CSU MBA5652 full course (all assignments+ assessments+ discussions)

Unit
Assignments
Unit
I Mini Project
Using
Exhibits 6.4 and 6.5 from Chapter 6 in your textbook as guidelines, respond to
the following statements. You are not required to submit the responses, but use
your answers as the foundation for the assignment listed below.
Identify
a business decision situation that requires action in your organization.
Be clear and succinct.
Assess
the current situation.
Identify
two symptoms.
Identify
likely problems causing each symptom.
Write
a decision statement (this is always a question).
Identify
research objective (potential result) that corresponds to the decision
statement.
Restate
research objective in the form of a question (known as the research
question).
Develop
a hypothesis by (1) reviewing the research objectives and identifying the
variables and (2) specifying the variables in a declarative statement and
describing the direction of the relationship.
Write
a two-page paper based on the information from your responses. The paper should
include the following headings:
Current
Situation, Problem Statement, Research Objective, Research Question(s),and
Hypothesis. Be sure to include atitle page and a reference page.
Use correct APA formatting when writing your paper.
NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit
VIII Research Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e.,
Unit I must be submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback
to the student before he or she can progress to the Unit II assignment). The
student assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The
professor will grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the
student. This feedback from the professor will help the student correct any
discrepancies before compiling this assignment into the Research Proposal. This
will help the student achieve a better review/grade for the Research Proposal.
Information
about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided
below.
Unit
II Mini Project
Write
a three- to five-page literature review on your selected topic. Ensure your
literature review has the following:

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Introduction:
Provide an overview of the topic. Explain why the question is important and a
brief description of theresearch design. State the purpose of
conducting the literature review. Discuss major trends in the field. Explain
how the literature review will be organized.
Body:
Discuss the current status of the topic. Organize this section according to the
previously mentioned themes orsomething similar. Discuss relationships
that may exist in the literature.
Conclusion:
Highlight major points discussed in the previous sections. Be sure to relate
the information back to thepurpose and relevance of the research.
Include
a minimum of five sources. Three of the sources must be from peer-reviewed
journals. Use and follow APA style for this assignment.
NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit
VIII Research Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e.,
Unit II must be submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide
feedback to the student before he or she can progress to the Unit IV
assignment). The student assignment will be graded according to the assigned
rubric. The professor will grade and annotate items that need to be corrected
by the student. This feedback from the professor will help the student correct any
discrepancies before compiling this assignment into the Research Proposal. This
will help the student achieve a better review/grade for the Research Proposal.
Information
about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided
below.
Unit
IV Mini Project
Write
a two- to three-page report discussing the sampling design for the proposal.
Generate
a sampling design that will yield the best results for your research objective.
Include the following information:
1.
Researchthe
objective.
2.
Description of the population:
Process for identifying the target population and selecting the sampling frame

3.Describe
the sampling procedures (convenience, quota, simple
random), and justify your rationale for choosingthe procedure(s).

4.
Determinethe
sample size using one of the techniques from Chapter 17.
5.
Calculatethe confidence
interval at 90%, 95%, and 99% to get an interval estimate, and explain the
results. (Click
herefor a
copy of the Appendices.)
6.
7.
Identifythe
different types of biases that are likely to occur and explain what steps you
will take to minimize them.
8.
Conclusion:
Highlight the major points discussed in the previous sections. Be sure to
relate the information backto the purpose and relevance of the research.

You
must use correct APA formatting when writing your paper. All references used,
including the textbook, must be cited.
NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit
VIII Research Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e.,
Unit IV must be submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide
feedback to the student before he or she can progress to the Unit V
assignment). The student assignment will be graded according to the assigned
rubric. The professor will grade and annotate items that need to be corrected
by the student. This feedback from the professor will help the student correct
any discrepancies before compiling this assignment into the Research Proposal.
This will help the student achieve a better review/grade for the Research
Proposal.
Information
about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided
below.
Unit
V Mini Project
Write
a two-page paper describing a basic experimental design for the proposal.
Design a basic experiment to assess a cause
and effect relationship based on your research question. Include the following
information:
1.
Researchthe
objective.
2.
Explainif
the design is a true experiment or a quasi-experiment. Justify your selection.

