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QNT 565 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business Research Case St

udy
QNT 565 Week 1 DQ 1
QNT 565 Week 1 DQ 2
QNT 565 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Research Proposal Par
tI
QNT 565 Week 2 Learning Team Reflection & Peer review
QNT 565 Week 2 DQ 1
QNT 565 Week 2 DQ 2
QNT 565 Week 2 DQ 3
QNT 565 Week 3 Individual Assignment Observation Case Study
QNT 565 Week 3 Learning Team Reflection

QNT 565 Week 1 DQ 1

Week 1 DQ 1
What is the difference between a research question and a hypothe
sis? Provide an example of a research question and then provide t
he null and alternate hypothesis for that example.

QNT 565 Week 1 DQ 2

Week 1 DQ 2
What is the goal of ethics in research? List at least one obligation of
the participant, the researcher, and the sponsor. Are you aware of
any research where ethical standards were compromised?

QNT 565 Week 1 Individual A

ssignment Business Research
Case Study
Use the University Library or external sources to locate a business

research case study. You may also use a case from your place of b
usiness.
Write a paper of no more than 700 words in which you identifythe
significance, scope, magnitude, or feasibility of the situation, as wel
l as the dilemma facing management.

QNT 565 Week 2 DQ 1

Week 2 DQ 1
What ethical risks are involved in observation research? Explain th
e risks associated with the use of unobstructive measures? Can yo
u provide an example?

QNT 565 Week 2 DQ 2

Week 2 DQ 2
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of survey research to t
hose of observation. Under what circumstances could you make a
case for using observation research? Can you make generalizations
about individuals from observations? Why or why not? Can you giv
e specific examples?

QNT 565 Week 2 DQ 3

Week 2 DQ 3
How does data in qualitative research differ from data in quantitati
ve research? Describe a business situation and a research question
. Identify which research design is the most appropriate to investig
ate the situation and why. Is the research design quantitative or qu
alitative?

QNT 565 Week 2 Learning Te

am Assignment Research Pro
posal Part I
Resources: Appendix A in Business Research Methods, UOP Materi

al: RFP Business Situation Example

A carefully crafted research proposal is a necessary component to
conducting good research.
Read Appendix A in Business Research Methods on how to create a
Request for Proposal (RFP).
Review Exhibit A-8 "Proposal for MindWriterCompleteCare Satisfact
ion Research" of Business Research Methods.
Complete an RFP based on one of the options below. This RFP is pa
rt of a bigger research proposal project.

QNT 565 Week 2 Learning Te

am Reflection & Peer review

Discuss this weeks objectives with your team.

Conduct peer review (using rubric in course materials forum) of all
team members week 1 case studies.
Your discussion should include your choice for RFP (see below), the
topics you feel comfortable with, any topics you struggled with, an
d how the weekly topics relate to application in your field.
Prepare a 350- to 700- word paper detailing the findings of your di
scussion.

QNT 565 Week 3 DQ 1

Week 3 DQ 1
As part of its bankruptcy restructuring, on June 3, 2009 General Mo
tors (GM) launched a new ad campaign that revealed glimmers of a
streamlined GM: fewer brands (Cadillac, Buick, Chevrolet, and GM
C) and fewer models within each brand. What research would you
have done to determine which vehicle models GM should retain an
d which it should drop? What would you have measured and with
what type of measurement scale: nominal, ordinal, interval, or rati
o? What group(s) would most likely represent the target population
? Have you experiences a similar dilemma/situation that required r
esearch?

QNT 565 Week 3 DQ 2

Week 3 DQ 2
Provide a simple definition of a nonprobability sampling and provi
de an example of each type of nonprobability sampling.

QNT 565 Week 3 DQ 3

Week 3 DQ 3
Jake and 10 other consumers were invited to participate in a focus
group to discuss their experience with using the iPhone. Develop a
set of questions the focus group moderator might ask to gain a bet
ter understanding of their experience. What strategies do you use i
n writing the questions to ensure you get reliable and valid respon
ses from the interviewees?

