...Concept Paper? (a 1-page outline) by Jim Spickard All research projects need a concept paper: a short summary that tells the reader what the project is, why it is important, and how it will be carried out. Even if no one else ever reads it, the concept paper helps a researcher spot holes in her or his project that might later prove fatal. It is far better to be clear at the beginning than to put in a lot of effort for naught! Typically, a concept paper contains these elements: 1. A clear description of the research topic, including a summary of what is already known about that topic. 2. A one-sentence statement of the research question that the project will seek to answer. (This is almost always something that is not known.) The concept paper should connect this question to the existing literature -- something that almost always takes more than one sentence to accomplish. 3. A demonstration of why it is important to answer this research question. What good comes of this answer? Why is this project worth anybody's time? 4. A description of how the researcher plans to answer the research question. This includes: a. a description of the data that the researcher plans to gather or use; b. a description of how the researcher will analyze these data; c. a demonstration of how these data and this analytic method will answer the research question; and d. a summary of any ethical issues that may arise in the research process. 5. A statement of the limitations of this research, specifically...
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...B.A. Honors in Economics (2nd Year) Term Paper: Fiscal Policy & Monetary Policy under Republican & Democratic Government in US Submitted to: Prof. Ganesh Manjhi Submitted By: Simran Jain, Manika Agarwal, Namisha Mehra & Nitima Mehra Abstract: This study has been put forward to compare the effects of Fiscal and monetary policy on GDP under Republican & Democratic Government in US. Estimated the data yearly from 1981-1989 (Ronald Reagan Republican Government) & from 1993-2001 (bill Clinton Democratic Government). Although considerable variations exist in the results, overall the generalized impulse response functions suggest that there is comparison between the policies of both type of government .And thus to check who had better monetary and fiscal policies. Acknowledgement: We would like to thank Prof. Ganesh Manjhi for his guidance and support throughout the course of term paper. 1. INTRODUCTION Ronal Reagan was US president from January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 which was the republican regime. He was the first conservative President in more than 50 years. His philosophy was “government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.. Reagan further removed controls on oil and gas, long distance phone service, as well as interstate bus service and ocean shipping. He promised to reduce government spending and regulations. But Reagan did not reduce other government programs. He expanded Medicare, and increased the payroll tax...
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...Students, Gone are the days when open distance learning (ODL) courses by institutes merely offered a correspondence course for a Bachelor's or a Master's degree. This concept has indeed come of age and is nearing its demise with its pair of foot all set for the liberated celestial journey with no possible signs of reincarnation. In this knowledge and information driven progressive economy, the trend has shifted towards several short-term and long-term diploma & certification courses based on the needs of the learner. As a result, many working professionals and those pursuing continuing education consider distance learning a valuable option. The ultimate vision of this college is to ensure that each young manager must possess the requisite research-oriented-business-acumen and the competitive managerial excellence in successfully tackling the new emerging management-related-problems of the country in the changing global scenario. The pedagogy used is interactive with cutting-edge techniques and innovation. This has gone long way to strengthen skills and expertise of students and to meet muchneeded requirement of management students; in turn industry/society at large. The Institute pioneered and today offers the richest programs on Interactive Distance Learning platform. I invite you to join us in our Endeavour to meet the needs of managerial manpower largely for the highly competitive Indian business environment. We welcome you to join the IIBM family. Mr. Rajesh Maheshwari...
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...confuse between “academic essays” and “academic papers”. The difference between “academic essays” and “academic papers” lies in the scope of the paper. In their shorter form, they are commonly called as “academic essays” wherein the writer is supposed to take a stand point, develop a thesis and support the thesis using the researches done by others. It must be noted that the personal experiences do not count as support for the thesis statement. The writer has to rely on the academic work of others for supporting the thesis statement. The longer forms of Articles are called “research paper” wherein the article writer has to conduct a research by himself/herself to support the thesis statement. Therefore, the research conducted by others are not enough for these type if papers. hndassignmenthelp@gmail.com or assignmenthelpuk@yahoo.com An article is based on facts and figures and therefore, article writing requires a lot of research. Article writing involves reading, analyzing and drawing conclusions. We at onlineassignmenthelp.net help students by providing best online article writing help service. We have more than 5000 specialist experts having more than 20 years of experience in article writing. While providing article writing help, our experts make sure that they follow step by step approach. This process starts with selection of a research topic and ends with proof reading. Most of the times students are given a research topic from the course instructors or they have...
