Course Description
This course will focus on providing research techniques and language for both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Topics will include developing research questions and hypotheses,conducting library/literature searches, research limitations, and other research design considerations. The applied research project is a part of the Capstone Seminar course. The research project should be a work-based project focused on a research problem. Formerly titled: Applied Research Project (3 credits)
Prerequisite
- OEL 501: Driving Organization Adaptability through Learning Organizations
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Explain the various frameworks related to designing a research proposal (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches).
- Discuss ethical issues associated with a research problem, questions, data collection, analysis and interpretation of the data.
- Develop a research strategy for writing the research proposal.
- Formulate research hypotheses and research questions (for a qualitative or quantitative study).
- Create a work-based project.
Applicable Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
- PLO 3. Develop professional communication skills.
- PLO 13. Develop a research project proposal that clearly defines a problem, identifies project objectives or research questions, recommends and supports methodologies to address the above, and hypothesizes resultant actions.
Course Activities and Grading
| Assignments | Weight |
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Discussions (Weeks 1-8) | 24% |
Assignments (Weeks 1-7) | 28% |
Final Project: Capstone Proposal (Week 8) | 48% |
Total | 100% |
Required Textbooks
Available through 天美传媒's Book Bundle
- Option 1: Hard Copy of Text- Creswell, J. W. & Creswell, J. D. (2023). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Method Approaches. 6th ed. Sage Publications. ISBN-13: 978-1-07-181794-0; ISBN 10: 1-07-181794-9, or
- Option 2: Short-term availability of text in electronic version available through 天美传媒 Bookstore. Permanent availability in electronic version available through Sage Publishing or other online sites.
Supplemental Required Readings / Resources
- Links to the supplemental readings and articles are provided in the course shells.
Course Schedule
| Week | PLOs | SLOs | Readings and Exercises | Assignments |
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1 | 3,13 | 1 | Introduction to Research - Choosing Your Topic Creswell Textbook:
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2 | 3,13 | 1,3 | Introduction and Problem/Purpose Statement Creswell Textbook:
Article: Buckley, M. R., Ferris, G. R., Bernardin, H. J., & Harvey, M. G. (1998). The disconnect between the science and practice of management. Business Horizons, 41(2), 31. (Note: articles are available in the 天美传媒 Library) |
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3 | 3,13 | 1,4 | Background of Study - Literature Review - Research Questions Creswell Textbook:
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4 | 13 | 2 | Ethics in Research - The IRB Creswell Textbook:
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5 | 3,13 | 1,3 | Research Methodologies - Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Methods Creswell Textbook:
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6 | 3,13 | 1,3 | Data Analysis Creswell Textbook:
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7 | 3,13 | 2,3,5 | Preparing Your 天美传媒 Institutional Review Board (IRB) (Due to the amount of written assignment work, there are not any readings for this week) |
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8 | 3,13 | 3,5 | Final Project: Capstone Proposal (Due to the amount of written assignment work, there are not any readings for this week) |
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COSC Accessibility Statement
天美传媒 encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.
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