Course Project: Formal Recommendation Report or Proposal
Objectives
Given information on a technology or business-related issue presented in a case study, evaluate and integrate outside research to create a well-organized and documented formal analytical report or proposal using at least six sources, including books, articles, interviews with subject matter experts, and websites or databases, and prepare a set of presentation slides to accompany the proposal.
->8- to 10-page Formal Recommendation Report --------------------
Topic:
Directions: You may choose any of the topics below for your Course Project—
1 The company that you work for does not have a website and is not taking advantage of the many Internet marketing
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4 Your company has recently expanded and the old accounting software in place is no longer capable of handling the tasks at hand. It’s your job to research the various accounting software programs currently on the market (at least two) and make a recommendation. Variation: Whatever type of software your company might need…just make it business-related. For example, software for graphic design, website development, content management, etc.
5 Employee turnover rates are high for many organizations, and you have noticed that the company you work for is no different. Research what other organizations are doing to hire and retain good employees in order to combat the high employee turnover rate. Use this research to make recommendations to the management of your organization.
Audience: The audience for this report is an industry decision maker, such as your supervisor or CEO, or a public policymaker, such as a politician or bureaucrat, who could act upon your recommendations or proposal. You will identify this decision maker in the Course Project topic proposal .
Research: Six academic and/or professional research sources are required. Your research must consist of a variety of electronic sources (websites, databases, media) and traditional sources (books, journals,
Please submit an annotated bibliography of 5-10 books, journals, web sites, and other appropriate materials related to your research topic. All group members must create an annotated bibliography of 5-10 original resources. (Group members may not have the same resources).
This chapter covers the background and rationale, statement of the opportunity, purpose, research questions, nature of the study, definition of key terms, the significance of the study, assumptions, and limitations. It also covers the scope, worldview and theoretical foundation depicting the logical path of the research study.
High employee turnover, where workers frequently leave and must be replaced, leads to increased spending on recruitment and training and can indicate management problems. Employees often have good reasons for moving on but if too many are leaving an organisation, can be very disruptive.
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
Produce a methodology for the chosen area of research, the approach taken and a précis of findings.
The Capella University library, scholarly article, online material, and the combinations of other resources will adequately provide useful information that could help me complete my research assignment. As a
The purpose of this memo is to state the topic I have chosen for my process report, and why it is worth presenting. I will also provide information as to how I plan to utilize the research needed for the topic that I have chosen.
Your overall assignment should be developed to include two new paragraphs, in addition your introduction and thesis, around 200 words in length. Be sure to cite your evidence using APA style conventions, both in-text and in the reference page. Please review the Week 3 APA material for help with formatting and citing.
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
Your discussion report will form the basis of a group discussion at the next departmental annual planning meeting. Your ideas must be supported by evidence of research and reading around the topic.
In order to carry out this assignment research will have to be collected this will come from a number of sources including the following:
Scholarly Expectations: This paper should include a minimum of five scholarly resources. Do not use your course textbooks or sources from the internet. Be sure to incorporate your sources clearly into your analysis. Drawing upon your sources, your paper should address the content/question below.
What types of research sources (e.g., primary, secondary, and/or tertiary) do you plan to use to support the thesis statement and main points? Please explain. Note: 5 credible and relevant sources are required including at least 1 source from a Rutgers University Libraries periodical database.
The main question of this investigation is separated into three key areas that will be included in this report. Three guiding questions are created to answer the main question. The following guiding questions are;
The contents of this chapter contains the research methodology of the project. As such, within this chapter the outline of the research strategy, the research method, the research approach, the data collection methods, sample selection, the form of data analysis, any ethical considerations and the research limitations are discussed.