What about human diversity issues (e.g., was the sampling plan fair and inclusive, was the sample representative of the population or did it lead to biases in the findings?). Were ethical issues (e.g., human subjects’ protections) adequately addressed?

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You are encouraged to identify a research problem that is related to your field placement and/or your areas of interest within social work, or just a problem that interests you. Stick to this outline. It will make the paper easier to write and more understandable for me to read.
For the research problem statement, consider and respond to the following questions. Use each question as a header for your paper.
1) What social problem will your research address?
a. Extent of the problem?
b. Who is directly (and indirectly) affected?
c. Are there additional reasons that we should concern ourselves with this problem?
2) What do we currently “understand” about the problem (e.g., from theory and/or research about related factors)?
3) For this section, you will identify five (5) research articles to read, review, and briefly describe that pertain to your research problem/area of interest. For each article answer the following:
a. What is the research topic, problem and/or research question addressed in the article?
b. What is the research design (e.g., exploratory, explanatory, or descriptive) and methodology (e.g., experimental, survey, single-subject, etc.)?
c. What are main variables or concepts of interest? How are these variables/concepts defined and measured?
d. What are the sampling procedures (e.g., probability, nonprobability, etc.)? What is the sampling frame and sample size?
e. What about human diversity issues (e.g., was the sampling plan fair and inclusive, was the sample representative of the population or did it lead to biases in the findings?). Were ethical issues (e.g., human subjects’ protections) adequately addressed?
f. What methods were used to collect the data?
g. What are the main findings of the research study?
h. What are the main strengths and limitations of the research study? Was the study rigorous in your opinion?

Discuss this body of research (thinking about all of the articles) in relation to your social problem.
a. How does this body of research contribute to what we currently understand about this social problem?
a. What is one gap in our current understanding and how is this gap preventing us from making progress on this social problem?
c. What kind of research study would you propose to conduct that would help to fill this gap in our understanding of this social problem?
d. What might be your (preliminary) research question or hypothesis?
These papers should be double-spaced, approximately 5-7 pages in length (not including

Reflect back on the Week 1 discussion in which you shared with the class the global societal issue that you would like to further address. Explore critical insights that were shared by your peers and/or your instructor on the topic chosen and begin your search for scholarly sources with those insights in mind.

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Reflect: Reflect back on the Week 1 discussion in which you shared with the class the global societal issue that you would like to further address. Explore critical insights that were shared by your peers and/or your instructor on the topic chosen and begin your search for scholarly sources with those insights in mind.

Write: For this assignment, review the Annotated Bibliography Formatting Guidelines  and address the following prompts:

  • Introductory paragraph to topic (refer to the Final Paper guidelines for your topic selection).
    • Write an introductory paragraph with at least 150 words that clearly explains the topic, the importance of further research, and ethical implications.
  • Thesis statement.
    • Write a direct and concise thesis statement, which will become the solution to the problem that you will argue or prove in the Week 5 Final Paper. (A thesis statement should be a concise, declarative statement. The thesis statement must appear at the end of the introductory paragraph.)
  • Annotated bibliography.
    • Develop an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read.
    • Summarize in your own words how the source contributes to the solution of the global societal issue for each annotation.
    • Address fully the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on this topic (your annotation should be one to two paragraphs long—150 words or more.
    • Include no less than five scholarly sources in the annotated bibliography that will be used to support the major points of the Final Paper.
    • Demonstrate critical thinking skills by accurately interpreting evidence used to support various positions of the topic.

 

Identify a relevant research topic and question. (Research shows that the use of technology has adversely affects the socialization of children). Create an annotated bibliography that you plan to use in your research paper that includes eight to ten appropriate, credible sources.

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  1. Identify a relevant research topic and question. (Research shows that the use of technology has adversely affects the socialization of children.)
  2. Perform preliminary research.
  3. Develop an arguable, research-based thesis statement.
  4. Devise strategies for finding useful sources in an online or physical library.
  5. Evaluate the credibility and relevance of a source to the argument.
  6. Determine whether the use of a specific source helps support the argument.
  7. Create a properly formatted annotated bibliography that summarizes a source and explains why the source is credible and relevant for the chosen thesis statement.

What you’ll do and submit:

  1. Compose an appropriate, arguable thesis statement that you plan to use in your research paper that previews two to four main points.
  2. Create an annotated bibliography that you plan to use in your research paper that includes eight to ten appropriate, credible sources.

The first stages of the research writing process involve topic selection, formulation of a research question, preliminary research, and the development of a working thesis statement. Now you will begin identifying and evaluating sources to determine how effectively they can support your argument. If needed, the “Topic Ideas” web link below can be used for selecting your research topic.

For this task, you will create an annotated bibliography by finding 8-10 sources for your research paper, listing the sources in APA-formatted references, and providing an annotation for each source. Each annotation should offer a summary of the source, an evaluation of its author’s or publisher’s credibility, and an assessment of its relevance to your topic.

Examine the protection of human subjects in research from early research studies, through the development of research codes to current research standards.

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Human Research Protection

During this course, you will learn the components required for a research study. Each week you will learn components of the research process through your readings and application of the knowledge gained to published research articles.

During this week, you are expected to examine the protection of human subjects in research from early research studies, through the development of research codes to current research standards. The aim is to familiarize you with the ethical issues associated with research and gain firsthand information of the processes used to protect research participants.

