Week 1 Assessments
This week:
By Day 7
(Wednesday), submit the Academic Integrity Declaration
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3
(Saturday), post your Key Concept Exercise to the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7
(Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
Key Concept
Exercise: Identifying research topics
Choosing a
research topic is the first important step in any research process. The topic
needs to be focused and the overall intended research should be feasible, with
clear expectations regarding the contribution it is expected to make to
academia.
For this week's
Key Concept Exercise you present your motivation for doing research by
considering your own interests in a specific research field. In addition, you
discuss if/how your proposed topic has been studied previously by making
reference to academic sources which explore the same, or similar, topics.
To prepare for
this Key Concept Exercise:
Read the
required Learning Resources for Week 1
Consider your
journey through the programme so far and the topic-problem areas you have
encountered during your study and/or from your professional practice
To complete
this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3
(Saturday)
In
approximately 500 words, describe the research topic-problem you might be
interested in researching, and describe the reasons why
In formulating
your Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
What would be
your interest in conducting a study on this topic?
Has this topic
been discussed in the academic literature? Identify at least two research
papers that motivated your thoughts
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to the Turnitin Link provided.
When writing
your responses you should synthesise the theory with real-world experience and
use examples of the theories in action.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be aware that the
potential Research Topic that you propose and discuss this week will not be
‘set in stone’ and as you progress through the class. Indeed, it is expected that
this will evolve and be refined as you achieve the Learning Outcomes of the
Module. Please also note that the proposed Topic should be clearly linked to
the specific degree field that you are studying (Human Resources, Marketing or
Management).
Be sure to read
over your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make
sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and
referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic
writing.
The Key Concept
Exercise for this week is not graded, but you will receive feedback from your
Instructor to help you improve your work. Please take advantage of this
opportunity to learn from your Instructor’s feedback. Give the assignment your
full effort and ask for clarification on any feedback you do not understand.
To submit your
Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for
Week 1 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin - FF.
By Day 7
(Wednesday)
Post 3-5
replies to your classmates’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Providing
constructive critique on the scope and significance of proposed research topics
Contributing
suggestions on how the topic might be narrowed as appropriate
Suggesting
additional ways in which a research project on their proposed topic would
contribute to knowledge
Highlighting
possible ethical issues and feasibility constraints with a research project in
this area
This week’s
Collaboration is not graded, but you will receive feedback from your Instructor
to help you improve your work. Please take advantage of this opportunity to
learn from your Instructor’s feedback – give the assignment your full effort
and ask for clarification on any feedback you do not understand.
Ensure that you
spread your Collaboration posts across at least three separate days of each
week. This will help maximise the value of your Collaboration with classmates
and serve to meet the Learning Objectives for each activity.
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Week 2
Assessments
This week:
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit
your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3 (Saturday), post
your Key Concept Exercise to the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7 (Wednesday),
respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
Key Concept Exercise: The
purpose and value of academic research
The most important step in
framing and meeting the objectives of your research is to formulate a set of
well-defined research questions or testable hypotheses.
For this week's Key Concept
Exercise, using the two published papers provided in your field, you will
review the motivation behind framing research topics and choosing specific sets
of research questions, evaluate methodologies used within the context of the
main objectives of the research and the wider literature on the topics, and
finally discuss the potential contributions that the two articles make.
To prepare for this Key
Concept Exercise:
Read the Required Learning
Resources for Week 2
Consider the two papers
from your degree field in the Required Learning Resources, specifically
thinking about how you may evaluate their strengths and weaknesses
To complete this Key
Concept Exercise:
By Day 3
(Saturday)
In approximately 500 words,
critically evaluate ONE of the sample research articles
provided from your degree field, addressing its strengths and weaknesses
In formulating your Key
Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
· What motivated the
research?
· What research questions
were explored?
· What was the methodology
followed by the researcher(s)?
· How did the findings
contribute to academia?
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit
your Key Concept Exercise to the Turnitin Link provided.
When writing your responses
you should synthesise the theory with real-world experience and use examples of
the theories in action.
