...SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION | | 1.1 Scientific vs non-scientific knowledge | A researcher in South Africa has seen that potential employees who has previously worked in the Northwest and applied for positions in Gauteng companies tended to submit CV’s that contained very limited information. He thus hypothesised that all applicants from Northwest submit incomplete CV’s. | 1.2 Ethics in research | A researcher is interested in studying the reasons why managers in Company Y are severely burnt out. She has read about an American study addressing the same issue of manager burnout and decided to copy that study in South Africa. Company Y has also provided her with sufficient funds to conduct the research. Prior to the research, the researcher sent e-mails to all the managers of Company Y and stated that the standard of their work are below average because of the fact that they experience severe burnout, and that they will be receiving surveys on this matter soon. As this is a serious matter to the company all managers must complete the surveys, and they will experience dire consequences if they failed to do so. The surveys will be in electronic format and after completion the managers are expected to send the completed questionnaires to the CEO of Company Y. The researcher will collect the surveys, analyse the data, and then supply the CEO with the results obtained from the study. | 1.3 Referencing | 1.3.1 Jakobson, R. 1959. On linguistic aspects of translation. (In Venuti...
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...Advanced Research Advanced Research course emphasized, first of all, taking into account the stakeholders’ perspectives while doing needs assessment. Designing tools/services/social programs in completely different geographical and/or socioeconomic context than the context of our target population and expecting them to be effective there is illogical. For Advanced Research class my group’s competency assignment was to create a single-case design for a nine-year-old Hispanic male, who has grown up witnessing domestic violence between his parents. We designed a three-phase single-case research design (A-B-Follow-up). While researching my portion of the project, I learned that in the United States, the number of children exposed to trauma...
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...Critiquing Research According to Webster (1985), to research is to search or investigate exhaustively. He also states that it is, “A careful or diligent search, studious inquiry aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts.” The piece being critically reviewed is an article by Dr Ann Seed (1995), “Crossing the Boundaries – Experiences of neophyte nurses.” Readers sometimes assume that if a report was accepted for publication; the study must be sound (Polit & Beck 2004), unfortunately this is not always true. In order to determine the quality of the work, a critical review is needed. This work will use the Model for Critical Appraisal of Studies by B Roe (1993). The Introduction The introduction should acquaint readers with the research problem and context (Polit & Beck 2004). The introduction in Seeds research is informative but does not give actual reasons for the study and what expectations are. These are not established at all in the published piece; this is a problem for the reader as it leaves one guessing what Seed feels the importance is and what the intentions were, this should have been highlighted in the beginning. Literature review Seed does not use a literary review. Cormack (2000) states all articles should; as quoted in Polit & Beck (2004); Glaser and Strauss (1967) disagree, and state it is not correct to take on qualitative research having pre-examined earlier works. The author does not discuss reasons why she has not included a literary...
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...International Security and Conflict Research Methods Assignment In the field of political and international relations studies, there are two broad types of research methods, which include and combine various research methods, based on its designs and core principles, and they are quantitative and qualitative research methods. Also, there is the third one, called experimental research method, which does not fit into qualitative and quantitative methods, but rather constitutes separate research design, although it might be based on qualitative and quantitative methods’ tools and theories. Quantitative research methods include many particular techniques and in general could be described as methods, which works with numbers and applies statistical analysis by using various mathematical operations with formulas and computer software. The usage of surveys and various types of databases are examples of quantitative methods. Scientists conduct surveys either in person, or through telephones, mail or internet to collect data concerning people’s opinion and attitudes about particular events in politics and international relations (Box-Steffensmeier, 2008, p. 9-10). Then, gathered information could be analyzed through the coding of data into numbers and application of tools of statistical analysis on them. Surveys allowed scientists to form databases from the collected data that made it possible to share databases with other scientists, especially with the emergence of internet, test...
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...Identify the inclusion and exclusion sample criteria study In the study of Sleep Quality and Risk for Sleep Apnea in Incarcerated Women, the inclusion criteria for the study were volunteered English speaking incarcerated women in the general population section of the prison. (Harner & Budescu, 2014) The exclusion criteria for the study excluded non English speaking inmates, inmates not housed in the general population, and those who did not wish to participate in the study. Indicate the method used to obtain the sample. The study sample was obtained by using a cross sectional design via a questionnaire completion from the volunteered inmates .(Harner & Budescu, 2014) The sample method utilized is the convenience sampling , which is a study of the inmates who are women and incarcerated. These two criteria were the main focus of the study and the reason why the convenience sampling method was used. According to (Grove et al., 2013) Convenience sampling is used when the subjects are in the right place at the right time. The study did not appear to be costly and the inmates were not compensated for their time. Grove further states that convenience sampling is not expensive and does not acquire a lot of time as other sample methods. (Grove et al., 2013) State the sample size. Was power analysis done to determine sample size? If not specified, how is a power analysis done? Power analysis was not completed to determine the sample size of 439 and it was not...
