Assignment - Business Administration

Specialty: (ITM) Information Technology Management

Key Terms of the Research Process 2:

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.
o Define key research terms in complete sentences of no more than 25 words.
- Competency 7: Analyze different approaches to the creation of literature reviews that support applied business research.
o Refer to academic source using APA-formatted in-text citation.
o Paraphrase definitions proposed by other authors.
o Create an APA-formatted reference page.
o Write in standard American English appropriate for audience using correct grammar and current APA format.

Assignment Instructions

Provide an original definition for each of the 19 terms listed below. (Use theKey Terms of the Research Process 2 Worksheet located in the Resources to complete this assignment.)

- Write each definition in complete sentences, using fewer than 25 words.
- Do not forget Source Reference for each terminology (Scholastic Reference: Per-Review, Journals, Academic Books).
- Include an in-text citation with the page or paragraph specification to the course text and a University source (such as the DBA Learner Handbook), a peer review, or a seminal source.
- Use paraphrasing (with citation) in your definitions but do not use quotes. At the end of the work, provide a complete APA-formatted reference page of all sources.

Terms
1. Archival data.
2. Belmont Report.
3. Collaborative Institution Training Initiative (CITI).
4. Conflict of interest.
5. Data collection.
6. Data destruction.
7. Data security.
8. DBA Learner Handbook.
9. Field test.
10. Informed consent.
11. Instrument permission.
12. IRB A-Z Handbook.
13. Literature Review or Review of the Literature.
14. Personification.
15. Pilot test.
16. Sampling.
17. Scientific Merit Review (SMR).
18. Sensitive topics.
19. Site permission.

Refer to the Key Terms of the Research Process 2and 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 American English usage, and uses language appropriate for the intended business and scholarly doctoral audiences.
- APA Formatting: Definitions are formatted according to current APA style and formatting guidelines.
- Length: Each definition cannot be longer than 25 words.
- Due Date:Friday by midnight (Central time zone).
- Submission Instructions: Attach document in Microsoft Word format and upload to this assignment area. In the Submission text box, enter any brief questions or comments related to your completed assignment.

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Observational Studies

Introduction
Observation is one of the few options available for studying records, mechanical processes, and complex interactive processes. We can gather data as the event occurs and come closer to capturing the entire event than we can with interrogation. We have to be present to catch the event or have some recording devices on the scene to do the job. Observation includes a variety of monitoring situations that cover no behavioral and behavioral activities.

Course Competencies Met in This Unit
- Competency 1: Apply the critical concepts and principles of applied business research.
- Competency 7: Analyze different approaches to the creation of literature reviews that support applied business research.
Objectives

To successfully complete this learning unit, you will be expected to:
1. Identify the various designs of observation studies.
2. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the observation approach in research design.
3. Describe the distinctions between monitoring nonbehavioral and behavioral activities.

Studies
Readings

Use your Business Research Methods textbook to read the following:
Cooper, D. R., & Schindler, P. S. (2014). Business Research Methods. In D. R. Cooper, & P. S. Schindler, Business Research Methods (12th. ed., pp. 170-189.). New York, New York, United States of America: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Retrieved May 27, 2017

Chapter 8, "Observation Studies," pages 170-189.Provide an original definition for each of the 19 terms listed below. Each definition must be in complete sentences using fewer than 25 words. Include in-text citation with page or paragraph specification to the course text, a University source such as the DBA Learner Handbook, a peer review, or a seminal source. Definitions cannot contain quotes; paraphrasing must be used. A complete APA-formatted reference page of all sources must be provided at the end of the work.

Table 1 Key Terms of the Research Process

Term Definition

Archival data

Belmont Report

Collaborative Institution Training Initiative (CITI)

Conflict of interest

Data collection

Data destruction

Data security

DBA Learner Handbook

Field test

Informed consent

Instrument permission

IRB A-Z Handbook

Literature review or

Review of the literature

Personification

Pilot test

Sampling

Scientific Merit Review (SMR)

Sensitive topics

Site permission