QNT 565 Week 3 Individual A

ssignment Observation Case
Study
Choose one of the following assignment options. Each option requi

res you to apply research principles presented in Weeks One and T

wo.
Option 1: Pedestrian Traffic Case Study
Resources: UOP Material: Week Three Observation Case Study
Read the Pedestrian Traffic Case Study in the UOP Material: Week T
hree Observation Case Study.
Write a paper of no more than 700 words in which you respond to
the questions listed in the UOP Material: Week Three Observation
Case Study.
OR

QNT 565 Week 3 Learning Te

am Reflection
Discuss this weeks objectives with your team. Your discussion sho
uld include the topics you feel comfortable with, any topics you str
uggled with, and how the weekly topics relate to application in you
r field, as well as how your team is performing as a team (use team
self-evaluation form (found in tools for teams)).
Prepare a 350- to 700-word paper detailing the findings of your dis
cussion and a team self-evaluation form (found in tools for team
s).

QNT 565 Week 4 DQ 1

Week 4 DQ 1
Based on your readings in the text, how do you feel that
descriptive statistics, probability concepts, and normal
distribution concepts can be used by managers to make
better business decisions? How does your organization
use these statistics concepts as it conducts business res
earch and makes decisions?

QNT 565 Week 4 DQ 2

Week 4 DQ 2
If we have student scores of 4.0, 3.7, 3.7, 3.7, 1.0 the av
erage would be 3.2 while the median and the mode wo
uld both be 3.7. Is one of them really in the middle? Ho
w dispersed is this list? That is, how much do the scores
vary from the middle? Now, look at a routine you do eve
ryday at work. Which matters most, the average time it t
akes to complete it, the most frequent amount of time?
How would you go about finding the middle on the proc
ess? How much does the time spent vary?

QNT 565 Week 4 DQ 3

Week 4 DQ 3
Describe a situation in which a correlation analysis or re
gression analysis could contribute to a better decision.
The situation can be from your work, of general interest
, or one you experienced in your private life.

QNT 565 Week 4 Learning Te

am Assignment Research Pro
posal Part II

Resources: Research Proposal Part I from Week Two

Continue with the Research Proposal your Learning Tea
m developed in Week Two.
Write a paper of no more than 750 words in which you
explain why you selected qualitative or quantities resea
rch, and how the sampling frame you select will provide
you with the appropriate target audience.
Develop the data collection instrument and explain how
it will allow you to obtain the results you want.
Develop an alternative research design for addressing t
he problem presented. At the end of this assignment, y
ou will be able to present to management two ways of c
apturing data to address the research problem.

QNT 565 Week 4 Learning Te

am Reflection
Discuss this weeks objectives with your team.
Conduct peer review (using rubric in course materials fo
rum) of all team members week 3 case studies.
Your discussion should include the topics you feel comf
ortable with, any topics you struggled with, and how the
weekly topics relate to application in your field.
Prepare a 350- to 700- word paper detailing the findings
of your discussion.

QNT 565 Week 5 DQ 1

Week 5 DQ 1
How does a researcher determine what statistical test t
o conduct? What is the purpose of a statistical hypothes
is?

QNT 565 Week 5 DQ 2

Week 5 DQ 2
What is a significance level? How does a researcher cho
ose a significance

QNT 565 Week 5 DQ 3

Week 5 DQ 3
Describe a research situation in which inferential statisti
cal analysis can be used. Explain what method should b
e used and why. Please first pose the problem verbally,
and then using statistical formalism (hypothesis testing,
regression, or whatever the proper choice is). You need
not carry the calculations

QNT 565 Week 5 Individual A

ssignment Week Five Case St
udy Review

Resources: "Yahoo! Consumer Direct Marries Purchase

Metrics to Banner Ads" case study in Business Research
Methods
Review "Yahoo! Consumer Direct Marries Purchase Metr
ics to Banner Ads" in Case Index of Business Research
Methods.
Answer the following questions in 350700 words:
What are the various measurements collected in Consu
mer Direct? Describe them.
What analysis would be appropriate for the data collect
ed through Consumer Direct?
Submit your responses to the questions.

QNT 565 Week 5 Learning Te

am Reflection
Discuss this weeks objectives with your team. Your disc
ussion should include the topics you feel comfortable w
ith, any topics you struggled with, and how the weekly t
opics relate to application in your field, as well as how y
our team is performing as a team (use team self-evaluat
ion form (found in tools for teams)).
Prepare a 350- to 700-word paper detailing the findings
of your discussion and a team self-evaluation form (fou
nd in tools for teams).

QNT 565 Week 6 Learning Te

am Assignment Week Six Cas
e Study Review

Resources: "AgriComp" case study from Business Resea

rch Methods
Read the "AgriComp" case study in Case Index of Busine
ss Research Methods.
Follow the 6-Step Statistical Testing Procedure and appl
y it to the case.
Answer the following questions in a paper of no more t
han 750 words:

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