...Survey Research and Data Collection Testing Dustin Sparks CJA345 March 14, 2016 Susan Wind Survey Research and Data Collection Testing “Survey research is a commonly used method for collecting information about a population or a research area of interest.” (Week 3 Podcast) In this paper we are going to discuss the different ways of collecting data, as well as how reliability and validity play a part in the research methods of criminal justice. We will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of certain survey distribution techniques, and how reliability and validity are important. Also in this paper, I will show you the importance of a police officer and their role in collecting data. There are many different ways that data is collected in the criminal justice system. Examples of these are with surveys and questionnaires, and Sampling. These are used to gather information about the area and the people in it. Surveys are made with premade responses to the questions asked. Questionnaires are made with open ended questions. “Questionnaire development is made of a series of steps. The first step would be deciding what information you are trying to receive, identify the participants taking the survey, selecting the methods of reaching the participants, question development. There are many advantages and disadvantages when it comes to the different forms of surveys. There are in Person, Telephone, Computer-Based, and Focus Group Surveys; just to name a few types....
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...ONE: Prepare A Business Report : INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE: October 1 Email To: faculty@colbournecollege.com TASK: The quality of a company's communication, information and knowledge helps it to make effective decision and gain advantage over its competitors. These business decisions must reflect the organisation's aims (its purpose) to maximise returns for its shareholders while meeting its primary stakeholders’ needs (workers, customers and suppliers). The business should also set and achieve its objectives (goals) to be the market leader in its field. To this end, a company must continuously strengthen its communication, information and knowledge base regardless of it size and use this approach to select successful business strategies and decisions to achieve its aims and objectives. You are a Business Development Consultant. Your Firm is hired by a small business enterprise that is facing myriads of marketing and organizational challenges. The business is open from 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. Competition from nearby businesses is preventing it from growing. So what actions can the business can take increase sales? Your job as a Business Development Consultant is to analyze the problems in the business, research solutions and/or benchmark good practices and make suitable recommendations for improvements. USE THE ABOVE SMALL BUSINESS SCENARIO TO: AC 1.1 Discuss the range of decisions to be taken AC 1.2 Examine the information and knowledge...
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...ONE: Prepare A Business Report : INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE: October 1 Email To: faculty@colbournecollege.com TASK: The quality of a company's communication, information and knowledge helps it to make effective decision and gain advantage over its competitors. These business decisions must reflect the organisation's aims (its purpose) to maximise returns for its shareholders while meeting its primary stakeholders’ needs (workers, customers and suppliers). The business should also set and achieve its objectives (goals) to be the market leader in its field. To this end, a company must continuously strengthen its communication, information and knowledge base regardless of it size and use this approach to select successful business strategies and decisions to achieve its aims and objectives. You are a Business Development Consultant. Your Firm is hired by a small business enterprise that is facing myriads of marketing and organizational challenges. The business is open from 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. Competition from nearby businesses is preventing it from growing. So what actions can the business can take increase sales? Your job as a Business Development Consultant is to analyze the problems in the business, research solutions and/or benchmark good practices and make suitable recommendations for improvements. USE THE ABOVE SMALL BUSINESS SCENARIO TO: AC 1.1 Discuss the range of decisions to be taken AC 1.2 Examine the information and knowledge...
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...ETM / IEL Working Paper Disruptive Innovation in Emerging Markets: Strategies Used in India and China Ruan Y., Hang C.C., Subramanian A.M. No. 01/12 Division of Engineering & Technology Management (D-ETM) Institute of Engineering Leadership (IEL) Faculty of Engineering 1 Disruptive Innovation in Emerging Markets: Strategies Used in India and China Ruan Y., Hang C.C., Annapoornima M.S. Abstract The appropriate type of innovation which can meet the needs of the mass population in the bottom of pyramid (BOP) has not been studied much in the literature. Based on the theory of disruptive innovation, we offer 11 cases from India and China – the two biggest emerging markets to show that disruptive innovation could be an appropriate, feasible, and powerful innovation force to the companies and the economies involved. We also examined the R&D strategies used in these cases based on the framework proposed by Yu & Hang (2011) and found that 3 out of the 4 strategies commonly used in the cases from developed markets were also applied in the cases from emerging markets. In addition, we have identified 3 unique strategies which emerged from the cases from India and China, namely frugal engineering, modularization, and drastic manufacturing cost reduction. Based on the frequency of the usage of these strategies, we drew practical implications for local companies and multinational companies. Our study also provides critical insights to policy makers...
