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PART one please 1500 words

Evaluating Research Tools and Methods

If you are driving to work or the grocery store, there may be more than one mode of transportation that will lead you to your destination. You may be able to walk, take a bus, drive your car or ride your bicycle. Similarly, there is usually more than one method to gather data to answer your research question. You have to consider your research question and then select the methods and tools that will help you gather the most appropriate data. For this Shared Activity, you are challenged to critically evaluate research tools and methods used in examples of published research.

- Identify an example of a management research article, such as one from your critical literature review, and evaluate the data collection methods used.

PART two please write 1500 words

Choosing Data Collection Tools and Methods

Once you have spent some time analysing examples of methodologies and methods used in management research in Shared Activity 1, turn your attention to planning for your own research. Use this Shared Activity to give and receive feedback on approaches to data collection that you and your colleagues may use in your Management Research Project. This Shared Activity will help you prepare for your Individual Assignment in Unit 5, in which you will submit a plan for data collection and analysis.

To prepare for this Shared Activity:

- Read the Unit 4 readings.
- Prepare a draft of the methodology section for your research proposal, to include:

o A description of your chosen methodology and why you chose it;

o A description of the types of data you will collect or access and the source(s) from which you will collect or access data, including a sampling strategy, if appropriate;

o The specific research methods and tools you plan to use.

- Review the Final Project instructions for more information on the requirements for the methodology section of your proposal.