...Drive • Greenville, NC 22222 • (252) 222-2222 • pirate10@students.ecu.edu Objective To obtain a summer internship at the Institute of Children’s Studies utilizing my formal education and practical skills in research, statistical analysis, and working with children Skills Profile Time ManagementEmpathetic ListenerChildcare | Detail-orientedOrganizational SkillsSPSS II | Excellent CommunicatorPresentation SkillsSYSTAT 8.0 | Education Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC GPA 3.5/4.0, Dean’s List, Chancellor’s ListWorked up to 30 hours per week throughout college career to finance education | May 2011 | Relevant Coursework Methods of Research, Introduction to Quantitative Sociology, Advanced Techniques in Quantitative Sociology, Advanced Applied Research, Child Development, Family and Cultural Diversity Certification CPR, First Aid Relevant Experience Research • Assisted in a thesis experiment to research phenomenon of learned helplessness in rats, pigeons, and human subjects utilizing traditional and computerized Skinner boxes • Cared for animal subjects in compliance with appropriate protocols • Maintained laboratory facilities Statistical Analysis • Collaborated with a team of four to create and implement a survey for Methods of Research class project • Wrote 10 original questions to test student population’s knowledge of Motown Recording Artists • Implemented survey to 100 ECU undergraduate...
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...Research Designs in Applied Behavior Analysis Research Designs in Applied Behavior Analysis Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the scientific study and systematic application of procedures that improve socially significant behaviors of living organisms and the members of the community in which they live (Mayer, Sulzer-Azaroff, & Wallace, 2014). Responsible practice requires the provision of convincing evidence of the procedure’s effectiveness through the substantiation of how the procedure operates to influence a change in the targeted behavior. A properly conducted behavior analysis will clearly identify the importance of the change in behavior, as well as provide convincing demonstrations of what behavior changed, and what caused it to...
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... What role does professional research play within an accounting firm or department? Who primarily conducts the research? Government, accounting, auditing, and tax research is significant to an accounting firm or department. The professional research is conducted by accountants and they are in charge of interpreting firm policies in the framework of particular clients. Resolving technical and auditing issues during a client engagement; this is done by research units when the local office is not able to come up with the conclusion. 7. Identify and explain some basic questions the researcher must address in performing accounting, auditing, or tax research. The researcher must ask the following questions when performing accounting, auditing, or tax research: A. Do I have complete knowledge to answer the question, or must I conduct research to consult authoritative references? B. What is the law (tax law) or authoritative literature? C. Does the law or authoritative literature address the issue under review? D. Where can I find the law or authoritative literature and effectively and efficiently develop a conclusion? E. Where can I find international accounting and auditing standards? F. If there is no law or authoritative literature directly addressing the topic at issue, what approach do I follow in reaching a conclusion? G. What professional databases or other sources on the Internet should I access for research process? H. If more than...
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...the various areas of basic statistics including: descriptive statistics, correlations, t-tests for independent samples, t-test of dependent samples and data mining used during the research process. In this 2 pages summary of those listed methods, I will identify the keys aspects of its usage, importance in the research process, provide examples of its usage and value and how it will be used my future research projects throughout this coursework. Meaning Use of Statistics Understanding the use of statistics requires one to understand the experimental design or how the research is conducted. Knowledge about the methodology allows use to input and interpret the results of the values. Statistics values are not just random numbers but values that have been generated out of research. Basic statistic values are tools utilized to assist with answering the questions of what, why, and how. Understanding the reasoning for using statistics will better help one’s understanding of basic statistics. Descriptive statistics is a quantitative description of data collection sometimes referred to as inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics are used to summarize the sample and measures of values as they form the basis of quantitative analysis of data (Criswell, 2009). Utilizing descriptive statistics draws conclusions by extending beyond the data known. It utilizes judgments of the probability that are observed between groups and reduces that data into...
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...domestic violence victims who chose to utilize shelter services and those who do not. The study determined what variables influenced a domestic violence victim to utilize shelter services. “This research study explores what differences, if any, exist between the domestic violence victims who choose to utilize shelters and their services and those who choose not to use them” (Clevenger & Roe-Sepowitz, 2009, p. 361). The findings indicated that 54.85% of the participants had children and 45.2% did not have children. 55.7% stated they did have a support system and 42.4% did...
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...Research Development Paper Tanya Mitchell November 23rd 2015 PSY/335 Nancy Lee Research Development Paper Introduction In this paper, it will discuss research development through a video in this week electronic reserve. The video is around the Purpose of Attention and Conscious-Unlearning through Hypnosis and how it apply to the real world. Hypnosis was developed by an Austrian physician Franz Anton Mesmer. During the 18th century, Amir Raz used hypnoses in his research that was presented in the “Attention and Consciousness-Unlearning through Hypnosis”. Also, we will look at the how Raz us his research to by using the scientific methods in smoking. These result will show that hypnosis can be use in the real world. The purpose of unlearning through hypnosis is to make people undo automatic behavior like smoking, cursing, etc. This is to automatic decrease the likelihood of wanting to do any unhealthy habits. Reading is used as an example, which helps in understanding the method of experimenting. Once you have learned to read then, it is easy just to read something automatically. Raz suggestion is that through hypnosis skill that have been learned can be unlearned. The experiment that was done was the Stroop Color-Word Test, this video showed different colors for the words such as red was yellow, black was orange, and blue was green, etc. The patient was to say the color of the text but not to read the word. In the video, it stated that “In the research he...
