Category: Research methods

1) Why did you choose this person?
2) Please don’t forget to mention the individual’s personality traits-
best/worst.
Machiavellianism
Need for Achievement
Need for cognition.
Authoritarianism
Narcissism
Self-Esteem
Agreeableness
Extraversion
Openness
Conscientiousness
Openness
3) What events shaped or changed this person’s life?
4) What made him/her unique or not unique?
5) From whom or what did he/she get inspiration?
6) Possible childhood trauma? Possible psychological issues…
7) Other barriers
8) Family life: Parents and wife or husband
9) Culture
9) CulturWhere did they get motivation?
11)what wre his/her regrets? What were his/her regrets?
12)what were his/her accomplishments? What were his/her major accomplishments??

Develop a mixed methods research study plan or outline that integrates quantitative and qualitative approaches to address a specific research question or problem. Select a research topic or problem that can benefit from both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis. Ensure that the research question is sufficiently complex to warrant a mixed methods approach. 
Instructions: 
Select a research topic or problem that can benefit from both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis. Ensure that the research question is sufficiently complex to warrant a mixed methods approach. 
Develop a mixed methods research study plan or outline that includes the following components: 
Introduction: 
1.Provide background information on the research topic or problem. 
Clearly state the research question or problem that will guide the study. 
Justification for Mixed Methods: 
Explain why a mixed methods approach is appropriate for addressing the research question or problem. 
Discuss the advantages of using both quantitative and qualitative methods in this context. 
Research Design: 
Define the specific mixed methods design that will be used (e.g., explanatory sequential, exploratory sequential, convergent, embedded). 
Describe how quantitative and qualitative data will be collected and integrated. 
Sampling: 
Explain the sampling procedures for both quantitative and qualitative components of the study. 
Discuss considerations for determining sample size and potential challenges in sample size estimation. 
Ethical Considerations: 
Identify any ethical considerations related to data collection, analysis, and reporting. 
Discuss how ethical principles will be upheld throughout the study. 

The objective of this assignment is to apply the concepts learned about quantitative and qualitative research methods to evaluate real-world surveys. You will collect various types of surveys from different sources (use the receipts at fast food restaurants or stores, healthcare follow-up surveys, customer service surveys, market survey, etc.) and analyze them using appropriate quantitative and qualitative techniques. 
Instructions: 
Select a minimum of three different types of real-world surveys. These surveys should cover diverse areas such as customer service, market survey, healthcare follow-ups, etc. Ensure that both quantitative and qualitative questions are part of at least one of your surveys. 
Evaluate each selected survey both quantitative and qualitative methods based on the following criteria: 
Quantitative Analysis: 
Identify and explain the primary elements of the quantitative method section in each survey. 
Assess the survey design, sampling procedures, data collection methods.  
Based on what you know about the survey, discuss how the data could be analyzed and discuss any concerns with the validity of the quantitative findings and potential biases. 
Qualitative Analysis: 
Identify the basic characteristics of the qualitative data collected in each survey. 
Evaluate the study design, data collection procedures, sample sizes, ethical considerations, and data analysis techniques. 
Based on what you know about the survey, discuss how the data could be analyzed and discuss any concerns with the validity of the quantitative findings and potential biases. 
Write a comprehensive report that includes the following sections: 
Introduction 
Quantitative Analysis: Present the findings of the quantitative analysis for each survey, including a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the data analysis techniques employed. 
Qualitative Analysis: Present the findings of the qualitative analysis for each survey, including a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the data analysis techniques employed. 
Comparison and Conclusion: Compare the data analysis techniques used in quantitative and qualitative approaches, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses. Discuss how researchers can ensure rigor and trustworthiness in their data analysis processes across different research paradigms. Conclude by reflecting on your preferred approach for data analysis. 
Deliverable
Well Written Paper
Prepare a written analysis of the topic in a 3-4 page paper, not including reference and title pages.
Your paper should adhere to 7th edition APA format
Include at least three academic/peer-reviewed sources, in addition to the course textbook

For this milestone, you will evaluate the sources identified in Milestone 1, justify your selection of finall sources, and organize your literature review. Follow these steps to complete this milestone:
sources are attached
Source Evaluation: Evaluate the relevance, credibility, and quality of the 20 sources identified in Milestone 1. Consider factors such as author credentials, publication venue, peer-review status, methodology, and relevance to your objectives.
Justification of Final Sources: Based on your evaluation, select a final list of 15-25 sources that will be included in your literature review. Justify your selection by explaining why these sources are essential to addressing your research objectives.
Review Organization: Organize the selected sources into thematic categories or in chronological order, depending on the purpose of your literature review. Create an outline that guides the organization of your review and highlights key concepts, theories, and findings within each category.
Presentation: Present your source evaluation, justification of final sources, and review organization in a structured document. Include explanations and rationale for your decisions to demonstrate critical thinking and analysis.

