Teaching Research Methods: Learning by Doing N. Alexander Aguado University of North Alabama “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” — Confucius ABSTRACT This paper outlines ways to structure a research-methods class so that students gain a practical knowledge of how research is done. Emphasis is placed on data collection‚ using statistical software‚ and writing up results. Included in this article are several assignments and exercises that‚ when combined‚ work
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This article is deals with research on advertising‚ that is‚ how consumers respond to specific words or content used in the advertisements. This article focuses on the controversy between two measures‚ recall and recognition. Where‚ recall is the ability to remember something experienced earlier and recognition is the knowledge of the previously experienced stimuli. There are certain questions that strike our mind when we think about these two terms‚ such as‚ if these two measures are consistent
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The Griffith University Hotel Hotel consumer Importance/Performance evaluation report 1002 HSL INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT II 2012. 10. 12 1.0 Introduction: In today’s society‚ when talking about Hotel facilities and services‚ the most important factors everyone cares about are the price‚ location and the guestrooms. Not enough said‚ other hotel choices‚ such as technology and customization also play key roles in the process (Watkins‚ 2003). “Companies can no longer rely solely
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Research Methods There are two categories of research methods: qualitative and quantitative. Quantitative data collection usually involves numbers‚ graphs and charts‚ whereas‚ qualitative data collection methods deals with feelings and other non-quantifiable elements. The most popular qualitative methods of data collection and analysis in business studies are interviews‚ focus groups‚ observation‚ case studies‚ games and role playing etc. Popular quantitative methods of data collection and analysis
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Title of research project: Smoking can be a contributory factor to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Aims and objectives of the research project: The aim of this research project is to prove the case that cigarette smoking has a detrimental effect on the health of the human body and can be a contributory factor to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Objectives: 1. Outline the compounds that make up cigarettes. 2. Explain how these compounds react in the human body
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Research Larvicidal activity of neem oil (Azadirachta indica) formulation against mosquitoesVirendra K Dua1 ‚ Akhilesh C Pandey1 ‚ Kamaraju Raghavendra2 ‚ Ashish Gupta1 ‚ Trilochan Sharma1 and Aditya P Dash2 1 National Institute of Malaria Research‚ Field Unit‚ Sector-III‚ BHEL‚ Hardwar 249043‚ India2 National Institute of Malaria Research‚ 22 Sham Nath Marg‚ Delhi 110054‚ Indiaauthor email corresponding author emailMalaria Journal 2009‚ 8:124doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-124The electronic version of
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Assignment in Research Methods 1) Overview of various research methods When writing a Research Paper it is important to know different research methods. These methods help to gather and systemize the information and data in order to scientifically prove the validity of the work. Further will be explained ways how to collect the data. Research methods are divided in two big blocks: quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative methods are those where results are explained in numbers‚ whereas
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Running head: IFRS IFRS: A Review of the Literature Intermediate Accounting III (10089) Abstract Due to the global integration of business and finance throughout the world‚ approximately 113 countries have adopted or are working on convergence with IFRS. This paper is a look at the history and an examination of where IFRS stands internationally and with the United States. For several decades the industrialized world has been working toward an international set of accounting standards.
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Research method To gain my secondary information I used such sources as the Internet‚ books and midwifery journals. My secondary information will consist of the benefits of breast-feeding for the mother and baby‚ the benefits of bottle-feeding for the mother and baby as well as statistics on breast-feeding. All information that I have gained for my secondary data is all reliable‚ because it has come from recommended sites‚ books and journals that have been approved from the Government or from
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Introduction American literature‚ to my eyes‚ like American history‚ although short‚ however‚ still full of glories and shining masterpieces and writers. Those American writers‚ while conquering this wild America‚ also had conquered the great field of American literature. From its first imitative activities to innovative attempts nowadays‚ American literature gradually gains its unique style‚ theme and form‚ and I¡¯m always excited to see their works are more and more America in its true sense.
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