Research Methods

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Part 1:

As you have learned in this lesson, it is not unusual for researchers to naturally adopt a methodology (quantitative or qualitative) that is consistent with their own worldview. Explain your worldview when it comes to research.

Part 2:  Please Read All Instructions For This Assignment

You will use what you learned about research methodologies, primary and secondary sources, and reviewing literature to develop a literature review. Access and utilize the template below for this assignment.

Review articles in databases and other credible resources to locate six peer-reviewed, scholarly articles that relate to the Sun Coast business problems identified in the Course Project Guidance document. The articles you use should help inform your knowledge about the issues you are trying to solve for Sun Coast. The articles should also be quantitative research articles from primary and secondary sources. 

The article discussion should include the qualifications of the authors, purpose of the studies, research methodologies and designs used, results from the studies, and explanations of how the articles relate to Sun Coast’s problem. Ensure that you also describe how you believe the research made a positive organizational impact.

The title and reference pages do not count toward the page requirement for this assignment. This assignment should be a minimum of two pages in length, follow APA-style formatting and guidelines, and use references and citations as necessary.

 
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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

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 Describe an improvement to an existing service, different to the one you used in Assignment 1. For this second assignment you should identify a significant “service gap” as you did in Assignment 1, but the service gap and its management should be described in terms of the operations principles addressed in weeks 5-9 of the course. You can identify a service problem/gap drawn from your own difficulty/dissatisfaction with an existing service, or a service gap you’ve identified in the market.

As before, identify an existing market with incomplete or sub-optimal service delivery that could be improved, thereby increasing the ‘value’ currently provided to customers (and using operations principles described in weeks 5-9 of the course).

Your discussion should address the following:

· The core value or ‘job’ the customer wants done by the particular service

· The gap between what is currently offered and what your service design does not do/should do

· How you would use operations principles from weeks 5-9 of the course (e.g. inventory, capacity or demand planning, waiting line management, quality control, project management, or employee training or technology) to improve the design or delivery of the service.

You should draw from the following course materials:

1. The lecture slides and reading materials from weeks 5-9 of the course

2. The above points that will be used to grade your final work (as well as a general grading guide on the following page).

 
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Research Paper

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Research your present or past company’s view on corporate social responsibility. If you do not currently work for a company, pick a company that supports corporate social responsibility. Are there programs or initiatives in place to contribute to the community in some way? Review and describe these programs, and comment on their effectiveness to the community and organization, the employees, and the company.

Your homework assignment must be at least two pages in length. Use at least one outside source to support your explanation. Your homework assignment should be formatted in accordance with APA style. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and be cited per APA guidelines.

 
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Business Management

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For the capstone project, you will create a business plan for a hypothetical start-up company using the scenario provided below. In the business plan, you will need to demonstrate the integration and synthesis of competencies in all domains required for your degree program.


Develop a business plan for a start-up company that plans to sell a product or service in a local market, in a national market, or on the Internet. Select one of your favorite products as the basis for the company, or invent a product.


Create a business plan for your hypothetical start-up company in which you do the following:


Note: You are required to utilize both the attached “Business Plan Template” and the attached “Financial Plan Template” in creating your business plan. If the attached templates are not completed and submitted, your work will automatically be returned to you without being evaluated.

A. Write an executive summary (suggested length of 1 page) in which you do the following:
1. Identify the company’s name and location.
2. Describe the mission of the company.
3. Discuss two business goals in support of the company’s mission.
4. Discuss three keys to success for the company.

B. Write a company summary (suggested length of 4 pages) in which you do the following:
1. Describe the history of the industry in which the company will operate.

Note: Cite data and examples from your organization to support your analysis.

2. Identify the legal form that the company will take.
3. Describe the location and type of facilities needed for the company.
4. Describe the management structure, including key positions and specific responsibilities.
5. Describe the products and services offered by the company.

C. Develop a market analysis (suggested length of 3 pages) in which you do the following:
1. Describe the target market for the company’s products and services, including the specific location, demographics, etc.