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...past few weeks of the semester I became extremely interested in pursuing the topic of “buzzed driving is drunk driving”, within the commercial that hooked my infatuation a young man begins to lose everything that is good within his life because he chooses to drive while under the influence of alcohol. The man loses his nice clothes he has on in the commercial along with his girlfriend, his car, his jewelry and not to mention his so called “friends”. This particular scenario began to channel my inner curiosity and I thought and choose to pursue an answer for the question that had been brewing in my head, “Do people often choose who they associate with based on the things the person brings to the relationship”. It can be as simple as going to hang out with someone only because they have the latest gaming device on the market or it can be associating yourself with a certain group of people to make you look cooler. It can also go as extreme as only being friends with somebody to achieve another purpose or catapult other areas of your life because of this relationship. This scenario is one that I believe happens all too often and we don’t even realize that this has become the basis for how we choose to determine some of our relationships. Social Exchange Theory applies directly into this scenario and I do not think it could be any more clear cut that this theory, it really is a perfect fit. Social Exchange Theory is when someone takes into account the good and bad aspects of a relationship...
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...Reading over revision notes • Completing past papers AND learn from the mistakes made • Question practice • Put down enough points to reflect the number of marks eg 2 marks = 2 points • Questions – time management: set time depending on the marks allocated to the question • Look at model answers • Plan answers • Repetition Exercises • Test yourself at the end of each chapter where possible using exercises at the end of the chapter and get others to test you • Summarise Work (note-taking) • Making and using flash cards – particularly useful for key terms, formulas or diagrams • Record yourself speaking and put on an iPod (particularly useful for languages) • Make sure environment is conducive to revision • Music • Nice food to keep you going and to use as a reward • Study leave is important but take regular breaks • Focused group and paired revision – possibly using white board • Teach subject to others • Hold discussions • One to one session with teacher • Use of dictionary • Anagram of dates • Revision Posters (all subjects) • Mind Maps Creating mind maps on topic areas/key terms - most useful on really large sheets of paper – colour co-ordinated • Writing it out again in own words • Highlight key words/ideas/concepts/points • Revision cards/notes – key points and definition, colour coded • Read through text book • Read through notes etc and repeat aloud • Topics/previously made notes – condense to key bullet points • On line research eg exam...
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...prevent and cure childhood obesity. There are several ways each study is conducted. Throughout this paper one will learn of at least one way a study was conducted, and the results of that particular study. One will learn of the information that was collected as well as the procedure to keep the results and information private. The study that one will learn about throughout this paper on childhood obesity will give one some basic information that was used to show what areas are affected by childhood obesity and will also show one that childhood obesity not only starts at home but carries over into the school life of a child. The data collected in the study of childhood obesity was collected by the use of the telephone; this method is called survey research. This type of research was appropriate for the study because it reached more subjects for the research, and the questions asked in the survey were specific. Since there are many people who believe that childhood obesity is not a real or serious problem, the survey did not require millions of dollars to conduct making the survey important at the same time reducing the amount of funds required to conduct this survey. Also, this survey and research done on childhood obesity did not require children to be seen by a physician or to be studied like guinea pigs and being poked by needles or stressed by questions. This research allowed parents to answer simple questions about the children in their home. By using the...