Be sure to read over your
Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure the
spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and referencing you
use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
To submit your Key Concept
Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for Week 2 Key
Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post 3-5 replies to your
classmates’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Examining similarities and
differences in your critical evaluations of the content of the reviewed article
Identifying lessons from
the reviewed articles and how these could be applied to your own research
project and those of colleagues
Proposing ways in which
additional research might be conducted on the same or similar topics
Asking insightful questions
about colleagues’ interpretations of ideas from the Learning Resources
Ensure that you
spread your Collaboration posts across at least three separate days of each
week. This will help maximise the value of your Collaboration with classmates and
serve to meet the Learning Objectives for each activity.
To access the Collaboration
Forum, click on the "Week 2 Collaboration Forum" link.
Week 3
Assessments
This week:
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit
your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3 (Saturday), post
your Key Concept Exercise to the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7 (Wednesday),
respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7 (Wednesday),
submit your Individual Assignment to Turnitin
Key Concept Exercise:
Methodology and methods
Linking paradigm and
methodology and choosing an appropriate methodology lie at the heart of
research.
Whether using a case-study,
action research, research that relies upon grounded theory, or econometrics,
the research design should ensure that the chosen methodological framework
meets the objectives of the research, and helps the researcher answer the
research questions.
For this week's Key Concept
Exercise you will evaluate the characteristics of the methodologies used in the
two papers from your field and consider whether those align to your own
research plans.
To prepare for this Key
Concept Exercise:
Read the Required Learning
Resources for Week 3.
Revisit the two papers from
your degree field in the Required Learning Resources and consider the paradigms
and methodologies used.
To complete this Key
Concept Exercise:
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In approximately 500 words,
present the paradigms and methodologies used in the TWO articles
In formulating your Key
Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
· What are the advantages and
disadvantages of the methodologies implemented in these studies?
· Which of these could (or
could not) be used for your research and why?
· What could be your
feasibility concerns in any case?
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit
your Key Concept Exercise to the Turnitin Link provided.
When writing your responses
you should synthesise the theory with real-world experience and use examples of
the theories in action.
Be sure to read over your
Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure the
spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and referencing you
use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
To submit your Key Concept
Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for Week 3 Key
Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Post 3-5 replies to your classmates’
posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Examining similarities and
differences in your evaluations of different research methodologies and methods
and their potential use in different contexts
Debating the need for clear
alignment between the research topic, question, and methodology/method, and
what this looks like in practice
Identifying lessons from
the reviewed articles, and from the Learning Resources, and how these could be
applied to your own proposed research projects and those of colleagues
Asking insightful questions
about your colleagues’ interpretations of concepts from the Learning Resources
Ensure that you
spread your Collaboration posts across at least three separate days
of each week. This will help maximise the value of your Collaboration
with classmates and serve to meet the Learning Objectives for each activity.
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Individual
Assignment: Planning for your research project
This week, you will
complete the first of two Individual Assignments, the second of which will be
completed in Week 7. The Individual Assignments are designed to develop your
skills at applying the knowledge gained in the module to the development of a
potential future proposal for a research project.
The initial stages of the
research proposal are illustrated in Figure 6.2 of the text book (Collis &
Hussey, 2013, p. 100). This week you will present your topic (keeping in mind
the criteria mentioned in your text book Box 6.1 p. 101) research motivation,
and pertinent literature reading so far.
To prepare for this
Individual Assignment:
Revisit Chapter 6 of your
core text, ‘Writing your research proposal’ (Collis & Hussey, 2013, pp.
96-128)
Return to your chosen
research topic-problem identified in Week 1 (as subsequently amended) and
consider how you may develop your ideas further including literature, research
questions, your interest and scope, and feasibility
To complete this Individual
Assignment:
By Day 7 (Wednesday)
Prepare a report of
approximately 1,500 words in which you:
Present/discuss your chosen
research topic from your degree field
Discuss the key arguments
and findings from pertinent literature and draft your critical review keeping
in mind its purpose
Formulate the main research
question(s)
Describe your interest in
the topic and questions, demonstrating the motivation for your research, plus
the link between your topic/questions and existing research literature
Discuss the feasibility of
the study and explain how you can gain access to the data that you need to
collect
By Day 7 (Wednesday),
submit your Individual Assignment to the Turnitin Link provided.
Be sure to read over your
Individual Assignment before submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure the
spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and referencing you
use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
This assignment is graded.