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...include young and creative entrepreneurs, XYZ will position its products for success. In his book ‘Entering new businesses: selecting strategies for success’ Edward. B emphasizes on the use of effective strategies for the success of new business entrants. In the case of XYZ lemonade, a variety of products will be offered including different flavors like strawberry lemonade, plain lemonade, pink lemonade, limeade and other complementary products like snacks and popsicles. Research before launching the XYZ will investigate how and when the residents prefer lemonade. Taking into account their reservations XYZ lemonade will be served in conspicuous cups that will come in different sizes, the table cloth colors will also be bright (pink) in order to attract the customers. The different cup sizes will make it affordable to a number of people as people can buy according to their pockets. To ensure XYZ lemonade brand remains in the minds of consumers, XYZ lemonade stand identified its current location after research and effective market segmentation. The selected neighborhood has a high population count; fortunately, the position can be seen from many of the apartments and will not require any permits before operation. Market penetration pricing was used to arrive at the price of a cup of lemonade. Effective pricing of lemonade is not a competitive edge for XYZ since consumers have a reference price, thanks to the vast number of lemonade stands. Being aggressive is a requirement for...
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...Business Administration (marketing) ABSTARCT The case study will aim at collecting information from respondents on the factors affecting impulse buying. The research design to be used in this study will be descriptive research. CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION. 1.1 Background of study. Impulse buying occurs ―when a consumer experiences a sudden, often powerful and persistent urge to buy something immediately‖ (Rook, 1987). Impulse buying may be consequent to consumer perceived environmental cognitions or experienced internal states or traits, which can evoke positive reactions from shoppers that lead to profit gains (Newman & Patel, 2004). Most shoppers occasionally buy on impulse. This pervasive phenomenon draws substantial research interest. At present dramatic increase in personal disposable incomes and easy to get credit availability have made impulsive purchasing in retail environment a major leisure and lifestyle activity. Impulsive purchase behavior is driven by pleasure seeking goals causes a consumer to experience desires for products. There exists a need to explore more the impulse buying behavior in a non-Western context, especially for those emerging countries as they are becoming the most lucrative markets in the world. Hence, the present study aims to fill this research gap by examining consumer’s impulse buying behavior and what factor influence impulse buying. A scientific problem can be formulated in a question: why do consumers sometimes...
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...Computer Purchase Paper Erick E. Pleitez BIS/221 February 29, 2016 Ray Fernandez Computer Purchase Paper Computers have turn out to be an essential product for people all over the world. Today we use computers to get our news, send emails, watch movies, and even attend college course, like I am now. When searching for a computer that meets the needs of our everyday lives, we must think through a number of things before making a decision. Not only a cost effective choice but one that will provide the specifications that the consumer will find beneficial. I will compare the Toshiba Satellite Radius 15 2 in 1, the Dell Inspiron 17 5000 and the HP Envy 13 and conclude on which computer would fit my personal requirements. The following will cover the features of each computer and the features that separate each from its comparable. When I search for a computer there things that I need and things that I just want to have. Toshiba Satellite Radius 15 2-in-1: $899 System Memory: 8 GB / 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i7 Monitor Size: 15.6” TrueBrite Full HD Operating System: Windows 10 Hard Drive Capacity: 1 TB Battery Life: 8.02 hours Dell Inspiron 17 5000: $799 System Memory: 8 GB / 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5 Monitor Size: 17.3” Operating System: Windows 10 Hard Drive Capacity: 1 TB Battery life: 5 hours HP Envy Notebook - 13 - d010nr: $899 System Memory: 8 GB / 64-bit ...
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...The Surprising Foil to Online Education: Why Students Won’t Give Up Paper Textbooks Joanne McNeish, Mary Foster, Anthony Francescucci, Bettina West Purpose of the Study. Digital resources are an integral part of online education. Although advocates of digitized information believe that millennial students will embrace the paperless classroom, this is not proving to be the case. This research addresses gaps in our understanding of student resistance to giving up paper-based learning resources by examining attributes of the paper textbook that are perceived as necessary for knowledge transfer and that are not present in digital information modalities. Method/Design and Sample. Phase 1 used focus groups to identify the content of items that were incorporated into a quantitative instrument in phase 2. A sample of 386 undergraduate students taking marketing courses at a Canadian urban university completed the online survey. We then used Confirmatory Factor Analysis to test the factors linked to resistance to discontinuing paper textbooks. Results. Students’ resistance to giving up the paper textbook positively relates to the way in which the paper textbook facilitate learning and study processes, is permanent and under the students’ control during and after the course is finished. The fluid and dynamic nature of digital content compared to the more consistent and predictable nature of information on paper appears to be a barrier to the acquisition of knowledge for the purpose of...
