LibGuides: BUS-7320 v5: Week 1 Resources

Week 1 Resources

Feasibility Checklist
Feasibility Checklist. (2023). https://resources.nu.edu/ld.php?content_id=52596970
Use this checklist to make sure your study will be feasible, reasonable, justifiable, and necessary.
Sage Research Methods: Testing Hypotheses
Fielding, J., & Gilbert, N. (2012). Sage research methods: Testing hypotheses. In Understanding social statistics (2nd ed.). SAGE.
Read Chapter 11
A comprehensive yet accessible guide to quantitative data analysis. Designed to help take the fear out of the use of numbers in social research, this textbook introduces students to statistics as a powerful means of revealing patterns in human behavior.
Correlation & Regression: A Model Comparison Approach
Ryan, C. S. (Academic). (2016). Correlation & regression: A model comparison approach [Streaming video].
This 23-minute video introduces you to two other types of designs - correlation and regression. This video addresses a simple regression, but you will be introduced to various types of regression analyses later.
Quasi-Experimental Design
Salkind, N. J. (2010). Quasi-experimental design. In Encyclopedia of research design (Vols. 1-0). SAGE.
The SAGE encyclopedia of research designs has a lot of helpful and quick reference definitions of terms. This link is to quasi-experimental, another common design in quantitative research.
Research Methods & Designs
Northcentral University Library. (n.d.). Research methods & designs. Northcentral University.
These libguides will help you further explore concepts and definitions in easy to understand, simplified terms.
Achieving Alignment: How to Achieve Research Alignment in a Study
Miles, D. A. (2017). Achieving alignment: How to achieve research alignment in a study. Workshop: Confessions of a Dissertation Chair Part 1: The Six Mistakes Doctoral Students Make with the Dissertation.
The purpose of this article is to discuss and illustrate how to achieve research alignment in studies. This article will help in completing assignments in this course.
Building Consistency Between Title, Problem Statement, Purpose, & Research Questions To Improve the Quality of Research Plans and Reports
Covrig, D.M. (2013). Building consistency between title, problem statement, purpose, & research questions to improve the quality of research plans and reports. Wiley Online Library. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1002%2Fnha.20009
This article provides tips for building consistency between the title, problem statement, purpose, and research questions.

Alignment of Problem, Purpose, and Research Statement
Center for Teaching and Learning. (n.d.). Alignment of Problem, Purpose, and Research Statement [Document]. Northcentral University.
Review the Word document titled “Alignment of Problem, Purpose, and Research Statement” for assistance with alignment.

Research Basics by James V. (Vernon) Spickard
ISBN: 9781483387215
Publication Date: 2016-10-18
Spickard, J. V. (2017). Research basics: design to data analysis in six steps. Sage.
<‌b>Research Basics: Design to Data Analysis in Six Steps offers a fresh and creative approach to the research process based on author James V. Spickard's decades of teaching experience.
An Applied Guide to Research Designs: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods by W. Alex Edmonds; Thomas D. Kennedy
ISBN: 9781483317274
Publication Date: 2016-05-30
Edmonds, W. A., & Kennedy, T. D. (2017). An applied guide to research designs: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods (2nd ed.). SAGE.
This resource explains the basics of designs to help you start to think about which design might fit best for your study.
Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences:Experimental Design and Analysis by Steven R. Brown; Lawrence E. Melamed
ISBN: 9780803938540
Publication Date: 1990-08-01
Brown, S. R., & Melamed, L. E. (1990). Quantitative applications in the Social Sciences: Experimental design and analysis. SAGE.
There is a lot of detail in this Little Green Book, so do not overwhelm yourself with all of the particulars at this point. But, after reading the textbook if you feel you need more understanding, this book gives specifics on this type of design.
The Dissertation Journey: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Planning, Writing, and Defending your Dissertation by Carol M. Roberts
ISBN: 9781412977982
Publication Date: 2010-08-23
C.M., Roberts. (2010). The dissertation journey: A practical and comprehensive guide to planning, writing, and defending your dissertation (2nd ed.). Corwin Press.
This book has many helpful tips on developing a research study.
Doing Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences by Thomas R. Black
ISBN: 9780761953531
Publication Date: 1999-05-17
Black, T. R. (2005). Doing quantitative research in the social sciences: An integrated approach to research design, measurement and statistics. SAGE.
There are several good quantitative textbooks from experts in advanced quantitative methods. The more method texts you read, the more you will understand these concepts. This is important not only for this course, but if you plan to develop a quantitative dissertation, utilizing multiple resources is crucial. Although this source is older, it is a seminal text in quantitative methodology. You may also want to purchase this text to refer to while writing your dissertation. It is highly recommended that you use multiple resources, not just assigned/required texts.
SAGE Quantitative Research Methods
ISBN: 144627571X
Publication Date: 2011
SAGE Quantitative Research Methods. (2011). SAGE Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9780857028228
This collection provides readers with a representative sample of the best articles in quantitative methods that have appeared in SAGE journals.