See the rubric for specific grading criteria.
To submit your initial
response to Turnitin, click on the "View/Complete" link for Week 3
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Week 4 Assessments
This week:
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3
(Saturday), post your Key Concept Exercise to the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7
(Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7
(Wednesday), submit your Personal Development Portfolio
Key Concept
Exercise: Following quantitative research design
The data
collection process is always a fundamental element in empirical research.
For this week's
Key Concept Exercise you will shape your research idea within the context of a
quantitative research framework, analyse the optimal data collection process
that could align to your research idea, explore the strengths and weaknesses of
the chosen technique, and finally critically discuss the potential validity and
reliability of the data that you plan to collect.
To prepare for
this Key Concept Exercise:
Read the
required Learning Resources for Week 4
Return to your
chosen research topic-problem identified in Week 1 (as subsequently amended)
and consider a quantitative approach
To complete
this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3
(Saturday)
In
approximately 500 words, explain how your research ideas could take the shape
of a quantitative research project.
In formulating
your Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
· What specific methods would
you implement for data collection and analysis?
· What type of data would you
need to tackle the research question(s)?
· What are the strengths and
weaknesses of the research design?
· Can you recommend ways to
maximise the validity and reliability of the data to be collected?
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to the Turnitin Link provided.
When writing
your responses you should synthesise the theory with real-world experience and
use examples of the theories in action.
Be sure to read
over your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make
sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and
referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic
writing.
To submit your
Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for
Week 4 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
By Day 7
(Wednesday)
Post 3-5
replies to your classmates’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Providing
constructive critique on the scope and significance of quantitative research
Identifying
alternative methods that might more effectively enable them to achieve their
aims
Highlighting
possible ethical issues and feasibility constraints with the collection of
primary quantitative data
Ensure that you
spread your Collaboration posts across at least three separate days
of each week. This will help maximise the value of your Collaboration
with classmates and serve to meet the Learning Objectives for each activity.
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Personal
Development Portfolio: Becoming a researcher
The Personal
Development Portfolio (PDP) provides the framework to help you expand your
academic, professional and career development; build and sustain a personal
learning network; articulate your professional goals; and reflect on your skills
through various strategies and assessments.
In this module
there are two PDP submissions. The first PDP Assignment is due for
submission here in Week 4, and the second PDP Assignment is due for submission
in the final week of the module, Week 8.
Conducting
research and exploring a research topic means dealing with the unknown. Collis
and Hussey (2013) make a good point for students in the early stages of their
research, maintaining that, apart from gaining a reasonable understanding of
your topic, you also need specific skills to overcome the difficulties related
to your research.
To prepare for
this PDP Assignment:
Reflect on the
readings you have encountered in the first 4 weeks of this module.
To complete
this PDP Assignment:
By Day 7
(Wednesday)
Write a
critically reflective paper (500 words) considering the following:
How has the
information that you have discussed in class, researched and read helped you to
understand the practice of academic research and the type of research skills
that you have developed over your previous modules?
· Have your ideas and views
of academic research changed?
· How has your understanding
of academic research and your own ability to conduct research developed?
· How will you apply what you
have learnt so far when conducting future research?
By Day 7
(Wednesday), submit your Personal Development Portfolio to the Turnitin Link
provided.
This Assignment
is not graded, but you will receive feedback from your Instructor to help you
improve your work. Please take advantage of this opportunity to learn from your
Instructor's feedback. Give the Assignment your full effort and ask for
clarification on any feedback you do not understand.
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initial response to Turnitin, click on the "View/Complete" link for
Week 4 Personal Development Portfolio -- Turnitin - FF.
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Week 5
Assessments
This week:
By Day 3 (Saturday),
submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3
(Saturday), post your Key Concept Exercise to the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7
(Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
Key Concept
Exercise: Review of quantitative research design
Inferential
statistical methods are widely used in research in order to conduct tests of
differences for dependent or independent samples, analyse associations between
different types of variables and establish relationships using models between
dependent and independent variable(s).
For this week's
Key Concept Exercise you will evaluate examples of inferential statistical
analysis by discussing empirical results and the strengths, weakness and
suitability of different statistical estimation and hypothesis testing
procedures.