3.
Developa hypothesis based on
your research question.
4.
Evaluateyour
hypothesis according to the characteristics provided in the lecture. Be
specific.

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5. Describe
the independent variables, blocking variables, dependent variables,
and extraneous variables.
6.
Explainhow
you plan to deal with issues related to internal and external validity. Be
specific.
7.
Conclusion:
Highlight the major points discussed in the previous sections. Be sure to
relate the information backto the purpose and relevance of the
research.
You
must use correct APA formatting when writing your paper. All references used,
including the textbook, must be cited.
NOTE:
This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research Proposal. This assignment
must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit V must be submitted and graded by the
professor, who will provide feedback to the student before he or she can
progress to the Unit VI assignment). The student assignment will be graded
according to the assigned rubric. The professor will grade and annotate items
that need to be corrected by the student. This feedback from the professor will
help the student correct any discrepancies before compiling this assignment to
the Research Proposal. This will help the student achieve a better
review/grading for the Research Proposal.
Information
about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided
below.
Unit
VI Mini Project
Write a 2-3 page paper discussing the
measurement scale for each question in the survey developed in the Unit III
assignment. Decide if you will use composite scale score or a summated scale
score. Justify your decision. How will you measure reliability, validity, and
sensitivity?
Explain how you will deal with ethical
dilemmas during the research process (confidentiality, anonymity, conflicts of
interest, informed consent, debriefing, experiments on human subjects, and so
forth).
You
must use correct APA formatting when writing your paper. All references used,
including the textbook, must be cited.
NOTE:
This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research Proposal. This assignment
must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit VI must be submitted and graded by
the professor, who will provide feedback to the student before he or she can progress
to the Unit VII assignment). The student assignment will be graded according to
the assigned rubric. The professor will grade and annotate items that need to
be corrected by the student. This feedback from the professor will help the
student correct any discrepancies before compiling this assignment to the
Research Proposal. This will help the student achieve a better review/grading
for the Research Proposal.
Information
about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided
below.
Unit
VII Mini Project
Using
the survey that you developed in Unit III, choose 10 people in your
organization to respond to the survey. Before disseminating the surveys, please
pre-code the data (refer to Chapter 19, pp. 470-471) or follow the example
provided in the lecture.
Perform
the following:
1.
Create a data file using an
Excel worksheet.
2.
Compute descriptive
statistics for the variable(s), and explain the measures of central tendency
and measures of dispersion that are most appropriate for your study.
3.
Create a pie chart with
percentages.
4.
Compute a frequency table and
histogram for each variable.
5. Decide
which measures of central tendency, spread, and graphical display would be most
appropriate for the study.
Using the information above, write a one- to
two-page paper explaining how the data will be analyzed. This section should
begin with a brief introduction to the section and a description of the
problem. You must also explain how the data will be coded and edited. Provide
justification for the descriptive statistics that will be employed in the
study. You will only need to submit the paper for this assignment. Please do
not include data, results, or graphical displays.
The
above activities are designed to help you explain the type of analysis that
will be performed. Remember that the proposal is futuristic.
You must
use correct APA formatting when writing your paper. All references used,
including the textbook, must be cited.

