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Microsoft Word - RES300 Rubrics - for all assessments Assessment 2 - Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods (25%) Criteria Description Weight Poor=1 Weak=2 Average=3 Good=4 Excellent=5 Rigor Does the essay/report benefit from adequate (minimum 15) resources balanced between qualitative and quantitative research? Max. 5 marks Clarify of argument Are analytical arguments about the choice of methods and design clear and easy to understand? Max. 5 marks Structure Is essay professionally structured in terms of headings, sub headings and paragraphing ? Max. 5 marks Quality of references used Are all used references peer-reviewed? Max. 5 marks Citations and referencing formats Are in-text citations and referenced formatted according to the prescribed styles and formats? Max. 5 marks ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE___________________________________________________ Page 1 of 2 Subject Title Research Methods Subject Code RES 800 Lecturer / Tutor Dr Arash Najmaei Semester February 2020 Assessment Title Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods Learning Outcome/s • Analyse ethical issues and considerations and their relevance in applied business research. • Apply research theories and methodologies to assist in developing a business research proposal. • Succinctly communicate arguments that reflect a synthesis of literature and business research concepts • Utilise critical thinking to analyse managerial problems and formulate relevant research questions and research design. Assessment type (group or individual) Individual Weighting 25% Word count 1500 Due date Week 11 Class submission Lecture ☐ Tutorial ☐ Submission type Paper copy ☐ Turnitin ☐ Format / Layout of Assessment (details of what to include) (cross the appropriate check boxes) Report: ICMS Cover Page Table of Contents Synopsis / Executive Summary Introduction Findings Conclusion Recommendations Reference List Appendices ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Essay: ICMS Cover Page Abstract Introduction Body Conclusion Recommendations Reference List Appendices ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE___________________________________________________ Page 2 of 2 Oral Presentation: Paper submission PowerPoint submission Peer review (group presentation) Reference List ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Other: (outline specific details here – use check boxes) Assessment instructions (clear, succinct, without repetition) In this assignment, students need to: • Review a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods which align to their research question and literature review; and • Write a 1500-word research methodology report on how they will address their research question and to provide an argument about why they chose those research method/s and how the data will be analysed. Please pay attention to notes below: • All reports are to be submitted to Turnitin at week 11 • You will be expected to have consulted books, at least 15 relevant recent academic journal articles, conference proceedings, theses, dissertations, market reports and so on to prepare the report from quality sources listed in scholarly databases • Use proper in-text citations and referencing • Do not plagiarize • For style you need to use follow carefully the style guide document on the Moodle. Readings for the assessment (instructions where they can be found e.g. MyAthens database, Moodle etc.) • Lecture notes (Moodle) • Recommended textbooks in the unit outline • Prescribed articles available on MyAthens database Grading Criteria / Rubric The following criteria will be used to assess this assignment: • Structure of the essay, clear headings and sub headings • Clarity, consistency and conceptual accuracy of arguments • Logical flow for the literature review • Complete and accurate in-text citation and referencing Peer Review Evaluation (group work – optional) N/A Early training of staff at ALDI Manly Wharf Research Objective This study aims to investigate how employees at Aldi manly wharf perceive the level of training they receive in the first 3 months of their job. Research Questions: In light of the above objective, this study aims to address the following three questions: 1. How retailers train new staff? 2. What are the key factors focused on by Aldi in training new staff? 3. How do employees of Aldi at manly think about their initial training? Summary of key points in the literature This research is built on the theory of --------------------. That is ------------------------- because ---------------------- Research Philosophy: Since this study aims to explore how training is perceived, it is not casual. The nature of objective is exploratory which denotes an interpretivist research. The interpretivist research according to ABSD (2019) is based on two philosophical assumption: 1) reality is subjective. That is, the nature of reality is subject to the interpretation of the researcher and every research may interpret reality differently and 2) reality can be multiple as it multiple interpretations of the same phenomenon can be found. In the case of this research, multiple researchers may develop multiple models and frameworks for perception of Aldi staff about their early and initial training. This is consistent with the study done by XYZ (2008) and YYY (2018) on training of employees at a restaurant in UK. Research approach: Informed by the philosophical foundation of the research topic as discussed above, this topic uses a qualitative approach. Qualitative research is based on the interpretivist philosophy because it allows multiple realities and subjectivist view of the phenomenon of the interest. This is consistent with the studies of YYY (2018) and XYZ (2008) that used case studies and qualitative techniques to research training of employees at a restaurant in UK. Research choice I chose a mono-method design because---------------. This is in line with the study of ------------------ Time horizon of the research This research topic requires languifical data because----------------------. This choice is like the study of ------------------ Research strategy: As a qualitative study aimed at exploring and explaining how employees perceive level of training in a specific setting, this study adopts an embedded single case study because this strategy best suits the purpose of the research. Similar studies in different contexts done by XXXXXX ( 2017) and YYYY ( 2015) also use embedded case study to explore and explain how employees perceive A and B respectively. The embedded nature of the research implies that the research focuses on a phenomenon inside a case here Aldi store in manly. Population, sample size and sampling approach Population of research is all employees of Aldi at manly who have gone through initial training. We do not focus on all employees because some employees were transferred from other stores and did not go through initial training. Currently manly store has 22 employees, 12 of whom have done initial training and constitute our population. Because not every employee is available for interview, we cannot collect data from the entire population and a sampling technique is required to choose an appropriate sample for the study. Consistent with XXXXX (2017) and YYYY (2015), purposive typical case sampling technique was selected to draw a sample. Initial planning given the time and budget available to the investigator suggested that five employees who are typical employees from the employees who have gone through training can be selected via consultation with the human resource manager of Aldi. References Template for Assessment Two Topic Objective Research Questions Research design Research philosophy Research choice Research method Data Population Sampling technique Analytic approach References 9 Student Name: Muna Basnet Student No: 4015775 Subject Code: RES 800 Subject Name: Business Research Lecturer/Tutor: Dr Arash Najmaei Assignment Title: Training of Employees – A Prominent Tool of Employee Motivation Word Count: 1,100 words +/- 10% Due Date: 3rd April, 2020 I am aware of ICMS policy on plagiarism as stated in the ICMS Student Handbook. This assignment does not breach those requirements nor has it been previously submitted for assessment contributing to any other subject or course. The ideas and information that are not mine have been referenced accordingly. Signed: Muna Basnet TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES – A PROMINENT TOOL OF EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION Table of Contents Introduction4 Objectives……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4 Research Question4 Literature Review4 Conception of Employee Motivation4 Conception of Staff Training4 Relationship between Employee motivation and Staff training5 Human Capital Theory6 Vroom Expectancy Theory6 References8 Introduction Employee motivation plays a very important role for any business organisation as only through the employees of an organisation the main motive that is fulfilment of the requirements and demands of the customers is possible. For increasing the motivation of the employees, training plays a very important role. In this research report, the conception of employee motivation and its relationship with training along with discussion of Human Capital Theory and Vroom Expectancy Theory has been critically covered. Objectives The objective of my research is to find out the impacts of staff training technique for motivation in Hyatt Regency, Sydney. Research Question What are the impacts of staff training technique for motivation at Hyatt Regency? What is the importance of employee or staff training? What