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Research Project-Week Six Assignments

Focus of the Research Project

The final version of your Research Project should be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages (not including the title page, reference page, tables, appendices, etc.). The paper will be an original business research project that tests a hypothesis of your choice. The research can relate to your place of current/previous employment or other contexts of interest. Sample topics could include, but are not limited to:

• Manufacturing quality/cost improvement
• Service quality improvement
• Systems design
• Accounts receivable/billing/accounts receivable aging
• Marketing/advertising Issues
• Sales of goods
• Investments
• Product safety
• Workplace safety
• Labor pools
• Human resources matters of broad concern
• Population studies

For your Research Project, you will be combining all parts that you have worked on from Weeks One through Five. Your paper should be formatted as follows:

• Part 1: Introduction

o Background information about your research project (Week One)
o Describe the management dilemma (Week One)
o Ethical Concerns (Week Two)
o Develop and explain your hypothesis (Week One)

• Part 2: Literature review

o Background research on at least three scholarly sources (Week One)

• Part 3: Data

o Secondary data (Week Three)
o Measurement benchmark and scales (Week Three)
o Plans for using observations, focus groups, interviews, or surveys (Week Four)
o Plans for analyzing data (Week Five)
o Plans for how to analyze results (Week Five)

• Part 4: Results

o Summarize and display the results of your research. Provide charts, graphs, tables, and so forth, as they might apply to your research.
o State whether you reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis based on your study; explain.

• Part 5: Conclusion

o Summarize the entire study and reflect on it

- Consider the "take-home" message that management and other decision makers can use from this research to make informed business decisions.

- Include the strengths and weaknesses of the study and suggestions for future research.

• Part 6: References

o Include a separate references page and cite all references within the text of the paper.

• Part 7: Appendix

o If applicable

Writing the Research Project

The Research Project

• Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages in length (not including the title page, reference page, tables, appendices, etc.) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

• Must include a separate title page with the following:

o Title of paper
o Student's name
o Course name and number
o Instructor's name
o Date submitted

• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use at least three scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the text.
• Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

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