NV4602 Research Methods for Postgraduate Study Qualitative Research Objectives for today When you have satisfactorily completed this topic you will be able to: Classify research interviews and understand their purpose Understand when to undertake interviews Understand the advantages and disadvantages of interviews Case Studies Action Research Observation Ethnography lbic.navitas.com navitas.com Qualitative Methods When should I use qualitative methods? When variables cannot
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1 and 2‚ what would you identify as: a. The dependent variable(s) of Bowden’s research? -nursing students who consider leaving b. the dependent variable(s) of Bowden’s research? - stay on their courses 4/Based on your answer to question 3‚ how would you state Bowden’s research question‚ if she was submitting this article to Dr. Kelly as her class project for Research Methods? -Bowden’s research question is not a cause and effect question. It is difficult to identify what effect
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Introduction Qualitative research and quantitative research are two approaches that are usually used by researchers to conduct research. The concept of a ‘mixed method’ approach is to combine the two approaches together. But the concept applies to using more than one qualitative method to conduct a research since each brings a particular kind of insight to a study (Ritchie and Lewis‚ 2003‚ p38). This paper aims to examine whether the three approaches---observation‚ interview and questionnaire‚ are
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Quantitative Research Quantitative research often is the preferred approach to problem design as results are precise. Many researchers prefer the exact measurement and statistical analysis that quantitative research offers. Observation in quantitative research allows classification and the statistical models built document the outcome of a study. The data collected in a quantitative investigation creates answers in numbers and statistics. Deductive reasoning is used to design quantifiable tools
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1 WHAT IS A RESEARCH PROBLEM? A research problem is the situation that causes the researcher to feel apprehensive‚ confused and ill at ease. It is the demarcation of a problem area within a certain context involving the WHO or WHAT‚ the WHERE‚ the WHEN and the WHY of the problem situation. There are many problem situations that may give rise to research. Three sources usually contribute to problem identification. Own experience or the experience of others may be a source of problem supply
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Models‚ Cummings Pub Inc‚ USA‚ 1986. [7] T. DeMarco‚ Controlling Software Projects‚ Yourdon Press‚ Englewood Cliffs‚ NJ‚ 1982. [8] C.R. Douce‚ P.J. Layzell‚ J. Buckley‚ Spatial Measures of Software Complexity‚ Technical Report‚ Information Technology Research Institute‚ University of Brighton‚ UK‚ Jan 1999 [9] N.E. Fenton‚ S. Fleeger‚ Software Metrics—A Rigorous and Practical Approach‚ Thomson International Press‚ 2002. [10] K. Laitnen‚ Estimating understandability of software documents‚ ACM SIGSOFT 21
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Table of Contents Introduction 3 Research Objectives 3 Research Questions 4 Answers to Research Questions 5 Answer to Research Question 1. 5 Answer to Question 2. 6 Answer to Question 3. 7 Answer to Question 4. 8 Answer to Question 5. 9 Answer to Question 6. 10 Recommendations for the Remington’s Restaurant 11 References 14 Introduction The Remington restaurant‚ located in Tampa Florida‚ wanted to better understand their customer’s views and opinions of the restaurant
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research proposals 1. Background Since the globalization developing quickly‚ customers become prefer manufactures and suppliers who provide faster logistics and better services‚ which cause big issue for suppliers to increase their ability to meet the customers’ expectations. However‚ they need to enhance their core competence at the same time‚ in order to focus on one aspect‚ they turn to outsourcing. According to Blanchard (2010)‚ those well-known brand makers‚ product-centric companies‚ and
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providing me with constant encouragement during the course of the market research. I would like to thank Ms. Krishna Vardhini‚ Head HR; Ms. Swayamagata Sen‚ Product Specialist; Mr. Vaidyanatahan‚ Regional Manager‚ Maestros‚ Bangalore and Mr. Bharatheesha P.L‚ Product Specilaist‚ Maestros‚ Banaglore who let me experience the research in the field and practical issues beyond the textbooks‚ and patiently supported my research. I would also like to thank the staff at Maestros Mediline Systems Ltd
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INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY IN ENTREPOT Topic for the Research The topic chosen for this research is on human resource management and specifically on one of its function which is the training and development‚ focusing on managing satisfaction among the people to achieve the company objectives in return. The working title of this study is initially drafted as – Investigating the Impact of Training and Development on Employee Performance
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