT quotations) must appear in every paragraph with the corresponding source(s) on the reference list at the end of the paper. Unoriginal material (copied or quoted) with receive no credit).

This section is worth 35 points.

Findings of analysis

Undertake the research method for data collection and analysis and present the findings.

EXPLAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS. This section MUST be researched. Citations (NOT quotations) must appear in every paragraph with the corresponding source(s) on the reference list at the end of the paper. Unoriginal material (copied or quoted) with receive no credit).

This section is worth 30 points.

Conclusion

          Add some concluding remarks-can be a sentence or two.

References

NOTE: The reference list starts on a new page after your conclusion.