To prepare for
this Key Concept Exercise:
Read the
Required Learning Resources for Week 5.
It is strongly
recommended that you work through the Week 5 Test Your Knowledge Questions and
while undertaking your reading. These are located with the Week 5 Learning
Resources.
To complete
this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3
(Saturday)
In
approximately 500 words, answer TWO of the FOUR questions in the file provided
here on Inferential Statistical Analysis:
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By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to the Turnitin Link provided.
Be sure to read
over your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure
the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and referencing
you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
To submit your
Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for
Week 5 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
Collaboration:
Conducting inferential statistical analysis
In your
Collaboration you will further discuss statistical analysis with your
classmates.
In examining
the different inferential statistical methods, consider their fundamental
characteristics, underlying assumptions, strengths, weakness and suitability
for producing generalisations regarding an unbeknown population.
To prepare for
this Collaboration:
Review the
required Learning Resources and your Key Concept Exercise from Week 5
To complete
this Collaboration:
By Day 3
(Saturday)
Post your Key
Concept Exercise from Week 5 to the Collaboration Forum.
Day 7
(Wednesday)
Post 3-5
replies to your classmates’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Providing
constructive critique on your classmates’ submissions by analysing further the
fundamental characteristics of the inferential statistical methods.
Discussing
critically the purposes and wider issues when conducting statistical analyses.
Analysing the
suitability of the inferential statistical methods by highlighting their
strengths and limitations, with emphasis put on your research plans.
Ensure that you
spread your collaboration posts across at least three separate days
of each week. This will help maximise the value of your collaboration
with classmates and serve to meet the learning objectives for each activity.
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Week 6
Assessments
This week:
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3
(Saturday), post your Key Concept Exercise to the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7 (Wednesday),
respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
Key Concept
Exercise: Following qualitative research design
For this Key
Concept Exercise, you will recommend a qualitative research design.
In the previous
two weeks, you tailored your original research topic specifically to consider a
quantitative design.
Following this
week’s introduction and further reading exercises on qualitative research,
return back to these initial ideas and recommend a qualitative research design
that aligns with the topic under investigation, taking into account the main
advantages and disadvantages as well as the main feasibility constraints and
your own personal skills.
To prepare for
this Key Concept Exercise:
Read the
required Learning Resources for Week 6
Return to your
chosen research topic-problem identified in Week 1 (as subsequently amended)
and consider a qualitative approach
To complete
this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3
(Saturday)
In
approximately 500 words, explain how your research ideas could take the shape
of a qualitative research project.
In formulating
your Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
· Which qualitative
methodology would be most suited to your research paradigm?
· In what way could you
contextualise your research from a qualitative perspective?
· Which sampling methods
would be most valuable for your data collection?
· What are the key
differences in planning your research from a quantitative and qualitative
perspective?
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to the Turnitin Link provided.
Be sure to read
over your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make
sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and
referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic
writing.
To submit your
Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for
Week 6 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
Collaboration:
The pros and cons of qualitative research
The emphasis of
this week’s Collaboration is on the importance of qualitative research and your
ability to select the appropriate methodologies for the collection of the
necessary data.
It is important
that you highlight the main issues involved in qualitative methodologies.
Furthermore, you will try to tease out the strengths and weaknesses of
different methods of data collection and sample selection.
To prepare for
this Collaboration:
Review the
relevant required Learning Resources and your Key Concept Exercise from Week 6.
To complete
this Collaboration:
Day 3
(Saturday)
Post your Key
Concept Exercise from Week 6 to the Collaboration Forum.
By Day 7
(Wednesday)
Post 3-5
replies to your classmates’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Providing
constructive critique on the scope and significance of qualitative research
Identifying
alternative methods that might more effectively enable them to achieve their
aims
Discussing the
role of the researcher in qualitative research design and method selection
Ensure that you
spread your collaboration posts across at least three separate days
of each week. This will help maximise the value of your collaboration
with classmates and serve to meet the learning objectives for each activity.
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Week 7
Assessments
This week:
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3
(Saturday), post your Key Concept Exercise to the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7
(Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7
(Wednesday), submit your Individual Assignment to Turnitin
Key Concept
Exercise: Review of qualitative research design
While neither
quantitative nor qualitative approaches can be considered completely without
bias, qualitative methodologies and methods are, by far, the more subjective of
the two.