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...Include new terminology learned from the reading Replication is the repetition of experiments or studies utilizing the same methodology. Verification is confirmation of the accuracy of findings or attainment of greater certitude in conclusions through additional observations. Theory in criminal justice represents an attempt to develop plausible explanations of reality, which in this case are crime and the criminal justice system. Theory attempts to classify and organize events, to explain the causes of events, to predict the direction of future events, and to understand why and how these events occur. It represents a reasonable and informed guess as to why things are as they appear and to explain their underlying nature and meaning. Methodology (methods), on the other hand, involves the collection of accurate facts and/or data regarding the nature of crime and criminal justice policy. Pure (basic) research is concerned with the acquisition of new knowledge for the sake of science or the development of the field, whereas applied research is practical research concerned with solving immediate policy problems. Quantitative research, concepts are assigned numerical value, whereas in qualitative research, concepts are viewed as sensitizing ideas or terms that enhance our understanding. Verstehen, which researchers hope to immerse them in the subject matter and develop “sensitizing concepts” that enhance their understanding and explanation of reality. Historicism...
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...either support or reject the hypothesis. When a researcher does not utilize numbers or percentages whiting researcher it tends to mislead individuals who are reading the article. The Lin article started with 40 participants in the beginning of the study and by the end of the study they were left with 14 participants (Lin, Mack, Enright, Krahn, and Baskin article, 2004). The post test results examined the reaming 14 participants, seven in the experimental group and seven in the controlled group. Four months after the experiment, six of the experimental group remained available for follow up testing. In the controlled group only four participants were available for the same follow up testing. Lin et al. (2004) noted that during the research process participation varied among both the experimental and controlled groups. When reviewing the article it was noted that Line et al. (2004) did not distinguish between the pre-test scores and the post-test scores, making it difficult to compare the pre and post test results. When assessing whether the reader is able to understand the data presented, it is shown to be misleading to the readers. This is due to the inconsistent data. In addition some of the percentages are misleading to the reader (Pyrczak, 2008). The researchers did not supply the raw data for the reader to determine the validity of the study. The reader would have needed the raw data to determine whether the results are skewed to the left or the right. Further...
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...May 26, 2016 Dr. Judith A. Geske Scientific Method and Steps in Scientific Inquiry This paper will define and describe the scientific method and the steps in scientific inquiry. This paper will further explain what the steps are in the scientific method of inquiry or research process and why each of these steps must be included to support the scientific method. Further the paper will briefly discuss how the scientific method was applied in the article “Faculty Beliefs, Perceptions, and Level of Community Involvement in Their Research: A Survey at One Urban Academic Institution”. Lastly the paper will summarize how scientifically sound research supports the function of a human service manager. Scientific Method The scientific method can be defined as a method that is used for research and study and involves “identifying a problem that defines the goal of research, make a prediction that, if confirmed, resolves the problem, gather data relevant to this prediction, analyze and interpret the data to see if it supports the prediction and resolves the question that initiated the research.” (Monette, Sullivan, & DeJong, 2011) These steps now provide the foundation for education research according to, “Monette, Sullivan, & DeJong, 2011”. The scientific method can help produce the right answers to questions that cannot be answered with common sense alone. Researchers can use scientific methods to exploit all the facts, evidence, opinions, and records to find the right...
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...The Impact of Social Media use on Academic Performance at one Urban University: A Pilot Study Sam Mozee, MPPA Mississippi Urban Research Center Abstract. The purpose of this study was to begin exploring the possible impact of social media use on the academic performance of students attending one urban university. The study's primary goal is to identify key themes, trends, and/or perceptions that can be used as a foundation for more in-depth empirical research, and can be used to develop policy recommendations to deal with this growing phenomenon. A qualitative research design was used, and three preliminary research questions were formed to guide this study: (1) How common is the use of social media (i.e., Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkIn) among college students? (2) For those students who do utilize social networking sites, on average how much time do they spend on those sites collectively per day and/or per week? and (3) How does the academic performance of students compare between students who utilize social media sites and students who do not use social media sites? Findings from this study seem to confirm perceptions of high student usage of social media among college students; however, they also seem to contradict other research literature findings regarding intensity of usage and gender-usage inclinations. Introduction Recently, there has been considerable discussion regarding the frequent use of social media tools (e.g., Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Xanga, Friendster)...