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...Demand Estimation Tora Heyward ECO 550 – Managerial Economics and Globalization 07/21/2014 Your supervisor has asked you to compute the elasticity for each independent variable. Assume the following values for the independent variables: Introduction In this paper I will compute the elasticity for each independent that was given to me. I will determine the implications for each of the computed elasticity. Elasticity, as it is used in economics, refers to the response of a "dependent" variable to changes in the "independent" variable (n.a., 2014). I will recommend whether the firm should or should not cut its price to increase market share. I will then plot the demand curve and the supply curve. I will determine the equilibrium price and quantity. I will also outline the significant factors that could cause a change in the supply and demand. I will then indicate the crucial factors that cause the rightward shifts and leftward shifts in demand. The maker of a leading brand of low-calorie microwavable food estimates the following demand equation for its product using data from 26 supermarkets around the country for the month of April. Assume the following values for the independent variables: Q = Quantity sold per month P (in cents) = Price of the product = 500 PX (in cents) = Price of leading competitor’s product = 600 I (in dollars) = Per capita income of the standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) in which the supermarkets are located =...
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...Electrical Engineering University of Queensland St Lucia, Australia {michelle,marcusg}@itee.uq.edu.au Abstract This paper demonstrates the applicability of reinforcement learning for first person shooter bot artificial intelligence. Reinforcement learning is a machine learning technique where an agent learns a problem through interaction with the environment. The Sarsa( ) algorithm will be applied to a first person shooter bot controller to learn the tasks of (1) navigation and item collection, and (2) combat. The results will show the validity and diversity of reinforcement learning in a first person shooter environment. Introduction Over the past decade substantial research has been performed on reinforcement learning (RL) for the robotics and multi-agent systems (MAS) fields. In addition, many researchers have successfully used RL to teach a computer how to play classic strategy games such as backgammon (Tesauro 1995) and go (Silver, Sutton, and Muller 2007). However, there has been little research in the application of RL to modern computer games. First person shooter (FPS) games have common features to the fields of robotics and MAS, such as agents equipped to sense and act in their environment, and complex continuous movement spaces. Therefore, investigating the affects of RL in an FPS environment is an applicable and interesting area to research. FPS bot artificial intelligence (AI) generally consists of pathfinding, picking up and using objects in the environment...
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...Housing policy (2003), Kenya Vision 2030 and Poverty Reduction strategic paper address and recognize the up gradation of informal settlements as a significant part of shelter development. Apart from this, Government of Kenya also introduced the Kenya Slum Upgrading Program (2004) and Kenya Informal Settlement Improvement Project (KISIP) in 2011 to raise the quality of life and enhance the tenure security of the inhabitants residing in these informal settlements in the urban areas of Kenya. To achieve these objectives, the GoK secured funds from the World Bank, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and the French Development Agency (AFD) to finance the activities of KISIP. The anticipated KISIP project has four main components; (i) strengthening Institutions and Project Management, (ii) enhancing Tenure Security, (iii) investing in settlements restructuring and infrastructure; and (iv) planning for urban Growth. While it was relatively easy to achieve objectives (i) (iii), and (iv), it was difficult to realize objective iv as the government did not have any prior experience with tenure security enhancement procedures. A study was therefore undertaken in a representative site in the city of Nairobi to develop and test a methodology for the provision of security of tenure for the informal settlements in Kenya. 1.3 Objectives of the Research The main objectives of this research are to develop a Land Information Management System for informal settlements...
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...Introduction Unethical business research continues to be a problem facing corporate America in the 21st century. According to Cooper & Schindler, (2011, ethics are norms or standards of behavior that guide moral choices about our behavior and our relationships with others. The fundamental goal of ethics in business research is to adhere that in the end, the research outcome does not cause harm or grieve to the parties involved. Unethical business activities include but not limited to; violating non-disclosure agreement, breaking participant confidentiality agreement, using invoicing irregularities, avoiding legal liability, misrepresenting results, pervasive, and deceiving people (Cooper & Schindler, 2011). This paper talks about inside trade case study--Galleon Group’s founder Raj Rajaratman unethical business research that was discovered recently. Author of the paper focuses on; unethical research behavior involved, injured parties as a result to the research, Unethical behavior effect on the organization, the individual, and society, and Avoiding or resolving unethical behavior. Unethical research behavior Insider trading is one of the examples of unethical business research. Recently, Galleon Group--a well-respected and promising hedge fund’s founder Raj Rajaratman found himself making headlines for similar unethical researches. Along with him—his acquaintance Rajiv Goel, Intel managing Director and Rajatman’s college roommate (Wall Street Journal article (Kalita 2009))...
