.......... 1 2 Research Methodology ......................................................................................... 1 2.1 Definition of Research Methodology............................................................. 1 2.2 Qualitative versus Quantitative Research Methodologies ............................. 2 2.3 The author’s research philosophy .................................................................. 3 3 Quantitative Methods............................................................................................ 4 4 Example for the Conduction of Quantitative Research ........................................ 5 5 Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 7 Appendix.................................................................................................................. 9 Bibliography .......................................................................................................... 11 1 1 Introduction Research methodology is very important because research is used in most professions as well as in science.1 Managers for example need research to achieve information about the customers and the market they intend to advertise their goods and services before making any kind of decision.2 Researchers and academics apply research methodology to gather new knowledge and information. But often the meaning of research methodology, especially methodology, is misunderstood...
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...RES 531 – RESEARCH METHODS – Complete Class Includes All Assignments and Final Project Paper Purchase here http://homeworkonestop.com/RES%20531/res-531-research-methods-complete-class-includes-all-assignments-and-final-project-paper Product Description RES 531 Week 2 Assignment 1 – Topic Selection RES 531 Week 3 Assignment 2 – Context of the Problem RES 531 Week 4 Assignment 3 – The Problem Statement RES 531 Week 6 Assignment 4 – Research Questions RES 531 Week 7 Assignment 5 – Significance of the Study RES 531 Week 8 Assignment 6 – Research Design and Methodology RES 531 Week 9 Assignment 7 – Organization of the Study RES 531 Week 10 Assignment 8 – Tentative Reference List RES 531 Week 11 Research Proposal Paper – Final Project Paper RES 531 – RESEARCH METHODS – Complete Class Includes All Assignments and Final Project Paper Purchase here http://homeworkonestop.com/RES%20531/res-531-research-methods-complete-class-includes-all-assignments-and-final-project-paper Product Description RES 531 Week 2 Assignment 1 – Topic Selection RES 531 Week 3 Assignment 2 – Context of the Problem RES 531 Week 4 Assignment 3 – The Problem Statement RES 531 Week 6 Assignment 4 – Research Questions RES 531 Week 7 Assignment 5 – Significance of the Study RES 531 Week 8 Assignment 6 – Research Design and Methodology RES 531 Week 9 Assignment 7 – Organization of the Study RES 531 Week 10 Assignment 8 – Tentative Reference List RES 531 Week 11 Research Proposal...
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...ACHG300 HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN 3 ASSIGNMENT 5 and 6 This module is presented on NQF Level 6 FACULTY OF CREATIVE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION Module leader: MIRANTHE VAN STADEN GARBETT miranthev@mgi.ac.za: Phone: (011) 690-1825 Office number: 4 Lecturer (Remote Campus): E-mail: Due Dates: Assignment 5: Week 13 and 20 Assignment 6: Week 27 Assessments: Assignment 5: 200 Marks ( 10% final mark) Minus 5% per day deducted for late submissions Phone: Assignment 6: 100% (30% final mark). No late submissions will be accepted 1) Learning Outcomes Through this assignment, the student should achieve the following outcomes: • • • • Research, structure and write a formal academic article. Formulate an appropriate research question Apply an appropriate methodology to a specific topic Research, acquire and present in digital format a specialised knowledge of an aspect or area of African discourse or aesthetics, whether historical or contemporary. • • • Apply knowledge of history and/or theory to the chosen topic and evaluate contemporary relevance Identify and evaluate a specific case study that illuminates an aspect of African discourse or African aesthetics. Be able to explain, interpret and apply key terminologies, concepts, principles and theories in the development of a logical argument • • Formulate findings and interpretations into a sound, logical argument Support opinions and statements using authoritative sources and the correct Harvard method ...
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...517 ASSIGNMENT 2 WATERFALL AND AGILE To purchase this visit here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/cis-517-assignment-2-waterfall-and-agile/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM CIS 517 ASSIGNMENT 2 WATERFALL AND AGILE Research agile methodologies including SCRUM and extreme programming (XP). Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you: Explain waterfall methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups. Explain agile methodologies and identify their relationship to the PMBOK® process groups. Analyze the need for waterfall and agile methodologies. Explain the advantages of extreme programming (XP) and analyze the advantages of its application in high-budget short-time projects. Explain the factors to consider when selecting a project management methodology (Waterfall vs Agile). Use at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page...
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...HRBUS82/101/0/2015 Tutorial letter 101/0/2015 Research Report HRBUS82 Year Module Department of Business Management IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. Note: This is an online module, and therefore your module is available on myUnisa. However, in order to support you in your learning process, you will also receive some study materials in printed format. Open Rubric CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 4 1.1 Module format ................................................................................................................................. 4 1.1.1 Fully online module ......................................................................................................................... 4 1.1.2 Printed materials to support the online module............................................................................... 4 2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE ............................................................... 5 2.1 Purpose .......................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Outcomes ....................................................................................................................................... 5 3 ...