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...regards to presenting the results. The results section of a research paper describes, defines and expresses to the reader the outcome, conclusion or findings of the research project. Utilizing some simple and clear-cut techniques, methods or procedures in the preparation of this section produces a clear and comprehensible presentation of results of the research. The goal of research is not just to discover something but to communicate that discovery to a larger audience other social scientists, government officials, teachers, the general public, perhaps several of these audiences. Subsequently there are many research reports that are very incomplete or poorly written or that speak to only one of several interested audiences. The failure may not be complete, but the project’s full potential is not achieved. The stage of reporting research results is also the point at which the need for new research is identified. In chapter 20 the focus was on summarizing and discussing the results. As a result the initial task will be to provide a verbal summary of the research findings. Therefore there is no need to repeat the findings and the findings should be in simple terms. In addition the need for figures is not a good ideal based on the fact that the results are generally or purely summary. Subsequently taking into account the brief, concise and short summary in relation to the findings should ultimately be related to other research findings and speculative or theoretical models in an attempt...
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...Case Study 2 – Mastering Teacher Leadership Business Research Methods 1 This case presents a situation that is quite common in the education field and addresses the responses by institutions to new legislation imposed upon them. As is often the case, the legislators do not address the impacts to organizations, leaving the actual implementation to the end user (i.e., public and private schools). In this particular case, Wittenburg University (WU) is faced with the decision of whether to develop and deliver a Master of Arts degree in classroom leadership. 1.) Build the management-research question hierarchy for this opportunity. The initial step in the research is the creation of a management-research question hierarchy, to formalize the process. For this case study, the management-research hierarchy is presented in Appendix A. The purpose of this hierarchy is to examine the various stages of the research question and present a logical sequence of increasing focus that will allow the development of a survey instrument that can be delivered to potential program applicants. The initial stage is to identify and state the management dilemma, which in this case is the impending new legislation. The State of Ohio intends to require all licenced teachers to have, or complete, a master’s degree before obtaining their second licensure to teach. Given that this is new legislation and WU is not obligated to offer a program, the “management dilemma” actually presents an opportunity...
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...Problem Formulation CRJS430 Unit 1 Discussion Board January 9, 2013 There are many ways to define research, and each is unique. Research is an organized process in which an individual is able to educate themselves by searching and obtaining information on a specific subject matter. Research consists of numerous steps, from problem formulation to a presentation of findings to a tentative conclusion. In order to successfully obtain as much accurate information as possible, you must ask yourself questions throughout your researching process. Three of these questions are vital: What are the issues that are present, or what events were occurring at the time? What is the relationship between 2 or more variables that may have created the problem? What measures determine whether one or more variables created the problem? By answering each of these questions, you will be able to widen your perspective on the topic, which allows you to use resources that you may not have originally considered. Problem formulation can be simply described as the steps prior to forming a hypothesis. It is a plan for collecting and utilizing data in order to gain the information that is needed to reach any amount of knowledge being sought regarding the subject. Problem formulation is important for numerous reasons, the vital being that the problem is the ‘foundation’ of a research study. When the problem is formulated well, you can expect to have a good study (Problem formulation, 2006). Problem...
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...Gathering Information and Writing a Research Paper Writing a research paper for the first time can be a difficult task if not given the proper instruction to complete such an assignment. Breaking a research paper down into separate tasks and sections might ease frustrations for the researcher and give them some fundamental tools for future research projects. A good question to ask your self is “Where do I begin my research?” Some students that are tasked with writing a research paper for the first time might struggle with the topic that they will choose depending on the writing assignment given to them by the instructor. Generally, one main topic can be concentrated on is based off of a research question the student must be able to answer or expound upon described in the course syllabus. Within the syllabus the instructor should have provided several topics to begin the research. Also the instructor should point out what format he or she is requiring, according to a rubric within the syllabus, to be turned in such as APA, MLA or Chicago. Once an individual has selected a topic that he or she would like to discuss, it’s time to begin looking for the facts. There are numerous resources at your disposal when you conduct your research such as the library, The Internet, and. You have to decide which source is likely to be most useful to you. For example, if you are searching for information on a historical event the library is an reliable place to find a book that...
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...Business Research Process Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente (KP), a prominent and not-for-profit healthcare establishment, has received an opportunity to trial and promote a new medical equipment in which KP members can ultimately receive improved patient care services. Should the equipment trial conclude successfully, the equipment can be purchased at a reduced price. With KP facilities equipped with extensive radiology and oncology equipment, specific KP medical centers will receive a state of the art MRI machine on behalf of General Electric (GE). The new MRI machine will provide more clear and accurate images for x-rays, CAT scans, ultrasounds, and nuclear medicine tests. In addition, the machine would eliminate patients having to sit or lie in uncomfortable positions to retrieve bodily images which will increase patient satisfaction. Should KP choose to trial the equipment and attain positive results, remaining KP facilities and other healthcare competitors will pursue the purchase of the new MRI machine. However, prior to committing to a new billion dollar equipment and promotion commitment, KP must engage in research to determine if the new equipment will benefit their members along with which facility would pilot the new machine. “Good research generates dependable data that are derived by professionally conducted practices and that can be used reliably for decision making” (Cooper & Schindler, 2011). Various teams will combine efforts to extract data from...
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