MAR024-1 Researching Business and Management Assignment 2 Brief

MAR024-1 Unit learning outcomes 

1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a variety of qualitative and quantitative tools and techniques of investigation, and the complexities involved in the processes involved to produce business and management research. 
2. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities Demonstrate the skills and abilities to engage with, analyse, and evaluate research methods and findings.

What am I required to do in this assignment?

Learning through Doing and Application

You will be presented with two research articles, one on qualitative data and the other on quantitative data. You are required to classify,interpret, and analyse  them  using appropriate  methods  developing evidence-based conclusions  and  recommendations.  Below  are the assigned articles.

QUANTITATIVE ARTICLE - Understanding social entrepreneurship: A cultural perspective in business research

Based on the assigned articles, you are required to address the following in their assessment:

Analysis of Qualitative Data

- Identify different concepts from the data-Link your results to the literature 
– i.e. conduct a literature search
-What methods can you use to examine the data (from the article and the literature)?
-What are the different/similar themes you can identify across data?
-What theoretical and or practical implications can you relate to the findings?
Analysis of Quantitative Data
-What are the hypotheses and measures used in this quantitative research?
-Describe the study sample.-Describe the data collection method.-Explain the data analysis techniques/methods used to analyse the data.
-Explain the study findings-What theoretical and or practical implications can you relate to the findings?

If you have to do a resit in this Assessment 2, two new articles will be provided on BREO.

What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)

In order to pass Assessment 2 you will need to:Apply relevant systematic approaches to interpret and evaluate quantitative and qualitative data.

How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

We will be filling this section in together in class on Click or tap to enter a date. make sure you have downloaded/printed out the Assignment Brief and bring it to the session with you.

How does assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?

The main objective of this assessment is to learn research through ‘Doing and Application’.In class we will be reviewing a number of qualitative and quantitative academic articles to prepare you for the assessment.

How will my assignment be marked?

Your assignment will be marked according to the threshold expectations and your answers to the questions presented in this brief. Your academic writing is evaluated based on the criteria on the following page.You can use them to evaluate your own work and consider your grade before you submit.