Note: Cite data and examples from your organization to support your analysis.

2. Complete an industry analysis for the company, including current trends and statistics.
3. Complete a four-square SWOT analysis for the company in which you do the following:
a. Identify three strengths, three weaknesses, three opportunities, and three threats.
b. Explain each of the identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

D. Develop a market strategy (suggested length of 3–4 pages) in which you do the following:
1. Discuss each of the four Ps of marketing as they relate to the company’s products and services.
2. Develop a price list for the company’s products and services.
3. Develop a promotional strategy including specific tasks, target dates, and responsible parties.
4. Develop a monthly sales forecast for the first year of operations, including a discussion of expected market conditions.

Note: The sales forecast will be used as the basis for your revenue in your financial statements.

E. Develop an implementation strategy in which you do the following:
1. Summarize the overall strategy that will be utilized to launch your business, including target dates and goals for implementation.
2. Develop a post-launch monitoring plan (e.g., financial impact, quality control, customer satisfaction, monitoring schedule) to evaluate the success of the company in meeting milestones.

F. Calculate and develop the financial statements and projections for the first year of business by doing the following:
1. Develop a month-by-month forecasted profit and loss statement using an estimate of revenues and operating costs based on the sales forecast.
2. Develop a forecasted balance sheet for the end of year one.

G. Write a financial report (suggested length of 1 page) in which you do the following:
1. Summarize the financial projections and the assumptions used in estimating the financial statements.
2. Describe the company’s financial position at the end of the first year.
3. Describe the company’s initial and future estimated capital/investment needs.

H. When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in (Strictly) APA format.

 
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Assignment 4: Personal Development Game Plan

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Due Week 10 and worth 225 points.

“As you develop a game plan for your life, you must start by seeing yourself for who you really are.”

        – Coach Gibbs

Introduction

When asked about the secret to his success, Coach often stresses the importance of following a good game plan. A game plan helps you focus on your purpose and goals so that you can be sure you stay on track. Throughout this course, you have been working to identify some of the individual components of your own game plan for success.

In this assignment, you will combine everything you’ve learned about your values, passions, strengths, personality, leadership style, purpose, and goals to create your very own Personal Development Game Plan.

Instructions

Step 1: Download the Personal Development Game Plan Worksheet and save it to your computer.

Step 2: Follow the directions on the worksheet to complete your Personal Development Game Plan.

Step 3: Save your assignment as FirstInitial_LastName_JGR100_ A4.

Step 4: Submit your assignment using the Week 10 assignment link in Blackboard

Formatting

This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS).​

The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details. (Note: You’ll be prompted to enter your Blackboard login credentials to view these standards.)

Course Connections:

While completing this assignment, be sure to connect your responses to the course content you’ve learned so far. You should use specific phrases, ideas, and quotes from the Strayer Videos, Coach’s Huddle, Weekly Readings, and/or Discussion Questions to explain and support your thoughts.

Wait! Before you submit your assignment, did you…  

  • Review the scoring guide? The scoring guide will give you a clear understanding of the assignment expectations. If you are unclear on what is expected of you, please reach out to your instructor for support.  
  • Check your assignment for grammatical errors?
  • Review your answers for clarity?  
  • Reach out to your instructor if you have any questions?  