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...ASSIGNMENT ON OPERATION RESEARCH ( FIN – 3104 ) 3RD YEAR , 1ST SEMESTER BBA – 3RD BATCH DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY TOPIC Quantitative Analysis for Optimization : Using Linear Programming & Transportation Problem Group Name Name & ID No. of the Group Members: |Sl. No. |Name |ID No. | | | | | |01 |Suman Chandra Mandal (Group Leader) |091557 | | |Md. Nahid Islam |091604 | |02 | | | | | | | |03 |Mahbuba Mehreen |091619 ...
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............................ 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...
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...curiosity never failed to motivate me to research the subjects of my interest. Whether it’s a research assignment or conducting an experiment out of personal interest, I’ve always enjoyed the process of exploring, gathering, examining and evaluating all information related to the research. My first research paper in college was, effects of music while studying. Throughout the four weeks of researching and conducting surveys, I have stumbled upon many interesting ideas that was different from my original research topic. One of the idea was that the different genre, beats and rhythm of the music have different affect on the brain, which can either help students focus or distract them. Another interesting idea was depending on the student’s personality whether they are introvert or extrovert has an effect on their attention span when listening to music. In addition to the fact that the ideas supported...
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...Research Methods Assignment 1. The research question is whether exposure to sun and listening to familiar music affects a person’s mood. 2. The research hypothesis is that a person who is exposed to the sun and listens to familiar music would be in a better mood than a person not exposed to the sun and listens to unfamiliar music. 3. The population of interest for the research could theoretically include all group ages and their status in life. For the sake of the research, our sample would be students between ages 22-27 from 4 different universities (sample size of at least 60 people to get significant results). 4. We will divide our sample into 4 different groups Sun exposure + familiar music (group 1) | Sun exposure + non-familiar music (group 2) | No son exposure + familiar music (group 3) | No sun exposure + non-familiar music (group 4) | 5. The independent variables in this research are sun exposure and listening to familiar music. The dependent variable is the person’s mood. Sun exposure can be practically defined by determining a certain amount of time from which we can conclude that a person has been exposed to sun (i.e. 30 minutes). The definition for familiar music can be determined by a pilot before we begin our research on a population which is not part of the sample through which we can find out which songs are familiar (and conversely non-familiar). This way we can define practically and operationally which songs are familiar and which...
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...Week 2 Assignment: Understanding Effective Money Management Assessment A, Part 1: Creating a Personal Financial Statement - Assets | 1 point | Car: Bluebook value $1250.00Cash: $378.00Savings Accounts: $826.00 | Assessment A, Part 2: Creating a Personal Financial Statement - Debts | 1 point | Rent: $750.00Electric/ Gas bill: $131.75Cable/ internet/ Phone bill: $80.42Credit Card: $31.00Cell phone bill: $72.37 | Assessment A, Part 3: Identify Money Management Tool | 1 point | Explain to Monica how the money management tools were identified. | Students should explain how they evaluated various cash management products and services. | Assessment A, Part 4: Creating a Personal Financial Statement – Steps | 1 point | Drag the steps listed on the right into their correct sequences on the left. When done click the Send button | Step 1: I got all my financial stuff together – bills, loans, bank statements, etc. | Step 2: I balance my checkbook. | Step 3: I decided what were my assets and what were my debts. | Step 4: I enter my assets in the program. | Step 5: I enter my debts in the program. | Step 6: The program gave me a Net worth figure at the end. | Assessment B: Creating a Monthly Cash Flow Statement ...
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...Diagnostic Algebra Assessment Definitions Categories Equality Symbol Misconception Graphing Misconception Definition Concept of a Variable Misconception Equality Symbol Misconception As algebra teachers, we all know how frustrating it can be to teach a particular concept and to have a percentage of our students not get it. We try different approaches and activities but to no avail. These students just do not seem to grasp the concept. Often, we blame the students for not trying hard enough. Worse yet, others blame us for not teaching students well enough. Students often learn the equality symbol misconception when they begin learning mathematics. Rather than understanding that the equal sign indicates equivalence between the expressions on the left side and the right side of an equation, students interpret the equal sign as meaning “do something” or the sign before the answer. This problem is exacerbated by many adults solving problems in the following way: 5 × 4 + 3 = ? 5 × 4 = 20 + 3 = 23 Students may also have difficulty understanding statements like 7 = 3 + 4 or 5 = 5, since these do not involve a problem on the left and an answer on the right. Falkner presented the following problem to 6th grade classes: 8 + 4 = [] + 5 All 145 students gave the answer of 12 or 17. It can be assumed that students got 12 since 8 + 4 = 12. The 17 may be from those who continued the problem: 12 + 5 = 17. Students with this misconception may also have difficulty with the idea that adding...
