BUS 230 - Business Research Methods and Communication
| Syllabus Intro Survey | Gantt Chart of Project |
| Presentations, Slides and Note | |
| Introduction | [presentation][slides][notes] |
| Problem Definition and Proposal | [presentation][slides][notes] |
| Ethics and Survey Research Overview | [presentation][slides][notes] |
| Measurement, Scales and Attitudes | [presentation][slides][notes] |
| Survey Design | [presentation][slides][notes] |
| Sampling Design | [presentation][slides][notes] |
| Fieldwork, Editing and Coding | [presentation][slides][notes] |
| Descriptive Stats | [presentation][slides][notes] |
| Inferential Stats | [presentation][slides][notes] |
| Visualizing Data | [presentation][slides][notes] |
| Communicating Results (Written and Oral) | [presentation][slides][notes] |
| Handouts | Homework |
| Group Contract Guidelines | Homework 1 [questions][answers] |
| Problem Definition Table | Homework 2 [questions][answers] |
| Alcohol and GPA Mind Map [pdf] Annotated Bibliography [pdf] | Homework 3 [questions][answers] |
| Sample Papers [singleton 2007] [porter 2007] | Homework 4 [questions][answers] |
| Mind Map Reflections | [Data for HW4][Slides for HW4] |
| 1 Page Proposal Guidelines | Homework 5 [questions][answers] |
| Literature Review [my guidelines] [some web guidelines] see above papers | Homework Data: Demo.sav Exer.sav Exer.sav codebook |
| Another Example Lit Review [Kremer 2005 pdf] | |
| Excellent Annotated Research Paper Look at introduction | Surveys/Questionnaires |
| Sample Intro. [Advertising and Ideal Body Type] | Questionnaire Guide |
| 3-4 page peer evaluation guide | Suggestions for re-writing your surveys |
| Guide to my Intro Advice and Critique | Sample surveys: [Drivers Survey] and [Muskego Survey] |
| Fieldwork | Qualtrics Docs |
| ISR General Interviewer Training [pdf] | Getting started |
| Survey Creation and Distribution | |
| Exam 1 Review | |
| Exam 2 Review | |
| Writing and Presenting Data | |
| Paper Guide Checklist | writing about statistics here here and here |
| Data Visualization | |
| SPSS Commands | presentation advice webinar |
| Useful Links | |
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BUS 230 Related Blog posts
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here. Free Mind Mapping software http://bubbl.us A useful online text hyperstat Always thought provoking stats...Harper's Index Survey Research Methods Section of The American Statistical Association What is a Survey a pamphlet about survey research from the American Statistical Association Research Methods Knowledge Base Online Research Methods Text Survey System Survey Design |
Qualtrics Login
[Tutorial
Videos] [getting started] SPSS Tutorial Videos Select Survey login for Faculty, Students Help choosing the right statistical test Website Links Links to statistics and other useful sites Webpages that perform statistical operations The Council of American Survey Research Organizations Presenting data graphically: here is the history Survey Research Resources The order of questions matters http://www.yes-minister.com/ypmseas1a.htm |
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