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Module 8 Assignment 8.1

Applied Research Project:

Interview Questions Qualitative Method

Karen Crump

National Louis University

Dr. Cherie Meador

Applied Research Project: Interview Questions Qualitative Method

Data collection is the drive of many institutions, including corporations. Although people collect information for different purposes, data collection has the potential of influencing the making of informed decisions and provide answers to the most challenging questions and unexplainable phenomenon. Data can be collected using either qualitative or quantitative methodologies. Under the method of qualitative data collection, there are additional methods used in gathering information. In the case of the Learning and Development in Corporations paper, the best plan that would achieve satisfactory results would be the case study.

The case study method was best used in the project because it would aid in understanding the questions of why and how learning and development can be affected in the corporations. Learning and development are subsequent of the HR department that aims at boosting the corporation’s productivity by improving the performances of the employees on both personal and group levels. The department is also responsible for honing the skills of the employees and impacting them with additional knowledge. Case studies are used mostly in examining real-life situations since they incorporate a lot of details (Baxter & Jack, 2008). In reviewing the real-life situations, case studies aim at utilizing the findings in solving the problem in question. In this case, the issue would involve how and why learning and development should be included in corporations.

Additionally, using that case study method would be ideal because it uses several different research methods. The principal techniques for collecting data in qualitative research include the use of individual or personal interviews, focusing on the groups, evaluating archived material, and making observations. In the case of the project, making use of the case study method may aid in the generation of new ideas. While speaking to or making observations, the researcher is in a position to generate ideas considering a case study involves the presence of several people who think differently and have different opinions. Case studies may also provide the researcher with facts considering the information is collected on the contemporary time.

In comparison to other alternative methods, the case study methodology is less expensive, and thus, it is cost-saving. Since the methods that can be used in the learning and development setting may include interviews, conducting processes like these may cost close to nothing. More often than not, the employees will offer a free interview session. Case studies do not have to be conducted in person either. The researches of Learning development are not mandated to appear physical. Technology has come to our aid, and the researchers can make use of applications like skype to offer open-ended questions to the employees while at places like conference centers. Also, the problems can be posted through the mail or in groups like those of the WhatsApp application.

Incorporating the method of case study in the project of Learning and Development in Corporations can be done by offering unstructured interviews. Unstructured interviews include the use of open-ended questions. When an interviewee is asked an open question, he/she is allowed to respond with some in-depth information. Also, open-ended questions allow the interviewee to choose their own words that are free from influence. Since the case includes learning and development, the researcher can pose questions that may touch the needs of the employees in regards to education (Yin, 2017). Through the open-ended questions asked to the employees in the Corporations, researchers may derive an understanding of the employee's needs and help, through the employee’s responses, calculate additional methods that can boost the learning and development process. Another way of incorporating the case study in the learning and development case is making use of experimental tasks. By providing the employees with the memory test, it is easy to come to conclusions of the how. According to Schasfma (2015), testing memory potentially affects the behaviors of an individual. The human mind is triggered into remembering when a question is posed since case studies can also aid in positively impacting the employees.

Although making use of the case study as a desirable methodology towards enacting positive learning outcomes in corporations, there are limitations to using the study in the project. For starters, the accuracy of the data may not be accurate because of the possible existence of bias that may unconsciously happen. The research may also take a long time to analyze. Since collecting accurate information is crucial, researchers may often find themselves ensuring accuracy by continually verifying the provided information. Corporations harbor different types of characters. A researcher can come across difficult and unwilling people who may be adamant in participating.

Data analysis is an essential process that can influence. Thus, the importance of collecting accurate data cannot be emphasized enough. Data is meant to be accurate or as close as possible to the truth, dependable, and reliable. Despite the provisions of the accuracy of data, sometimes the data collected may be compromised by the methodology put to use. However, many researchers strive to provide consumers with the most accurate data.

References

Baxter, P. & Jack, S. Qualitative Case Study Methodology: Study Design and Implementation for Novice Researchers. The Qualitative Report Volume 13

Schaafsma, S. M., Pfaff, D. W., Spunt, R. P., & Adolphs, R. (2015). Deconstructing and reconstructing the theory of mind. Trends in cognitive sciences, 19(2), 65-72.

Yin, R. K. (2017). Case study research and applications: Design and methods. Sage publications.