Scoring Guide Assignment 4:  Personal Development Game Plan  

 Criteria  Exemplary 90-100% A  Proficient 80-89% B  Fair 70-79% C Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D  Unacceptable Below 70% F
1. All sections of Personal Development Game Plan (Game Plan) completed.   Weight: 30% All sections of the Game Plan have been completed. 6-7 sections of the Game Plan have been completed.   4-5 sections of the Game Plan have been completed. 1-3 sections of the Game Plan have been completed. No sections of the Game Plan have been completed.
2. Provides thoughtful responses in each section of the Game Plan.   Weight: 30% Provides thorough responses in each section of the Game Plan.  Shows a thorough understanding of the overall goal of the assignment. Provides proficient responses in each section of the Game Plan.  Shows a thorough understanding of the overall goal of the assignment. Provides satisfactory responses in each section of the Game Plan.  Shows a general understanding of the overall goal of the assignment. Provides insufficient responses in each section of the Game Plan.  Does not show a thorough understanding of the overall goal of the assignment. Does not provide responses in any section of the Game Plan. Does not show a thorough understanding of the overall goal of the assignment.
3. Provides a summary that includes three (3) takeaways and how you will apply them to your personal and/or professional life.   Weight: 35% Thoroughly summarizes three (3) takeaways and thoroughly explains how you will apply them to your personal and/or professional life. Proficiently summarizes three (3) takeaways and proficiently explains how you will apply them to your personal and/or professional life. Only summarizes two (2)  takeaways and explains how you will apply them to your personal and/or professional life. Summarizes only one (1) takeaway and explains how you will apply it to your personal and/or professional life. Does not summarize any takeaways.
4. Write in a professional manner using proper grammar and spelling.    Weight: 5% Writing is excellent. Tone is professional and sophisticated. Shows logic, clarity, and consistent formatting.   Contains no spelling or grammatical errors.    Writing is mostly good.   Tone is professional. Shows logic, clarity, and consistent formatting.   May contain few or no spelling and/or grammatical errors. Writing is satisfactory.   Tone is somewhat professional.   Shows moderate logic, clarity, and/or consistent formatting.   May contain 2-4 spelling and/or grammatical errors.   Writing meets minimal standards.   Tone is not professional. Lacks one or more of logic, clarity, and/or consistent formatting. May contain more than 4 spelling and/or grammatical errors. Writing does not meet minimal standards.   Tone is not professional.   Wholly lacking in logic, clarity, and/or consistent formatting. Contains many spelling and/or grammatical errors.  
 
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Discussion

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Sum It Up

Rate the three most important concepts that you have learned in this course in order of importance (one) being the most important. Discuss how you plan to apply these concepts to your current or future position.

(1) Key strategy that managers may use to combat workplace stress productively in the workplace.

(2) Advantages of restricting employees use of the internet and email at work.

(3) How to deal with resistance to change when you suspect employees fears of job loss are well founded.

Each question should not be more than three paragraph.  

 
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CASE STUDY 2: Cases Analysis of Risk, Uncertainty and Managing Incentives

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Select a company of your choice, any company but Southwest Airlines, and write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

  1. Evaluate a company’s recent (with in the last year) actions dealing with risk and uncertainty.
  2. Offer advice for improving risk management.
  3. For the company you selected examine an adverse selection problem and recommend how it should minimize its negative impact on transactions.
  4. For the company you selected determine the ways in which it is dealing with the moral hazard problem and suggest best practices used in the industry to deal with it.
  5. For the company you selected identify a principal-agent problem and evaluate the tools it uses to align incentives and improve profitability.
  6. For the company you selected examine the organizational structure and suggests ways it can be changed to improve the overall profitability.
  7. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment.  Note: One of your references regarding your research should have been published within the last 6 months. Note: Wikipedia and Investopedia do not qualify as an academic resource.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
 
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Case Study

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Instructions:
Putting theories into practice–

Please pick one or some specific concepts we learnt each week, illustrate how will you practice these concepts on a specific case that you can find. 

Concept:

 —Bounded Rationality–

Requirement: Please provide: details of the reasons you choose a topic or concept; details of any case (personal experiences, news, articles, reports, research papers,etc.) you choose; and how the theory of decision making is reflected in this case; at least 3 (double-spaced, 12pt-font) pages not including title page, not including tables and charts (but you are welcome to include them). 

Citation is needed for cites. APA writing format is preferred. 

Grading Rubric  (Attached)

Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.

 
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Finance

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Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Describe (3) ways you will invest in your future based on the principles of finance discussed in this course. Include terminology from the course and use citations as necessary to support your explanation of the terminology.
  2. Discuss one of the (3) ways you feel most confident as a way to invest in your future. Explain your level of confidence.
  3. Of the (3) ways you will invest in your future, discuss the one you perceive might be the most challenging. Then, discuss how you might overcome some of those challenges.
  4. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    1. This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
    2. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    3. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.The cover page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Describe the forms of business organizations and the role of financial managers within an organization.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in finance.
  • Write clearly and concisely about finance using proper writing mechanics.
 