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...essay. I knew going in to this exploratory research assignment that I would be challenged to think outside the box and ask problematic questions about relevant topics. I thought about it and decided to write my paper on something that is familiar to me. I wanted it to be about something that I am experiencing at this very moment. After reading through more and more of the assignment it occurred to me I had never really researched an issue like this. I’ve been listening to a lot of Politics lately and shocked to hear stuff about what is happening to our country. I then found the Embry Riddle Aeronautics University’s HUNTS library. I never knew anything about APA style writing and to be honest, at the beginning, it is a lot to learn in a very fast way, in a short period of time. I found myself questioning if I could even complete this assignment, let alone this course. I have never been one to give up though, at least not in this stage of my life. Anyway, since I did that HUNTS Library training online I thought, HEY! This could be useful to find good information about issues that I hold dear, issues that I believe are borderline and just about to go over the edge, into the never ending black hole of immorality. I could finally research my question in a “scholarly” way. That word is a new one to my vocabulary! Sometimes it is hard to get into the zone and just write. So after I find how useful the HUNTS Library is, I began my research. Since my question had to do with the future...
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...Maryland suburb, Harold Young, a 25 year old junior analyst at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Research Center sleeps soundly in his bed. Normally, he would get up at 8 am, quickly take a warm shower, and grab an apple on his way out in order to get to his day job at 9 am. However, today, Harold would find himself waking up suddenly, to the rumbling of the ground beneath him and ceiling above him, followed by loud cracks from his windows. Confused and shocked, Harold quickly jumps out of bed and runs into his living room to find his cat Gerald hissing at the window. What’s up with Gerald? Harold wonders, as his thoughts are abruptly disturbed by what Harold only imagined could have been the sound of a very large bomb going off. Harold...
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...Concept Description Zineldin (2004) defines Coopetition as “a business situation in which independent parties cooperate with one another and coordinate their activities, thereby collaborating to achieve mutual goals, but at the same time compete with each other as well as with other firms” The paper predicts that organisations of the future need to engage in Coopetition in a carefully planned and managed and controlled way in order to deliver synergy and enjoy a win-win situation. The paper also discusses the preconditions that need to be met by organisations that try to engage in Coopetition in order to avoid a negative effect that could be experienced as they engage in Coopetition. Analysis (concepts, examples status of source critique etc) Zineldin has laid the paper abstract very well and simple, but he quotes himself immediately after. This dilutes the strength of the paper. He makes reference to himself three times at the end of the paper. He does not make reference to Brandenburger & Nalebuff, who are very well respected academics and are considered the gurus on the concept of Coopetition. The way the paper has been quoted shows that either Zineldin thinks he is better than Brandenburger & Nalebuff or he is not scholarly aware of the depth of work that they have contributed to the subject. Zineldin makes a fundamental mistake when quoting Margulis by using a ‘he’ reference, yet Margulis is a female. This may demonstrate that Zineldin has not researched...
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...CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM INTRODUCTION Study Habit is a behavior in studying which is done by frequent repletion. It can develop one’s skills in studying which is very important among young individuals, especially on students in order to retain information learned in the present for their future benefits. It is also in which the student will make the same repetition so it will be easy to them for their studies. As they say, childhood years is the best time to start training an individual to study so that as he grows older, he will be able to do it habitually which is essential for his academic performance. Academic Performance indicates a student’s performance in different subject areas; on how active a student attends and participates in every school work and activities (such as examinations, quizzes, oral recitation, extracurricular activities, etc. ); how well he or she can meet the standards set out by the institution itself. Furthermore, it is the ability to study and remember facts; being able to study effectively and see how yourself in relation to facts; and being able to communicate your knowledge verbally or down on pape. The academic performance of a student is partly based on his or her study habits. According to the study of University of California (2007) when a student has an effective and good study habits, he or she can excel academically. http://www.scribd.com/doc/11822201/university-of-california/dialogue (retrived: Jan 22, 2014) The extent of student’s...