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NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit
VIII Research Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e.,
Unit VII must be submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide
feedback to the student before he or she can progress to the Unit VIII
assignment). The student assignment will be graded according to the assigned
rubric. The professor will grade and annotate items that need to be corrected
by the student. This feedback from the professor will help the student correct
any discrepancies before compiling this assignment to the Research Proposal.
This will help the student achieve a better review/grading for the Research
Proposal.
Information
about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided
below.
Research
Proposal
Compile
the revised mini projects assignments from Unit I, Unit II, Unit IV, Unit V,
Unit VI, and Unit VII to formulate a complete 8-10 page research proposal.
Please include the appropriate headings for each section of the proposal to
help transition the reader and organize the paper. Remember to create your
abstract. An abstract is a self-contained, short, and powerful statement that
describes a larger work. Be sure to review the abstract to ensure it is correct
and include it as part of the research proposal.
Note:
All assignments must have been submitted in sequence. Feedback from each mini
project must have been receivedfrom your professor before moving to the
next section. Please be sure to make the revisions based on the feedback
provided for each mini project.
All
papers must be formatted using APA guidelines.

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about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is providedInit III assessment Design a 10-question
questionnaire based on your proposed research problem. The questionnaire
must contain an introduction that explains the purpose, an approximate
time frame for completion, and a statement on confidentiality/anonymity.
There should be at most two open-ended questions. Please review the
guidelines located in Chapter 15. You may also refer to Appendix 15A for
wording on the most common research topics. Your response
should be at least 200 words in length, unless otherwise specified. You
are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your
response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced;
paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.Question 2 Evaluate
each question that you included in the questionnaire. Explain how the
question will help meet the objectives of the research. Please be
specific and provide justification. Your response should be at
least 200 words in length, unless otherwise specified. You are required
to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All
sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased
and quoted material must have accompanying citations. UNIT VIII assessmentQuestion 1
Complete question 10 in your textbook on page 578 (Chapter
23). Create your table in Word as shown on page 578 for this question. Provide
your findings in the space provided.
Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are
required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response.
All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and
quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Answer
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press ALT+F10 (PC) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac).

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25 points
Question 2
Using Case Exhibit 21.1-1 on page 527 in the textbook,
please calculate the mean average miles per gallon. Compute the sample variance
and sample standard deviation. Determine the most appropriate statistical test
using the 0.5 significance level. Provide your findings in the space provided.
Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are
required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response.
All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and
quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Answer
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press ALT+F10 (PC) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac).

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25 points
Question 3
Go to page 550 in your textbook and offer a thorough
interpretation of question 11. Interpret the output, examining group
differences for purchase intentions. The three groups refer to consumers from
three states: Illinois, Louisiana, and Texas.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You
are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your
response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced;
paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Answer
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Unit 1 discussion
Introduce
yourself to your fellow students and instructor. Share your college degree
plans, briefly explaining what degree you are pursuing, why, and how you think
taking this course will assist you in achieving your personal or professional
goals.

You
can choose to introduce yourself via a video clip on YouTube. Simply provide
the hyperlink to your video in the Discussion Board where you would normally
insert your answer to the discussion question. All comments regarding the
videos must be made in Blackboard DB (not on YouTube). Please note that the
video is optional.

(Optional)
Comment on the following statement:
Any
significant business decision requires input from a research project. Please
defend or refute this statement.

Unit II discussion
Secondary data
have been called the first line of attack for business researchers. Discuss
this description.

Please
include the name of the person or question to which you are replying in the
subject line. For example, “Tom’s response to Susan’s comment.”
Unit III discussion
Yogi Berra, a
former New York Yankee catcher, said, “You can observe a lot just by watching.”
How does this fit in with the definition of scientific observation?
Unit IV discussion
Explain each term and provide a corresponding, real-world example to
demonstrate your understanding.
·
Sample
·
Sample
distribution
·
Sampling
distribution

Unit V discussion
Compare and
contrast deductive logic with inductive logic. Give a detailed example of both.
Unit VI discussion
Class
List three research obligations for research participants, researchers,
and research clients; explain why these obligations are important.

Unit VII discussion
Discuss three
ways that researchers can help maximize the integrity of data files for
research clients.
Unit VIII discussion

What is your
opinion of the course? Did it meet your expectations? What suggestions can you
offer for improvements of this course for future students?

(Optional):
Provide a work-related example in which a Type I error may be more serious than
a Type II error.