By Day 7
- Review the DBA Capstone Options page at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra/dba to an external site.
- Select Traditional Capstone.
- From here, select either Qualitative Pragmatic Inquiry Started On or After October 30, 2023 or Quantitative Research Project (Anonymous Survey) Started On or After October 30, 2023.
- Qualitative Pragmatic Inquiry Started On or After October 30, 2023:
- Review pages 8 and 9 which is the (1.2) Business Problem Focus and Project Purpose and (1.3) Research Question, in the After 10.30.2023 Pragmatic Inquiry Research Project Checklist.Links to an external site.
- Quantitative Research Project (Anonymous Survey) Started On or After October 30, 2023:
- Review pages 6 and 8 which are (1.3) Problem and Purpose (1.6) Research Questions, in the DBA Traditional Capstone Checklist – QUANTITATIVE StudyLinks to an external site..
- Prepare a Word document with your name and the following information for your proposed study:
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- The specific business problem (one sentence)
- The first sentence of a purpose statement (one sentence)
- The research question (one sentence)
- Whether is it qualitative or quantitative (one word)
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Before you submit your Assignment, check to see that sentences a, b, and c are aligned. See the following examples.
QUALITATIVE EXAMPLE |
QUANTITATIVE EXAMPLE |
Here is an example of good alignment between a qualitative specific business problem, research question, and first sentence of the purpose statement. |
Here is an example of good alignment between a quantitative specific business problem, research question, and first sentence of the purpose statement. |
Specific business problem The specific business problem is that some department store managers lack strategies to motivate their sales associates. |
Specific business problem The specific business problem is that some construction managers do not know the relationship between employee motivation, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions. |
First sentence of purpose statement The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study is to explore strategies that department store managers use to motivate their sales associates. |
First sentence of purpose statement The purpose of this quantitative correlational study is to examine the relationship between employee motivation, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions. |
Research question What strategies do department store managers use to motivate their sales associates? |
Research question What is the relationship between employee motivation, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions? |
Method Qualitative |
Method Quantitative |
Note: Refer to the Week 4 Assignment 2 Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this rubric to assess your work.