Course Project Phase II
- Due Saturday by 11:59pm
Project Recap: Business-Related Research Proposal
This is the concluding project for this Graduate Business Analytics and Research Methods course. It offers students the opportunity to show mastery of all key elements of Research Design, Research Methods, Analytics, and mastery of designing and executing a business-related research proposal. The big picture is for students to assume the position of a research analyst for a corporation or being an independent research analyst, tasked to understand a corporate problem and offer solution(s) via a professionally conducted proposal that would mitigate or alleviate the problem or issue. Three phases fulfill this project: weeks 3, 5, and 7 (Phase III is a combination of all phases to make a full document). Therefore phase content scoring less than 75 percent will result in a redo of some parts of the phase or complete phase.
For Phase II:
Do not combine with Phase I content. Address the below:
- Introduction to your paper… Since the first paragraph or section of a document is assumed to be the introduction of the paper, the word ‘Introduction’ is not needed. Do not begin a paper with the word ‘Introduction’ as a heading (APA, 2020, p. 47). The paper’s title should be the first heading above the first body paragraph of your paper and must be bolded – Check Sample Student paper (APA, 2020, pp. 61-67)
- The Scope of the Study (full details – chapter 1-4, & 19)… In the situation of a project report on some business, or industry, the scope of the study covers the upper and lower limits of the area you have studied. The scope covers what, how, when, and where the study was done or will be done. What data were/will be taken as inputs, what criteria were used/to be used for comparing the data, what was/will be the outcome of the comparison, etc. a) The details of the scope depends upon the area you have selected, the bigger the industry the more details are in the scope. b) This scope of the study will be the basis for the business decision.
- Literature Review (Comprehensive – chapter 5)… A literature review is a comprehensive summary of previous research on a topic (the problem already discussed). The literature review surveys scholarly articles, books, and other sources relevant to a particular area of research. The review should enumerate, describe, summarize, objectively evaluate, and clarify this previous research/problem.
- Theoretical Framework (well detailed – chapter 6)… The theoretical framework in a study is based on an existing theory or theories (e.g., a theory of motivation). Theories are formulated to explain, predict, and understand phenomena and, in many cases, to challenge and extend existing knowledge within the limits of critical bounding assumptions. The theoretical framework is the structure that can hold or support a theory of a research study. The theoretical framework introduces and describes the theory that explains why the research problem under study exists. Do not develop your own conceptual framework from an existing theory because it will take you a long time to complete the project.
- Research Design (be very specific – chapters 7-17)… Research design is a plan to answer your research question(s). The design of a study defines the study type (descriptive, correlation, semi-experimental, experimental, review, meta-analytic) and sub-type (e.g., descriptive-longitudinal case study), research problem, hypotheses, independent and dependent variables, experimental design, and, if applicable, data collection methods.
- Summary for Phase II and projection of Phase III
The paper must have a minimum of 5 references and in APA format.