What else do you need to complete your collection of websites BEFORE you begin your rough draft?

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This is Step 1 of your Personal Research Project. You will submit this in WITH the COMPLETED PACKET. It is a work tool. It should be used throughout the process to organize and improve the research experience.

What do you want to know about this topic? (type in the text box)

List some websites, by name or type, where you might find answers, OTHER THAN Google/Bing:

What search terms could you use to look for answers? Write them here exactly as used; add or subtract terms as needed and keep a record here of what you used, what worked, what didn’t, etc.

AFTER DOING SOME PRELIMINARY RESEARCH, ADD NOTES IN RESPONSE TO THESE QUESTIONS:

  1. Are you finding the information you wanted?If no, what problems are you running into?
  2. How has your search scope changed since you began your research?
  3. What else do you need to complete your collection of websites BEFORE you begin your rough draft?

Develop and enhance both individually and collaboratively effective written and oral communication skills for both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

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This is an individual assignment and should be presented in an ESSAY style format with a word count of 2,500 words (word count excludes figures, tables, charts, appendices, list of references). The editorial requirements are: font Arial 12 and one and a half line spacing.

Beware of over-reliance on Internet sources, unless clear authorship and dates can be shown. You MUST cite fully ANY source of material used significantly in your assignment, whether by direct quotation or by paraphrase using the Harvard convention.

Not doing so constitutes ‘plagiarism’ which is a SERIOUS disciplinary offence.

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding.
On successful completion of the module, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a critical awareness of the concepts, theories and debates surrounding consumer behaviour and their practical relevance to the development of marketing strategy;
2. Critically evaluate and synthesise differing approaches to the explanation of consumers’ behaviour in relation to products/services, brands, marketing communications and/ or social media;
3. Demonstrate a strategic understanding of contemporary consumer research issues in professional marketing practice.

Transferable/Key Skills and other Attributes.
On completion of this module students will have had the opportunity to:
1. Enhance and apply planning, organising, decision-making and time management skills appropriate for use in an organisational context.

2. Experiment and develop personal initiative and responsibility in undertaking complex investigations in the solving of organisational problems and issues.

3. Critically analyse and apply key ideas and concepts via comprehensive research relevant both to the subject area and to professional practice in the field.

4. Use terminology associated with the subject area accurately and in a way, which demonstrates sophisticated knowledge and understanding

5. Develop and enhance both individually and collaboratively effective written and oral communication skills for both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding.
On successful completion of the module, the student will be able to:

Task details and instructions: *Marketers acknowledge the importance of understanding consumer attitudes and purchase intentions, however, it is also well-established that there is discrepancy between what people express (via attitudes, values etc.) and what they actually do (Belz and Peattie 2009).*

Drawing on the academic literature relating to the relationship between attitudes and behaviour, you are required to explain why attitudes may not always help to predict consumer behaviour and why the attitude-behaviour gap might be so prevalent throughout the ethical consumption literature in particular.

Belz, F. M., & Peattie, K. (2009). Sustainability marketing: A global perspective. Chichester: Wiley.

As a guide, you should attempt to include in your discussion:

• Relevant attitude theory such as the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Theory of Planned Behaviour models (40 marks);

• An explanation as to why attitudes may not always help to predict behaviour (20 marks);
• An explanation as to why the attitude-behaviour gap might be so prevalent throughout the sustainable/ethical consumption literature (40 marks).

This is an individual assignment and should be presented in an ESSAY style format with a word count of 2,500 words (word count excludes figures, tables, charts, appendices, list of references). The editorial requirements are: font Arial 12 and one and a half line spacing.

Marking Scheme/ criteria

An essay which is characterised by the indicative content and style outlined in one of the following grade bands will be graded within that range.

Discussions relating to relevant decision-making models demonstrate an excellent understanding of a variety of consumer behaviour concepts. Discussions relating to each model’s strengths and limitations demonstrate an excellent knowledge of how such frameworks help marketers understand ethical consumers. In addition, discussions will identify alternative theories which can help marketers achieve a greater understanding of ethical consumer decision-making and give relevant examples. In general, the submission demonstrates a detailed and an excellent understanding of the subject with relevant secondary data being used to structure discussions.

Clearly identify and describe in detail a professional practice use of the theories/concepts presented in the article.

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Using the ‘Week 4 | Part 4’ section of your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template presented in the Resources, conduct an analysis of the elements of the research article you identified. Be sure to include the following:
Clearly identify the topic of interest you have selected.
Provide an accurate and complete APA formatted citation of the article you selected, along with link or search details.
Clearly identify and describe in detail a professional practice use of the theories/concepts presented in the article.
Provide a clear and accurate analysis of the article using the Research Analysis Matrix section of the template.
Write a 1-paragraph justification that clearly and accurately explains in detail whether you would recommend the use of this article to inform professional practice. Note: You can use the CARP method as presented in the Resources for this week on evaluating resources.
Write a 2- to 3-paragraph summary that you will add to your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan that includes the following:
Clearly and accurately describe in detail your approach to identifying and analyzing peer-reviewed research.
Clearly identify and accurately describe in detail at least two strategies that you would use that you found to be effective in finding peer-reviewed research.
Provide a complete, detailed, and specific synthesis of at least one resource you intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research.
Integrate at least one outside resource and 2-3 course specific resources to fully support your summary.