Overview
This is the week when you will have to make your decision on the problem for your final paper. Be sure to take advantage of all of the resources the book has to offer as you begin to work on this process. The topic that you choose to research should be a problem for American managers today.
The chapter you will read this week is about qualitative research €“ the focus is on capturing and studying the complexity of real world phenomena.
Readings
The following chapter from the required textbook: Leedy, P. & Ormond, J.E. (2013) Practical Research Planning and Design are required reading for Week 3:
€¢ Chapter 6 €“ Qualitative Research
Discussions
There is no discussion topic this week.
Assignments
Submit Assignment 1: Research Problem Identification and Justification which includes the:
€¢ Problem
€¢ Sub-problems
€¢ Data and sources
€¢ Assumptions and delimitations
€¢ Importance of the study
€¢ Hypothesis