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...HMGEN80/101/0/2015 Tutorial letter 101/0/2015 Research Methodology in Gender Studies HMGEN80 Year Module Institute for Gender Studies IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION 3 2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE 4 2.1 Purpose 4 2.2 Outcomes 4 3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS 5 3.1 Lecturer(s) 5 3.2 Department 5 3.3 University 6 4 MODULE-RELATED RESOURCES 6 4.1 Prescribed books 6 4.2 Recommended books 6 4.3 Electronic Reserves (e-Reserves) 6 5 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MODULE 7 6 MODULE-SPECIFIC STUDY PLAN 7 7 MODULE PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING 7 8 ASSESSMENT 8 8.1 Assessment plan 8 8.2 General assignment numbers 9 8.2.1 Unique assignment numbers 9 8.2.2 Due dates for assignments 10 8.3 Submission of assignments 10 8.4 Assignments 11 9 OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS 17 10 EXAMINATION 17 11 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 17 2 HMGEN80/101 1 INTRODUCTION Dear Student Our mode of delivery Please note that Honours modules at Unisa are taught through a BLENDED mode of delivery. This means that part of our teaching occurs via the medium of print (this Tutorial Letter, which has been printed), and part of it occurs ONLINE. Your study material for GEN4801, GEN4802, GEN4803, HMGEN80 (this module) and HMGEN81 will NOT...
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...| StatCrunchAssignment 1 – Part B (1B) | This page explains the assignment. The questions you need to answer are on the next page. A key part of research involves formulating interesting questions then developing a methodology and collecting appropriate data to answer those questions. The final project in this course will follow this usual path for research. For this assignment, however, the data is already available and you must write questions that could have been in the mind of the survey developer that led to the collection of this data. For convenience, the survey items are shown below. Here are a variety questions (from the StatCrunch website) that could be answered using the data collected by the student survey: The items below ask you to formulate a question, describe your methodology for answering the question, carry out the methodology you described, then answer your question. Although not as detailed, this mirrors the format used in many research reports such as the one due at the end of the term for this course, in RSCH 202, and capstone courses for some degree programs. Respond to the following items. 1. In Part A of this assignment, you selected a random sample of 30 StatCrunch U students and created a StatCrunch file containing data from the above survey for those students. You will use the StatCrunch data file you created in Part A to complete this assignment. Following the instructions at the end of Part A, paste your StatCrunch data file...
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...! ! Course Unit No. Unit Name Unit code Batch Student Assignment Covering Form Course/Unit Information Pearson (Edexcel) BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma Unit 6 Business Decision Making D/601/0578 J65-1403/E65-1403 ! Name Phone Skype ! ! Instructor Information Anil Ahluwalia +971 52 905 9904 anilbaljit anil@westford.org.uk ! ! ! Email Assignment Information Full/ Part Assignment Date Assignment Issued Part 11/03/2013 Tasks-1&2: 29/03/2014 ! Date Assignment Due ! ! Student Information (To be filled by the student prior submitting the assignment) Name Westford Student ID Edexcel Student ID Email Tsion Girma Birru tsn_grm@yahoo.com Date of Submission March 29,2014 All the submissions to be done through e-front LMS, no email or other format will be accepted.Student Assignment covering form is an integral part of the assignment document and should be submitted along with all submissions. ! ! Student Declaration ! ! I, Tsion Girma Birru hereby confirm that this assignment is my own work and not copied or plagiarized. It has not previously been submitted as part of any assessment for this qualification. All the sources, from which information has been obtained for this assignment, have been referenced as per Harvard Referencing format. I further confirm that I have read and understood the Westford School of Management rules and regulations about plagiarism and copying and agree to be bound by them. ! ! ! ! ! ! !...
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...Lecturer : Total marks: 50 Intake : Campus : TPM Handout Date : Week 1 Due Date : Week 13 A. Project Description: (TESCO) This group assignment requires you to work as a team of four (4) members. Working in a term is an norm in the workplace. The assigned group project requires your team to look at the current information systems resources of a company selected by your module lecturer. A written report which consist of individual and group components is to be produced by the end of the submission date. The paper should focus on the use of information systems resources within a company. Information systems resources play a key role in making a company successful. The paper should focus on how information systems resources contributed to that success. The organization of the paper is up to you and your group. You may consider organizing it by subjects (content title) of information resources, or organizing it by references, or some combination of both. Nevertheless, the paper should answer the following; Your assignment is to produce: 1. As a group (30 % of the assignment marks) You should prepare the following sections of the report (word limit: 1,000): up to 1500 • Introduction • Background and current situation of the company (standing… their standing.. market share.. giant/ tesco/ aeon are competitor.. some chart.. graph pie chart.. (current market.)) o Country ?? u can choose.. different country got different...