In all
research, the presence of the researcher, their choices and their
interpretations, have a bearing on the work undertaken and data collection
methods chosen.
Qualitative
researchers have a greater level of involvement drawing on their own
backgrounds, experiences and perceptions in their interpretation of the data
collected. Qualitative research, therefore, has a degree of ‘built-in’ bias
which should be acknowledged in a research study.
To prepare for
this Key Concept Exercise:
Read the
Required Learning Resources for Week 7
Return to your
qualitative research designs from last week
To complete
this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3
(Saturday)
In
approximately 500 words
· Critically reflect on the
types of qualitative data collection methods that you could use in your
research, considering their benefits and limitations.
· Consider how you might overcome the
challenges that you may encounter when implementing research using qualitative
methodology, including the management and analysis of data.
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to the Turnitin Link provided.
Be sure to read
over your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make
sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and
referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic
writing.
To submit your
Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for
Week 7 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
Collaboration:
Conducting qualitative analysis
This week you
will discuss the different qualitative data analysis techniques recognising
potential weaknesses as well as the main validity and reliability concerns.
To prepare for
this Collaboration:
Review the
Required Learning Resources and your Key Concept Exercise from Week 7.
To complete
this Collaboration:
By Day 3
(Saturday)
Post your Key
Concept Exercise from Week 7 to the Collaboration Forum.
By Day 7
(Wednesday)
Post 3-5
replies to your classmates’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Discussing critically
the purposes and key issues when conducting qualitative data analyses
Exploring the
main data quality issues related to validity, reliability, and generalisability
Proposing ways
to overcome data quality issues
Highlighting
possible ethical issues and feasibility constraints with the collection of
primary qualitative data
Ensure that you
spread your collaboration posts across at least three separate days
of each week. This will help maximise the value of your collaboration
with classmates and serve to meet the learning objectives for each activity.
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Individual
Assignment: Progressing with your research project
This week, you
will complete the second of two Individual Assignments, the first of which was
undertaken in Week 3. The Individual Assignments are designed to develop your
skills at applying the knowledge gained in the module to the development of a
potential future proposal for a research project.
Once you have
established the research topic and framed your research question(s) you will
need to consider how you will tackle these questions. This involves taking
decisions related to the methodology to be followed as well as the chosen
methods for data collection and analysis (quantitative or qualitative).
To prepare for
this Individual Assignment:
Review your Week
3 Individual Assignment and Instructor feedback.
Consider how
you may develop your ideas further, including epistemological stance,
methodology, validity and reliability of the research design, data collection
methods, sampling techniques, participant profile, data access, and ethics.
To complete
this Individual Assignment:
By Day 7
(Wednesday)
Prepare a
report of approximately 1,500 words in which you:
Discuss your
chosen methodology and method for the collection of your data
Indicate which
methodology (such as survey, case study, action research) you wish to employ
and why
Explain how
this is consistent with your epistemological stance
Discuss the
threats to validity and reliability contained in this research design
Describe the
data collection method(s) you will use (such as questionnaire, interviews,
focus groups), and justify how these will be sufficient to answer your research
question
Describe your
sampling technique and the reasons for the profile of your respondents when
collecting primary data
What are the
problems that you may encounter in gaining access to your data? Provide
strategies that can be useful to help you solve these problems
Are there any
ethical issues that you need to consider?
Provide a brief
discussion on how you plan to analyse your data and the tools that you may need
for a proper analysis based on your method
By Day 7
(Wednesday), submit your Individual Assignment to the Turnitin Link provided.
Be sure to read
over your Individual Assignment before submitting it to your Instructor. Make
sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and
referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic
writing.
This assignment
is graded. See the rubric for specific grading criteria.
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Week 8
Assessments
This week:
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin
By Day 3
(Saturday), post your Key Concept Exercise to the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7
(Wednesday), respond to your colleagues’ in the Collaboration Forum
By Day 7
(Wednesday), submit your Personal Development Portfolio
By Day 7
(Wednesday), submit your UoL Satisfaction Survey
Key Concept
Exercise: Following mixed methods research design
Mixed methods
research provides a new way for some researchers to tackle a complicated
research problem.