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...Team B Calorie Count Tool PRG/211 May 5, 2014 Team B Calorie Count Tool PROBLEM STATEMENT Team B was asked to develop a program which would calculate the user’s daily intake of calories and measure those calories against the overall calories expended. The core purpose of this program will do two primary functions. First, it will record the user intake of calories as acquired through meals throughout the day. Second, the user will record caloric output associated with physical activity. This information will be calculated together to determine the caloric surplus or deficit for the user. In order for the program to execute accurately, and provide customized results, the user will be required to input personal data to include gender, age, weight, and height. This additional information is essential to determine the user’s default caloric burn rate, otherwise known as the basal metabolic rate (BMR). The BMR and the calories burned as a result of physical activity will be calculated against the intake of calories to determine the overall success for the user. As the program is executed it must: * Record user name, age, height, weight to enable more accurate calculations * Record the users specific caloric values entered for each meal * Record the user activity and caloric burn values for that activity * Calculate the basal metabolic rate (BMR) for the individual * Subtotal the total caloric values for the day * Combine the physical activity and...
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...Problem Solving with Computing Homework - WEEK 2 [30 points] This is a review of some of the material from Chapter 2 and lectures from class. No credit for answers that are copies or near verbatim transcripts – please use your own words1 and document sources where appropriate. 1 This will apply to all assignments in this class. Answer the following questions: Chapter 2 1. Short Answers [1 point each, 2 points total] 1. What does a professional programmer usually do first to gain an understanding of a problem? The first thing that a professional programmer usually do first to gain an understanding of a program is to closely relate customer (Interview ) to inquire or gather information about the problem. 2. What two things must you normally specify in a variable declaration? The two things normally specified in a variable declaration are the variable type and identifier. 2. Algorithms / Pseudocode [1 point each, 5 points total] 1. Design an algorithm that prompts the user to enter his or her height and stores the user’s input in a variable named height. Declare height Display “Enter Your Height” Input Height Display “Height” 2. Write assignment statements that perform the following operations with the variables a and b. - Adds 2 to a and stores the result in b. - Subtracts 8 from b and stores the result in a Set b=2+a Set a=b-8 3. Write a pseudocode statement that declares the variable cost so it can hold real numbers. Floating Point-Variable...
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...11108944 Name: ASHWINI KUMAR Roll No. : RE3R02B32 PART- A 1. Ans :- (a) unary and ternary operator Unary operator:- It pecedes an operand . The operand (the value on which the operator operates ) of the unary operator must have arithmetic or pointer type and the result is the value of the argument. Example:- If a=5 then +a means 5 If a=0 then +a means 0. If a=-4 then +a means -4. Ternary operator:- It precedes an operand. The operand of the unary operator must have arithmetic type and the result is the negation of the operand’s value. Example:- If a=5 then –a means -5 If a=0 then –a means 0 If a=-4 then –a means 4. (b) Assignment and equalto operator Assignment operator:- Equal to operator: An assignment operator assigns value In this we put the To a variable. value as it is. Example – Example- a*=5 means a=5*5. Int a; a=5 means a is initialized with 5 if(a==5) { return true; } return false; (c) Expression and statement Expression:- An expression is any valid combination of operators , constants , and variables. Example:- ...
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...Selection statements Selection is used to select which statements are to be performed next based on a condition being true or false. Relational expressions In the solution of many problems, different actions must be taken depending on the value of the data. The if statement in C I used to implement such s decision structure in its simplest form – that of selecting a statement to be executed only if a condition is satisfied. Syntax: if(condtion) statement executed if condition is true When an executing program encounters the if statement, the condition is evaluated to determine its numerical value, which is then interpreted as either true or false. If the condition evaluates to any non-0 value (positive or negative), the condition is considered as a “true” condition and the statement following the if is executed; otherwise this statement is not executed. Relational Operators In C Relational operator | Meaning | Example | < | Less than | age < 30 | > | Greater than | height > 6.2 | <= | Less than or equal to | taxable <= 200000 | >= | Greater than or equal to | temp >= 98.6 | == | Equal to | grade == 100 | != | Not equal to | number !=250 | In creating relational expressions, the relational operators must be typed exactly as given in the above table. Thus, although the following relational expressions are all valid: age > 40 length <= 50 temp >= 98.6 3 < 4 flag == done day != 5 The following are invalid: length =< 50 ...
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