Reasearch Question ChosenWhy are the United States Outsourcing Jobs Abroad?Research Project-Week OneEach weeks assignment in this class will lead up to the Research Project in Week Six.Before you work on Week Ones assignment, preview the Research Project in Week Six so you understand the final outcome of this project. Also read this weeks lecture. If you are having a difficult time choosing your topic, please contact your instructor for assistance before the assignment is due.In a one-to two-page paper (not including the title and reference pages), provideBackground information about your Research Project (i.e., why have you decided to do this research?).
The management dilemma. (i.e., what is the problem you are trying to solve with this research?)
The research question and a hypothesis.
A brief summary of previously conducted scholarly research on similar topics that you can find through the Ashford University Library.Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. It must include citations and references for the text and at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library that you used as background research.Ashford 3: Week 2 AssignmentResearch Project-Week TwoYou will receive feedback on the previous weeks assignment by Sunday 11:59pm. Before you complete your Week Two assignment, please read your instructors comments about your Week One assignment, as well as this weeks lecture. Be sure to include any suggested changes in your project going forward.
In a three- to four- page paper (not including the title and reference pages), provide
A revised version of your introduction, research question, background research, and hypothesis. Your revisions must be based on your instructors feedback.
A discussion of any ethical concerns you might encounter while doing your research.
Some preliminary thoughts about your research design. (This will change over the next few weeks, but it is useful to think about this early).
Ideas about how you might approach sampling data for your research.
A reference list documented in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Research Project-Week ThreeYou will receive feedback on the previous weeks assignment by Sunday 11:59pm. Before you complete your Week Three assignment, please read your instructors comments about your Week Two assignment, as well as this weeks lecture. Be sure to include any suggested changes in your project going forward.
In a three- to four- page paper (not including the title and reference pages), provide
A revised version of your introduction, research question, background research, hypothesis, research design, and sampling plan. These revisions must be based on your instructors feedback if your instructor provided additional comments about these sections in Week Two.
A discussion of the types of secondary data you could use to test your hypothesis, and why this data would be useful. If secondary data would not be appropriate, please explain why.
The possible measurement and measurement scales you could use in a survey for testing your hypothesis. If a survey with measurement scales would not be appropriate, please explain why.
A reference list documented in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Research Project-Week FourYou will receive feedback on the previous weeks assignment by Sunday 11:59pm. Before you complete your Week Four assignment, please read your instructors comments about your Week Three assignment, as well as this weeks lecture. Be sure to include any suggested changes in your project going forward.
In a five- to six-page paper (not including the title and reference pages), provide
A revised version of your introduction, research question, background research, hypothesis, research design, sampling plan, secondary data plan (if applicable), and measurement scales (if applicable). These revisions must be based on your instructors feedback if your instructor provided comments about these sections in Week Three.
Your plans for using observations, focus groups, interviews, or surveys, if applicable. This should include your draft version of the questions you will ask your participants. If observations or surveys would not be useful in your study, please explain why not.
A reference list documented in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
OVERVIEW OF EACH WEEKS REQUIREMENTFor 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
Background information about your research project
Describe the management dilemma
Ethical Concerns
Research Question and HypothesisPart 2: Literature review
Background research on at least three scholarly sourcesPart 3: Data
Secondary data
Measurement benchmark and scales
Plans for using observations, focus groups, interviews, or surveys (Note: This is the NEW addition to the paper from Week 4. All you need to write in this section is: This study will not be using any observations, focus groups, interviews, or surveys.
If you use these words then you will get the score that indicates you met the requirements. If you then add in WHY you are not going to do this (hintwe are only using secondary data) with a good reason then your score in this area will be higher.)