Category: Essays

Assignment 2: Formulating a Research Question

“How do you measure a potato?” That is the legendary question that Endel Tulving is said to have used to stump his first-year psychology graduate students (Ellsworth & Gonzalez, 2003). The students would come up with a wide variety of creative answers: You can weigh it, compute its volume, measure the water content, describe its chemical properties, and others. This list would grow quite long until, eventually, students would have the hoped-for lightbulb moment: You can’t accurately measure something until you have clearly expressed what it is that you want to know about it. In other words, you can’t design an appropriate research project until you have composed a specific research question.

Reference:

Ellsworth, P. C., & Gonzalez, R. (2003). Questions and comparisons: Methods

of research in social psychology. In M. Hogg & J. Cooper (Eds.), The

SAGE handbook of social psychology (pp. 24–43). Thousand Oaks,

CA: Sage Publications.

Tasks:

Describe a workplace problem that could be investigated by an industrial/organizational (I/O) professional.
Formulate a research question related to the workplace problem that you identified. Use the following questions as a guideline for help in formulating your final research question:
What is the specific problem?
What is the evidence of the problem? (Hint: Cite professional or scholarly sources here to support your position.)
What do you suspect is causing the problem?
Is the research question clearly expressed, without being too general or too narrow?
Does the question relate to the identified problem?
Is it possible or realistic to be able to design a research project that will answer the research question?
Will your proposed research question, if answered, add to the body of knowledge in the industrial/organizational (I/O) field? In other words, has a similar research project already been published?

Submission Details:

By Saturday, January 9, 2016, post your responses in about 300 words to this Discussion Area.
Through Wednesday, January 13, 2016, respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. After you submit your research question, read the responses of your classmates and critique the research question of at least two of your classmates. Use the questions below as your critique criteria. Additionally, use these questions as paragraph headers in your response posts:
Is the question clearly expressed, without being too general or too narrow?
Does the question relate to the identified problem?
Are there any barriers to the research?
Will the research, based on the research question, add to the content body of knowledge?
Can you suggest changes or modifications that might improve the quality of the research question?

Make sure that you justify your position in addressing the critique questions above.

As you have learned, managers have their own responsibilities to perform and they also determine what work should be delegated to subordinates to perform. Good managers know that “it takes a team” to succeed. Poor managers believe it is easier to do it all yourself rather than explain what needs to be done to others, therefore depriving those others of additional learning opportunities. Conduct academic research on delegation as a management tool.

2 page paper discuss the following:

Define what is meant by delegation.
Discuss why managers choose to delegate and why they may choose to do the task themselves.
Report on your experiences delegating and being delegated to.
Your assignment should include APA formatted in-text citations and references page.
due tomorrow 7am cst APA format & references

Conduct academic research on the sixteen personality types.

In a 2 page paper discuss the following:

Explain the peronality type of ISTP and what the characteristics are of this type ( see below for breakdown)
You have moderate preference of Introversion over Extraversion (38%)
You have moderate preference of Sensing over Intuition (41%)
You have moderate preference of Thinking over Feeling (41%)
You have slight preference of Perceiving over Judging (19%)
Describe how this personality type would manage others.
Report on your experiences with this personality type and how you like to be managed at work.
Your assignment should include APA formatted in-text citations and references page
due tomorrow 7 am cst
2 pages plus reference page

Use the Internet and / or Strayer Library to research the manner in which organizations regularly use the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Once your research is completed determine the most common types of organizations that use AES and examine the manner in which they use AES. Imagine that you are in charge of an organization similar to the ones you discovered in your research. Determine whether or not you would use AES encryption for the same types of applications. Justify your response.

Use the Internet and / or Strayer Library to research the manner in which organizations regularly use the Triple Data Encryption Standard (DES) then evaluate the effectiveness of Triple DES as an encryption model. Compare the major advantages and disadvantages of Triple DES to other versions of DES. Recommend two (2) types of organizations that are best suited for Triple DES. Provide a rationale for your response

Audit Evidence Process and Strategic Planning” Please respond to the following:

In what possible ways can an IT auditor collect audit evidence in order to express opinions? List three (3) different techniques for project scheduling. What are computer-assisted audit solutions?
How do you develop a link of business intelligence and competitive strategies with corporate strategy? Does business process engineering provide any source of motivation to organizations?

Governance and Compliance” Please respond to the following:

Given the need for governance and compliance within the workplace, suggest two (2) methods that an organization could employ to distill the importance of governance and compliance to employees.
Create a list of three (3) points that you would emphasize when explaining this subject to employees. Justify your choices

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Based on the second e-Activity that focuses on the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2014 and 2015, analyze the president’s messages and the three (3) budgets you selected.

Analysis 1: (Place your response here!)

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In a new and separate respond to the following:

Discuss four (4) governmental expenditures that you believe will have a significant impact on the national economy. Justify your response with examples.

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Based on the second e-Activity that focuses on the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2014 and 2015, analyze the president’s messages and the three (3) budgets you selected.

Analysis 1: (Place your response here!)

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Analysis 3: (Place your response here!)

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In a new and separate respond to the following:

Discuss four (4) governmental expenditures that you believe will have a significant impact on the national economy. Justify your response with examples.

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The field of human resources is evolving from providing services to an organization to becoming a strategic partner in its growth. Analyze and discuss how the role of human resources today can provide value as a strategic partner in an organization.

DQ 2

Effective human resources professionals have a solid understanding of the changing nature of work and the workplace. Compare and contrast the evolution of work and the workplace over the past 20 years and how it has impacted human resources

Question 1. Critique the 4 goals that create the framework for accomplishing homeland security. Make a suggestion that could potantially improve the framework. Justify your suggestion.

4 goals are:

1. Prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks 2. Protect the american people, our critical infrastructure, and key resources 3. Respond to and respond to incidents that do occur 4. Continue to strengthen the foundation to ensure our long-term success.

Question 2.

The National Strategy for homeland security is one of 2 documents that served as the foundation for the Department of Homeland Security. Chose one section of The National Strategy for Homeland Security and argue why it is important subject of the document.

Speculate the affect of the homeland security measure, modification, or current event you read about. Cite your article.

Watch “Race: The Power of an Illusion,” Part One

What are 3 value assumptions and 3 reality assumptions found in the film? Explain