Research methods unit IV Scholarly Activity and DQ question

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Course Learning Outcomes for Unit IV Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Discuss the importance of research-based decision making in a company. 1.1 Summarize how quantitative methods of research aid in the decision making of a discipline.

3. Explore quantitative research methods.

3.1 Describe specific quantitative methods that could be used within a discipline. 3.2 Explain the effectiveness of quantitative methods of research within a discipline.

7. Appraise current research tools used in business and industry.

Reading Assignment In order to access the following resource(s), click the link(s) below: Hunter, L. (2012). Challenging the reported disadvantages of e-questionnaires and addressing

methodological issues of online data collection. Nurse Researcher, 20(1), 11-20. Retrieved from https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direc t=true&db=a9h&AN=80440695&site=ehost-live&scope=site

O’Cathain, A., & Thomas, K. J. (2004). "Any other comments?" Open questions on questionnaires -- a bane

or a bonus to research? BMC Medical Research Methodology, 4, 25-31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-4- 25. Retrieved from https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direc t=true&db=a9h&AN=29404691&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Rayhan, R. U., Yin, Z., Uddin, E., Timbol, C., Adewuyi, O., & Baraniuk, J. N. (2013). Administer and collect

medical questionnaires with Google documents: A simple, safe, and free system. Applied Medical Informatics, 33(3), 12-21. Retrieved from https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direc t=true&db=a9h&AN=91950686&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Riva, G., Teruzzi, T., & Anolli, L. (2003). The use of the Internet in psychological research: Comparison of

online and offline questionnaires. Cyberpsychology & Behavior 6(1), 73-80.doi: 10.1089/109493103321167983 Retrieved from https://libraryresources.columbiasouthern.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direc t=true&db=a9h&AN=9184517&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Unit Lesson The unit lessons for this course are presented through interactive presentations. Each slide has audio that accompanies it. Once the narration for each slide is complete, the presentation will automatically advance to the next slide. If you would like to stop the presentation on any slide, click the pause button on the bottom left hand side of the presentation. When you are finished watching the presentation, simply close the browser window. To view the lesson, click on the link below: http://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/mba5652_unitiv/

UNIT IV STUDY GUIDE

Quantitative Research Methods

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Suggested Reading This video outlines the basic essential information that a researcher should know about the research process. Gramenz, G. (2013). Into [sic] to research methodology [Video file]. Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LGuNn9Q0bI This short video explains the difference in quantitative and qualitative data. If you would like to learn more about the differences in these two types of methods. PACE mySPH. (2012, February 20). Quantitative vs. qualitative data [Video file]. Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcKrT_IegoU