Techniques of Neutralization is a theory that explains how people can commit crimes or deviant acts and yet accept no guilt or shame. Techniques of neutralization are cognitive schema that allow the criminal or deviant to explain their behavior in such a way that it is someone else’s fault or at least not fully their fault. Matza and Sykes identified five separate techniques of neutralization 1) Denial of responsibility; 2) Denial of injury; 3) Blaming the victim; 4) Condemn the condemners; 5) Appealing to a higher loyalty. This is the original list created by Sykes and Matza but there have been lots of variations on the theme with this idea that criminals or deviants can explain away their behavior. Excuses, justifications are two other commonly studied rationales.
The task for this assignment is to create either an interview or a focus group in which you explore how criminals explain their behavior. Specifically let’s avoid the more serious crimes like murder and rape. These are serious crimes that are often very difficult for students to deal with especially if such horrific events have touched their families’ lives. Let’s focus on something less threatening or triggering. Imagine or prepare a focus group or interviews on drug dealers. More specifically let’s imagine that we are looking at drug dealers who sell narcotic drugs. Remember, that narcotic drugs can and do result in people’s deaths. It’s not exactly like murder but drug dealers selling narcotics potentially endangering the addicts’ lives. How the drug dealer mixes the narcotics whether that’s with too much fentanyl, heroin, or filler can and does result in tragedy. In summary, you need to create a research proposal for either an interview or a focus group in which you will be interviewing drug dealers who sell narcotic drugs which can and do occasionally lead to the death of the user.
The proposal MUST explicitly include the following elements. 
Introduction
Topic
why selected the topic
value/importance of topic
Who are you planning to interview
Literature Review
5 articles related to your topic
Methodology
Type of Interview or focus group
Highly structured, moderately structured, non-structured.
Rapport Establishment Techniques
Location
How location effected the interview process
Tone and level of interview
Recording the interview
Techniques used.
What problems arose and how did you handle them.
How did you close the interview
If you had the interview to do over, what would you change or improve.
Appendices
Consent form
Copy of interview questions
All planned and used questions in regular font and type
Bibliography
**You’re not actually doing the interview, just writing the process on how it would be done

Format
Your final paper will consist of three chapters, i.e., the
introduction, literature review, and methods. Please use these Chapter titles
in the paper so it is overtly clear which section you are writing about. The
length will likely be around 12 pages (see requirements and recommended length
below).
Requirements
Size 12 Arial font, 1-inch margins.
Double-spaced.
APA formatted throughout.
Clear Table of Contents showing each chapter and appropriate
subheaders (see example papers)
Recommended length:
Title Page: 1 page
Abstract: half a page
Table of Contents: ~1-2 pages
Introduction: ~2-3 pages
Literature review: ~2-3 pages
Methods: ~3-4 pages
References: ~1 page
Final Paper Checklist and Grading Rubric

-Research is conducted for two reasons, establish a fact and discover something new. The goal is to accomplish both. 
– Please Include what I found after the research. What the findings were and make it in the orpresent tense. 
– PLEASE FIX THE FOLLOWING:
– methodology- revise your old reserach method and include the actual design you have selected, and the approach to collect data. 
– Data Collection- What steps have you taken to collect data. This should relfect exactly what you have done or prepare to do recurit particpants for the study. 
-PLEASE MAKE SURE IT IS ONLY QUANTATIVE METHOD USED. 
– quantitative results can be passed into your data analysis from your survey results, then in your findings area please explain what the esults means. Most importantly be certain you approved main research questions is listed and answered in this section 
– research design does not belong on pg 4.
–  conclusion- sum up what the fidnings were, what did you learn, how does this inform research inofrm your work. 
the formatting should be as follows- 
topid
problem statment 
liteaature review
methodology and data collection 
data analysis and findings
conclusion 
refrences 
if any questions please ask 

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INJUSTICE IS MY PAPER TOPIC.
Some pointers to consider as you begin:
My INTRODUCTION…
____begins with some sort of ‘hook’ to catch the reader’s attention: a brief, anecdotal story; a rhetorical question; an engaging quote.
____defines/introduces briefly the idea of justice/injustice
____briefly introduces your specific injustice (human rights violation)
____narrows to a clearly-worded, single-sentence thesis.
My 1st draft…
_____meets or almost meets the 10 full pages / 3000 word requirement.
_____uses clear section headings from the outline (I: Intro, II: What is Injustice?, III: My HRV, …)
_____body paragraphs have solid topic sentences and stay focused and on topic.
_____body paragraphs are well-developed: not too long (> ¾ page) or too short (<5 sentences). _____includes a substantive discussion of the concept of justice and isn’t simply an “all there is to know about __X__ research paper.” MLA concerns: My paper… _____ includes a Works Cited Page with complete & perfectly formatted citations for at least 10 sources (5 of which are scholarly sources). _____ uses proper MLA citation with all my in-text source materials (quotes and paraphrases). _____DOES NOT use “drop quotes.”  All my quotes use signal phrases to integrate them into MY essay. ______follows up all my quotes and paraphrases with both explanation and analysis. quotes help me to make/prove MY thesis point. They work for ME!