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Final Report

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  • Apply macroeconomic concepts to current and personal economic events and decisions.

In addition to writing about macroeconomic concepts, it’s equally important to be able to convey your understanding of these concepts by communicating them to others. In the workplace you might do this by writing briefs (like you did for Assignment 1), creating presentations, or writing reports for your manager or team. An example final report and optional template are provided below.

For this Final Report assignment, you can build off your previous economic brief and selected industry from Assignment 1, or you can select another industry such as Finance and Insurance, Health Care, or Manufacturing, and examine one of the macroeconomic indicators or policies below:

  • GDP growth
  • Unemployment rates 
  • Inflation rates 
  • Interest rates 
  • Imports and exports 
  • Government fiscal policy and issues related to taxation, government spending, and budget deficits 
  • FED (central bank) monetary policy and issues related to the FED’s mission to stabilize the economy 
  1. Review an example final report. 
  2. Use the optional template to help you get started. 
  3. Review the Strayer Writing Standards. (See Instructions below.) 

Instructions 

Use Microsoft Word to prepare a Final Report that is a minimum of two to three (2-3) pages long in which you: 

1. Introduce your selected industry with a brief one-paragraph introduction. Refer to the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) to review the details about your industry. 

2. Assess your selected industry’s relative size and growth rate in the economy. 

These macroeconomic resources will help you find the size and growth rate of your industry in the U.S. economy and/or relative to GDP: 

• Real GDP – Select Section 1, then table 1.1.6 (select MODIFY to change the year range and frequency). Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).

• % Change in Real GDP – Select Section 1, then table 1.1.1 (select MODIFY to change the year range and frequency). Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).

• GDP by Industry – Steps: 

1. Select “Interactive Data.”
2. Select “Industry Data Tables.”
3. Select “Begin Using the Data.”
4. Select “Gross Output by Industry.”
5. Select “Real Gross Output by Industry (A) (Q).”
6. Select “Quarterly” or “Annual.”
7. Select “Next Step.” Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).

• % Change in GDP by Industry – Steps: 

1. Select “Interactive Data.”
2. Select “Industry Data Tables.”
3. Select “Begin Using the Data.”
4. Select “Gross Output by Industry.”
5. Select “Percent Changes in Chain-Type Quantity Indexes for Gross Output by Industry (A) (Q).”
6. Select “Quarterly” or “Annual.”
7. Select “Next Step.” Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).

3. Identify one newsworthy macroeconomic indicator or policy (e.g., GDP, unemployment, inflation rates, interest rates, government taxation and spending decisions, and/or FED decisions) that the industry should monitor and explain why it’s important and how it might impact your selected industry. 

These resources are available to help you measure and track macroeconomic indicators and outcomes of macroeconomic policies.You’ll use one or more depending on the macroeconomic indicator selected. 

• Unemployment rates – Data is from Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov). 

• Inflation rates as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Data is from Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov). 

• % Change in Real Exports and Imports – Select Section 4, then table 4.2.1. (Select MODIFY to change the year range and frequency.) Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov). 

• Government receipts, expenditures, and savings – Select Section 3, then table 3.1 for total government and table for 3.2 for federal government. (Select MODIFY to change the year range and frequency.) Data is from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov). 

• FED Funds Interest Rates. Data is from Trading Economics (tradingeconomics.com). 

4. Describe a recent trend in the macroeconomic indicator or policy. Include a graph, chart, or table that illustrates the observed trend. 

5. Summarize how you think this industry will perform in the future. Provide support for your rationale. 

  • Your brief should include a cover page. 
  • Your brief should be a minimum of two to three (2-3) pages in length (not including the cover page), double-spaced, 12-point font.
  • Your report should include a minimum of two (2) references/citations in the text.
 
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