By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Apply the critical concepts and principles of applied business research.
Analyze the author’s quantitative research purpose, research question (or questions), and ethical processes.
Competency 6: Research acceptable methodological approaches that support stated business problems, research purposes, and research questions.
Assess the alignment of an author’s research elements with a stated research management dilemma requiring a researched response.
Competency 8: Analyze requirements of ethical research.
Write in standard academic English appropriate for audience using correct grammar and current APA format.
Assignment Instructions
Analyze the elements of the Sample Quantitative Research Proposal document, linked in Resources, to develop an APA-formatted paper of no more than 700 words (word count excluding title and reference pages) that demonstrates your understanding of the assignment. As a reviewer, your paper must complete the following:
Analyze the author’s envisioned research purpose, research question (or questions), data sources, and ethical processes.
Assess the alignment of those elements (research process, research question [or questions], data sources, and ethical processes) with the stated research management dilemma articulated as an applied business problem requiring a researched response.
For the purposes of this assignment only, assume the following:
All information is fictional. Any similarities to persons, studies, articles, journals, books, or organizations are unintentional and totally coincidental.
All sources cited are fictional and do not represent real facts, figures, studies, or opinions.
All sources should be assumed to be from peer-reviewed, scholarly journals.
Refer to the Quantitative Research Appraisal Scoring Guide to ensure you meet the grading criteria.
Additional Requirements
To achieve a successful experience and outcome, you are expected to meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message, follows standard academic English usage, and uses language appropriate for the intended business and scholarly doctoral audience.
APA formatting: Paper, references, and citations are formatted according to current APA style and format guidelines.
Length: One paper of 700 words, double-spaced. Submissions including a paper for each article will not be accepted for grading purposes.