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...| ------------------------------------------------- FACULTY OF COMPUTING, ENGINEERING and SCIENCE | Final mark awarded:_____ | Assessment Cover Sheet and Feedback Form 2015/16 Module Code:NG4H252 | Module Title: Research Methods for Engineers | Module Lecturer: Dr Meinwen Taylor | Assessment Title and Tasks: Research Methods | Assessment No. 1 of 1 | No. of pages submitted in total including this page: Completed by student | Word Count of submission(if applicable): Completed by student | Date Set: 9th March 2016 | Submission Date: 27th April 2016 | Return Date: 25th May 2016 | Part A: Record of Submission (to be completed by Student) | Extenuating CircumstancesIf there are any exceptional circumstances that may have affected your ability to undertake or submit this assignment, make sure you contact the Advice Centre on your campus prior to your submission deadline. | Fit to sit policy: The University operates a fit to sit policy whereby you, in submitting or presenting yourself for an assessment, are declaring that you are fit to sit the assessment. You cannot subsequently claim that your performance in this assessment was affected by extenuating factors. | Plagiarism and Unfair Practice Declaration: By submitting this assessment, you declare that it is your own work and that the sources of information and material you have used (including the internet) have been fully identified and properly acknowledged as required. Additionally, the work presented...
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...Thursday 7th of July, 2016 I read the Learning Guide and required readings for Unit 3, arranged my essays in their respective folders and files. Friday 8th of July 2016 I started the discussion assignment, but I could not finish it as I was busy with other important stuff. Saturday 9th of July 2016 I went to my part-time work. Sunday 10th of July 2016 I completed the discussion forum task, proofread and submitted. In addition, I completed the self-quiz for this week. Monday 11th of July 2016 I did nothing relating to this course today Tuesday 12th of July 2016 I participated in the discussion forum today. Wednesday 13th of July 2016 I started and completed both the learning journal and the written assignment today. I also updated the learning journal....
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...technical regulations are for some companies a challenge to meet – this often leads to market failure as they cannot meet the challenge. For other companies it provides a business opportunity – either because they can adopt better than others, or they are providers of environmental goods or services. Analyse the case of a company. The assignment We will discuss various topics in the seminars. The discussion will be prepared by student groups, who will prepare, introduce the discussion by a presentation, lead the discussion, and finally summarize the outcomes. Besides this, the student group will research the topic in details, and using the outcomes of the discussion the group will write a research paper (essay) on the topic. The assignment consists of four major pillars: 1. The preparation and delivery of a presentation that introduces and prepares the discussion 2. Leading the discussion 3. An oral summary of the of the topic and the outcomes 4. An essay on the topic (not just the discussion!). Assignment Description Detailed Assignment Description Discussions and topics will be prepared and led by a small group. Discussions will be introduced by a 15-20 minutes long presentation. The aim of the presentations is to introduce the topic, to give necessary and useful information (e.g. facts, figures), to share an opinion, a point of view, or even to ask a question (or more). The presentation will...
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...pdf. Next, use the Internet to research Primavera’s business development since the publication of this case study in 2004. This is one of the classic case studies on the manner in which an organization adopts agile project management and makes the organization more competitive and successful. It highlights the best practices and critical success factors that contribute to turn around of the organization’s entire development organization in an amazing way. Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you: Identify the problems with Primavera’s development organization prior to its adoption of agile strategies. Determine whether or not Primavera should consider agile techniques to solve its problems. Justify your response. Evaluate the effectiveness of Primavera’s strategies and steps on adopting agile methodologies. Examine the major challenges that Primavera was facing at its first attempt with agile project management. Evaluate the effectiveness of the methods Primavera used to mitigate those challenges. Speculate on the fundamental reasons why the agile methodology that Primavera used produced better and bigger business values than traditional project management methodologies. Provide a rationale for your response. Provide an overview of Primavera’s business development since the publication of this case study in 2004. Analyze agile’s continued impact on Primavera’s project management and its economic growth. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: ...
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...London School of Commerce MODULE TITLE: BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES Subject to University Approval PROGRAMME: BABS/CMET SEMESTER: Semester Three/ Four ACADEMIC YEAR PERIOD: February-May 2014 Semester LECTURER SETTING ASSESSMENT: Roger Telfer DATE ASSESSMENT SET AND LOADED ON TO STUDENT PORTAL: DATE ASSESSMENT TO BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED: 18 April 2014 SUBMISSION METHOD/MODE: Online via turnitin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assessment Type: [Assignment] “Research Proposal” ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indicative Assessment Requirements for the Module;- Individual Assignment and supporting documentation (Equivalent to an overall maximum of 3000 words in total). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maximum Word Limit and Assessment weighting for each aspect within the assessment: * Individual Research Proposal (3000 words); Assessment Weighting 40%. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assignment BRM Select a research topic of your choice based on a business issue and design a research proposal for this topic. This proposal should not exceed 3000 words. Task Based...
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...HRBUS83/101/0/2016 Tutorial Letter 101/0/2016 HRBUS83 - Research Project (Business Management) Department of Business Management IMPORTANT INFORMATION This tutorial letter contains important information about module HRBUS83. YOU MUST READ THROUGH THIS TUTORIAL LETTER AND BECHONB/301/3/2016. Open Rubric CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3 2 PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE ................................................................ 3 2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................3 2.2 Learning outcomes .......................................................................................................................4 3 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS................................................................................... 4 3.1 Coordinator and lecturer/supervisor .............................................................................................. 4 3.2 Department ...................................................................................................................................4 3.3 Unisa contact details .....................................................................................................................4 4 MODULE-RELATED RESOURCES ............................................
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