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...MG420 DL Labor Relations Research Assignment (Your name) (Date of submission) Instructor’s Name 1. Define the term “collective bargaining” and list and describe four issues that are mandatory components of a collective bargaining agreement. Tips for success: • Have a clear Introduction, Body, and Conclusion for each question. • If I ask you to define something, please do not give me something from a dictionary. Be more creative than that. • Make sure you follow the MLA formatting style. You should be familiar with this by now. Note: I prefer, so I required, the use of parenthetical citations (I hate to have to scroll to see your references) • Make sure your source is credible. For example, do not give me anything you saw at Wikipedia.org – Wikipedia is a free-for-all site. Anyone can publish there, but these sources are not credible. • Make sure you discuss the relevance and/or applicability (to the question) of the source material you are using (and citing) in support of your offering. Paraphrasing or summarizing is always a nice touch. Here's an example from a previous student's paper: "The May 2010 issue of EPSU (http://www.something.something) discusses the plight of French firefighters who took action to try to get the government to declare their jobs as dangerous and to agree to special retirement agreements. At the time of the writing of this article, the firefighters and the government were preparing...
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...VOLUME NO. 3 (2013), ISSUE N O. 12 (DECEMBER ) ISSN 2231-1009 A Monthly Double-Blind Peer Reviewed (Refereed/Juried) Open Access International e-Journal - Included in the International Serial Directories Indexed & Listed at: Ulrich's Periodicals Directory ©, ProQuest, U.S.A., EBSCO Publishing, U.S.A., Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities, U.S.A., Open J-Gage, India [link of the same is duly available at Inflibnet of University Grants Commission (U.G.C.)], Index Copernicus Publishers Panel, Poland with IC Value of 5.09 & number of libraries all around the world. Circulated all over the world & Google has verified that scholars of more than 2980 Cities in 165 countries/territories are visiting our journal on regular basis. Ground Floor, Building No. 1041-C-1, Devi Bhawan Bazar, JAGADHRI – 135 003, Yamunanagar, Haryana, INDIA http://ijrcm.org.in/ VOLUME NO. 3 (2013), ISSUE N O. 12 (DECEMBER ) ISSN 2231-1009 CONTENTS Sr. No. TITLE & NAME OF THE AUTHOR (S) PALLAWI UNMESH BULAKH & DR. AJIT MORE ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE AMONG THE APPAREL MANUFACTURING AND EXPORTING ORGANISATIONS LOCATED IN TIRUPUR CLUSTER DR. J. SHANTHILAKSHMI & S. GANESAN INDIAN CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR ON BRAND LOYALTY: SUBSTANCE STILL SCORES OVER STYLE RIDDHI BISWAS ROLE OF TEACHERS IN QUALITY ASSURANCE IN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION DR. ANIL CHANDHOK THE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF INDIA DR. SAMBHAVNA GUPTA, DR. M. K. GUPTA, DR. JASVEEN KAUR & DR. PRADEEP KUMAR...
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...Business Research Ethics RES351 Business Research Ethics Depending on the situation ethics can be bent and twisted in the interest of humanity and the greater good. But ethics are also extremely important in keeping employees and employers honest. Organizations have to provide the highest level of ethical codes when doing all of their activities. Ethics should also be considered when doing all business research. In this paper we will discuss the unethical business research activities of an organization. In this paper I will discuss the case and various key points in relation to the case. This case popped out at me because I myself have been placed in this situation. I feel that each person may find a different outcome based on their history and morals. Dr. Johnson and the pharmaceutical company had been doing work together for the past six years. During this time the pharmaceutical company had become the professor’s sole source of funding (Zall, Moyer, Dawson & Curtis, 2003). During his time with this company he has become much respected and sought after to do seminars and articles. He sees that within a few years he could be offered a full professor position at the university. While attending a social event the professor was involved in a conversation initiated by another scientist. While in the presence of this other scientist the professor learns that the pharmaceutical company has done secret trials that have revealed that the compound the professor...
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