1. What is the general purpose of Applied Research?

2To ensure that the best possible research is done:

a.

Managers should indicate their problems to researchers as decision choices rather than information requirements.

b.

The researcher should base the method on the dominant method of the enterprise.

c.

A workable balance between manager and researchers cannot be based on sensitivity to the demands and restrictions imposed on the other.

d.

Research should exclude all possible areas of manager-researcher conflict.

e.

Managers should specify all information requirements to define the researcher's task.

3What is External Validity concerned with?

4What is the purpose of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research [refer to http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines-publications/e72]?

5What is a hypothesis?

6In general, when selecting factors for a study, you want to be sure of which of these?

a.

They have been investigated before

b.

They do not lead to another question

c.

They are not of interest to you

d.

They are available to investigate

7Which of the following best describes a hypothesis?

a.

Statement that you set out to prove

b.

Tested by collecting only the data that support it

c.

Posits a clear relationship between different factors.

d.

Proposed before a good research question can be developed

8What is the major difference between applied and basic research?

a.

Basic research is more traditional

b.

Applied research is less important

c.

Basic research takes longer to complete

d.

Basic research has no immediate application.

9Data analysis in qualitative research, as contrasted with quantitative research, is generally

a.

applied rather than theatrical.

b.

inductive rather than deductive

c.

deductive rather than inductive.

d.

theatrical rather than applied.

10The null hypothesis represents which of the following statements?

a.

A negative relationship between the independent and dependent variables

b.

No relationship between the variables under study

c.

A positive relationship between the independent and dependent variables

d.

A difference between the variables under study

11Qualitative researchers view changes in procedures during a study as

a.

a weakness.

b.

a good thing.

c.

to be avoided.

d.

frustrating.

12Briefly describe the difference between a trend study and a cohort study.

13List four basic ways to collect data in a survey.

14Evaluate the threats to internal validity in the following scenario.

Researchers studied the relationship of counsellors' moral reasoning to their level of empathy. Twenty-two counsellors agreed to participate in the study. Each was administered Kohlberg's test for moral reasoning. Permission was obtained from some of the counsellors' clients to have videotapes made of their counselling sessions. After watching the videotapes, experts gave each counsellor an empathy rating. The correlation was then calculated between the score on the test of moral reasoning and the empathy rating.

15Briefly describe the difference between internal and external validity.

16What are three ethical principles that researchers should follow?

17List the steps a researcher must adhere to in order to follow ethical guidelines and limit the possibility of liability.

18List four characteristics of a good research question.

19Which of the general research types would you least expect to be used to investigate a relationship? Why?

20 what are the advantages and disadvantages of ethnographic research?

21Describe the essential components of a research report and a research proposal.

22Listed below are all sections contained in a typical research report. Place them in the correct section and order that they would appear in a report.

• Introductory section
• Main Body
• References (Bibliography)
• Appendixes
• Purpose of the study
• Justification of the study
• Discussion of external validity
• Research question and hypotheses
• Definition of terms
• Background and review of related literature
• Summary and conclusions
• Description of the research design
• Theory
• Title Page
• Studies directly related
• Studies tangentially related
• Procedures
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Limitations -- unresolved problems and limitations
• Discussion of internal validity
• Description and justification of the statistical techniques or other methods of analysis used.
• Findings
• Description of findings pertinent to each of the research hypotheses or questions
• Description of the sample
• A brief summary of the research question being investigated, the procedures employed, and the results obtained.
• Discussion of the implication of the findings--their meaning and significance
• Suggestions for further research
• Problem to be investigated
• Description of the instruments used
• Explanation of the procedures followed

23Which methods will be used for collecting and maintaining data during your research project?

24What is the research strategy, and how will you develop one? The answer may be supported with a diagram for the proposed research strategy.

25Which technology will be used to collect and analyse the research data? The answer may be supported with some technological examples.

26Identify two sources of information that will be used in your research plan, and how will you access them?

27How will you identify and promote the best practices for research integrity in your organisation?

28What will be the impact of the trend and changes on the stakeholders' requirements?

29Summarise the main points that will be included in your research discussion and findings, including adherence to the legal and ethical requirements?