The key purpose
is to investigate the problem by using the advantages of both quantitative and
qualitative methods to enrich the approach. However, at the same time, it
requires knowledge of both methods of data collection and analysis and a good
reason for the choices made.
For this week’s
Key Concept Exercise, you will consider whether a mixed method would fit (or
not) your research topic-problem and the anticipated barriers to data
integration.
To prepare for
this Key Concept Exercise:
Read the
Required Learning Resources for Week 8.
Return to your
chosen research topic-problem identified in Week 1 (as subsequently amended)
and consider whether a mixed methods approach would be appropriate and why
To complete
this Key Concept Exercise:
By Day 3
(Saturday)
In
approximately 500 words, explain why mixed methods might fit (or not) your
research project.
In formulating
your Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
What are the
strengths and weaknesses of your chosen method?
Critically
analyse the reasons why you would proceed (or not) with the adoption of mixed
methods
What are the
barriers to data integration which you would expect at this stage of the
research?
What are the
potential limitations and problems associated with adopting a mixed methods
approach for a relatively short research project – for example, a dissertation
of 9 months’ duration?
By Day 3
(Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise to the Turnitin Link provided.
Be sure to read
over your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make
sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and
referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic
writing.
To submit your
Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for
Week 8 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin.
Collaboration:
Integrating qualitative and quantitative data
For your
Collaboration, you further discuss mixed methods with your classmates.
In examining
the suitability of mixed methods for your research project, consider the type
and sources of data that would be needed and the benefits, if any, as well as
the expected limitations related mainly to the additional resources, skills and
robust data integration that are required.
To prepare for
this Collaboration:
Review the
Required Learning Resources and your Key Concept Exercise from Week 8.
To complete
this Collaboration:
By Day 3
(Saturday)
Post your Key
Concept Exercis fie from Week 8 to the Collaboration Forum.
By Day 7
(Wednesday)
Post 3-5
replies to your classmates’ posts in the Collaboration Forum by:
Providing
constructive critique on the scope and significance of mixed methods designs
Highlighting
possible ethical issues and feasibility constraints with the collection of
mixed methods data
Explaining the
most important barriers to integration of qualitative and quantitative data
Ensure
that you spread your collaboration posts across at least three separate days
of each week. This will help maximise the value of your collaboration
with classmates and serve to meet the learning objectives for each activity.
To access the
Collaboration Forum, click on the "Week 8 Collaboration Forum" link.
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Personal
Development Portfolio: Reflective paper
How has your
understanding of your research study changed since this module started? This
week, you will reflect on the basic research principles and knowledge that you
have acquired in this module.
This final PDP
Assignment aims to build on the knowledge from the module and apply this to the
real world.
This Research
Methods module has provided you with an understanding of the principles and
skills needed in order to design and conduct business management research.
This week’s
Personal Development Portfolio activity will enable you to reflect on your
learning and experiences. You will consider how these concepts will apply to
the next step, whether this is relating to academic research project or any
other research that you may undertake for the investigation of a business
problem in your professional context.
To prepare for
this PDP Assignment:
Reflect on the
readings you have encountered in the 8 weeks of this module
Revisit your
PDP submission in Week 4
To complete
this PDP Assignment:
By Day 7
(Wednesday)
Write a
critically reflective paper (1,000 words):
In completing
the PDP, now in Week 8 reconsider the questions posed in Week 4:
· How has the information
that you have discussed across the entire class, researched and read helped you
to understand the practice of academic research and the type of research skills
that you have developed over your previous modules?
· Have your ideas and views
of academic research now changed?
· How has your understanding
of academic research and your own ability to conduct research developed?
· How will you apply what you
have learnt so far and overall when conducting future research?
Additionally,
consider:
· What is the importance of
ethical conduct in research, and how might this influence any potential, future
research projects that you undertake?
By Day 7
(Wednesday), submit your Personal Development Portfolio to the Turnitin Link
provided.
This assignment
is graded. See the rubric for specific grading criteria.
To submit your
initial response to Turnitin, click on the "View/Complete" link for
Week 8 Personal Development Portfolio -- Turnitin.
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