Amazon, Google and Starbucks have been accused of an “immoral” use of secretive jurisdictions, royalties and complex
company structures to avoid paying tax on British profits by a committee of MPs.
A hard-hitting report released on Monday by the Commons public accounts committee, the parliamentary spending
watchdog, also criticises HM Revenue & Customs for being “way too lenient” in negotiations with corporations which pay
little or no corporation tax. It calls on the government to draw up laws to close loopholes and name and shame companies
that fail to pay their fair share.
The report’s scheduled release, following a humiliating parliamentary session for the three multinationals’ executives,
prompted a flurry of media activity over the weekend. On Saturday night, Starbucks announced that it is reviewing its tax
approach to Britain with a view to paying more following widespread criticism of the coffee chain’s tax regime.
George Osborne will on Monday announce an extra £77m a year for two years for more staff at Revenue & Customs to
pursue companies which avoid paying tax. The chancellor said the extra investment would help secure an extra £2bn a
year in unpaid tax.
He is also expected to confirm a deal with Switzerland which the chancellor hopes will raise more than £5bn in previously
uncollected taxes from Swiss bank accounts over the next six years.
Danny Alexander, the Treasury chief secretary, said of the Starbucks statement: “I am delighted they are taking this issue
seriously and they are listening to the feedback from their UK taxpaying customers.” He too had been boycotting Starbucks.
“I might be able to buy a coffee from Starbucks again soon.”
Margaret Hodge, the chair of the PAC, said its report showed that corporations had been allowed to get away with “ripping
off” taxpayers because of a weak tax authority, poor legislation and a lack of international co-operation.
“Global corporations with huge operations in the UK generating significant amounts of income are getting away with paying
little or no corporation tax here. This is an insult to British business and individuals who pay their fair share.
“Corporation tax revenues have fallen at a time when securing proper income from taxes is more vital than ever.
“The inescapable conclusion is that multinationals are using structures and exploiting current tax legislation to move
offshore profits that are clearly generated from economic activity in the UK,” she said.
Executives from the multinationals who appeared before the committee last month were singled out for criticism.
Responses to questions by Andrew Cecil, Amazon’s director of public policy, were “evasive”, “unprepared” and lacking
credibility.
The company’s UK website reported a turnover of £207m for 2011, but its tax bill was just £1.8m.
Amazon avoids UK taxes by reporting European sales through a Luxembourg-based unit, MPs alleged. This structure
allowed it to pay a rate of less than 12% on foreign profits last year – less than half the average corporate income tax rate in
its major markets.
Troy Alstead, Starbucks’ global chief financial officer, claimed that the firm has lost money in the 15 years it has been
operating in the UK except in 2006.
The world’s biggest coffee chain paid £8.6m in total UK tax over 13 years during which it recorded sales of £3.1bn.
Alstead’s claim was “difficult to believe” when contrasted with boasts of success sent to shareholders, according to the
report.
Starbucks has been able to cut its tax bill, MPs said, by paying fees to other parts of its global business, such as royalty
payments for use of the brand.
Google had £2.5bn of UK sales last year, but despite having a group-wide profit margin of 33%, its main UK unit had a tax
charge of £3.4m in 2011.
The company avoids UK tax by channelling non-US sales via Ireland, an arrangement that has allowed it to pay taxes at a
rate of 3.2% on non-US profits. It also diverts some profits through Bermuda.
Revenue & Customs has been asked by the committee to be bolder in challenging tax avoidance by multinationals and to
be ready to prosecute if necessary.
“Top officials need to challenge the status quo and be more assertive, for example in accepting that excessive levels of
royalty payments are appropriate when businesses are making a loss,” the report states. Benchmarks for common charges
such as royalty payments and intellectual property rights could be published by the Treasury or tax officials. A company’s
tax practices should also be made part of its mandatory reporting requirements, which would increase transparency, the
MPs say.
The government and the tax authorities should also take a greater lead internationally in closing loopholes and increasing
transparency in tax havens, particularly across Europe, the report concludes.
Osborne told BBC 1’s Andrew Marr Show that he will work closely with France and Germany to close tax loopholes. “It will
be a big priority for the G7, G8, which we host next year,” he said.
A spokesman for HMRC said it had reduced tax avoidance by large businesses in recent years. “We relentlessly challenge
those that persist in avoiding tax and have recovered £29bn additional revenues from large businesses in the last six years,
including £4.1bn in the last four years from transfer pricing inquiries alone. These figures speak for themselves.”ource: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/dec/03/amazon-google-starbucks-tax-avoidance .QUESTION 1 (15 Marks)
There are several problematic issues highlighted in this article. Based on that, select one of the issues and formulate a
problem statement, THREE (3) objectives and THREE (3) research questions. Substantiate the statement of the problem
with the relevant literature.
QUESTION 2 (30 Marks)
With reference to a minimum of AT LEAST FIVE (5) sources, embark on a literature review (4-5 pages) relevant to the
description you provided in Question 1.