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...Persuasive Paper Part 3: Possible Disadvantages, Answers, with Visuals Rodney Howard Professor: Holly Sprinkle English Research and Writing September, 1st, 2015 Introduction There is a problem that exists with hung juries. It should be suggested that a supermajority be required to convict, and a mere majority be required to acquit. These reforms would effectively abolish the hung jury. We need to stop giving holdouts the power to prevent convictions and I feel that all jurors should not have to agree, only the majority. Presently, both acquittals and convictions must be unanimous in federal court and in forty-eight states. That's not fair to the defendant. He fails to get the benefit of a clear result that would allow repose, and he faces the risk of retrial, even if eleven jurors thought either that he was innocent, or that the government had failed to prove its case. (Ethan J. Leib 2006) A solution needs to be proposed to help in abolishing the hung jury. Overview of the problem Why juries hang at these rates isn’t clear. Some commentators claim that hung juries are the product of eccentric or nullifying holdout jurors. Most commentary focuses rather narrowly on the supposed failings of the individual members of a hanging jury, such as jurors’ inability to comprehend the evidence and the law, their unwillingness to follow the law, or their illegitimate refusal to reach a verdict. The experimental data recommend more complex and nuanced explanations. Based on their data, For...
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...Riordan Manufacturing - Service Request RM002 Rough Draft Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. is a global leader in the field of plastic injection molding with state-of-the art design capabilities that has earned them international acclaim. Unfortunately, their dynamic research and development has failed to carry over to their IT infrastructure causing a great need for a complete redesign. With facilities in San Jose, California, Albany, Georgia, Pontiac, Michigan, and Hang Zhou, China, the changes to their IT infrastructure will need to stretch worldwide. To their advantage, with a budget of $150,000, and complete backing from Riordan Industries, their main company and a Fortune 1000 enterprise, accomplishing a successful redesign is well within reach. Business Objectives - LAN To begin, let us address the business objectives of Riordan Manufacturing. Riordan Manufacturing wishes to change their current plant independent' inventory management system to a central inventory management system. In the current configuration, the inventory management system is different for each plant, and is largely based upon paper transactions; numerous hand-offs between departments, and causing a great opportunity for error. By tying the receiving, manufacturing, and shipping departments together, work force can be used more efficiently, inventory management can be improved, and a lean manufacturing environment can be obtained. For feasibility, the likelihood of finding an obtainable resolution...
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... Candidate Number Edexcel GCE Geography Advanced Subsidiary Unit 2: Geographical Investigations Monday 19 January 2009 – Afternoon Time: 1 hour You must have: Resource Booklet. Paper Reference 6GE02/01 Total Marks Instructions black ink or • Usein the boxesball-point pen. page with your name, at the top of this • Fill number and candidate number. centre in Section A and • Answer answer ONE questionspaces provided ONE question in Section B. the questions in • Answermay be more spacethe you need. – there than Information for • The total markeachthis paper is 70.shown in brackets question are • The marks forguide as to how much time to spend on each question. – use this as a • The quality of your written communication will be assessed in ALL your responses – you should take particular care with your spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression. Advice carefully • Read each questiontime. before you start to answer it. Keep eye on the • Spendanapproximately 30 minutes on Section A and 30 minutes on Section B. • Check your answers if you have time at the end. • Turn over M34720A ©2009 Edexcel Limited. *M34720A0128* 1/1/1/1/1 SECTION A Answer ONE question in this section Candidates should use the resources provided, their own ideas, and relevant fieldwork and research which they have carried out. EXTREME WEATHER If you choose to answer Question 1, put a cross in the box 1 Study Figure 1. (a) Describe the differences in the characteristics and tracks...
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...has added a level of distraction and has opened up a new horizon in the realm of academic dishonesty. The impact of technology on education is a double edged sword that can benefit academia while also hurting academia in the same swing. Before the influx of technological advances, a student’s access to empirical research was limited to brick and mortar repositories of information, the library. When faced with a research project students needed to appropriately allocate their time resources in order to physically visit a traditional library, scour catalogues of reference data, transcribe their notes (in handwriting) and then return home to write their paper; all the while, hoping that they have all the information needed. Additionally students were at the mercy of their local library to have the timeliest resources available as many smaller libraries would be horribly outdated (McCoy, 2014). Now in the age of technology, students literally have the information of the world at their finger tips with the use of the internet. With access to the internet students can now access online libraries through which they can access enormous repositories of digital research data. The internet has also given students the ability to quickly find and easily access scholarly articles, newspaper articles and numerous other...
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