position to make an informed decision on the future strategies regarding new member attraction. The first four steps of the management-research question hierarchy are the management dilemma, the management question, the research questions and the investigative questions. To begin, we must address the management dilemma in order to conduct an effective research process. The management dilemma of the NCR Country Club is the inability to attract new members to support the renovated facility.…
According to the oxford dictionary, Research is defined as the systematic investigation into a subject area or the study of materials in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. Research is also often said to be an endeavor to discover new or collate old knowledge through scientific study subjected to a rigorous and critical investigation Usually a research is commissioned or carried out where there is a burning question or a problem that needs to be resolved or answered. It could be…
I was able to conduct ethnographic research at the Migration Museum, as I was working as an intern for two months. Ethnographic research is qualitative research, where the researcher is able to be part of the study group or cultural scene (Byrne 2001). Ethnographic research is an instrument where a study is designed to gather information related to the research. This is often done by the researcher being able to part take in the activities or observe the group at a certain setting researcher…
Discussion As the aim of this research is to observe the effects of mindfulness on coping behaviours complying which the first hypothesis of research proposed is ‘mindfulness would significantly benefit a person’s coping behaviour’ and the second hypothesis is ‘mindfulness would reduce stress responses in the surveys’; the results of the research, however, fail to support both the hypotheses that mindfulness would significantly benefit a person’s coping behavior and mindfulness would reduce…
Philosophical Essay #2 In “Addressing Problems in Profit-Driven Research,” Intemann and de Melo-Martin explore the problems of profit-driven research in science. The authors also take the stance that feminist philosophers’ accounts of objectivity in science are helpful in minimizing or preventing conflicts of interest in scientific research. They claim that standpoint feminism is best able to promote research that attends to important public needs. In this paper, I will agree with Intemann and…
obstacles that are holding back the advancement of science. As such, a lab-based research thesis will give me the opportunity to critically think and apply what I learned so far academically and professionally to find solutions to the unanswered questions that lie at the scientific frontline. This experience will also allow me to further develop skills that will help me advance and excel towards my career in clinical research and medicine. Specifically, my interest in Dr. Matthew Holahan’s lab…
I have learned a great deal this semester working as an undergraduate research assistant in the Pediatric Coping and Language Lab in the Marital Communication in Pediatric Cancer Study. Through my connecting experience this semester, I have learned more about the disciplines that are relevant to my Bridging Disciplines Certificate, in Social Inequality, Health and Policy with a focus on public health. I have also learned about thinking in an interdisciplinary way, comparing and contrasting…
Canada went through a transformative process that changed the way research is conducted on a national level. In December of that year, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and the Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) (hereafter referred to as the “Agencies”) unveiled the Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research. This policy document was coupled with two other…
Summary of the research question and outcome The final question my research project was based around was inspired by an article I read. It explained that a new generation of teens were being brainwashed by social expectations, this spurred many underlying questions: “what effect does the media have on teens?” were these affects short term? or can they possibly follow teenagers into later life? does age, gender, location affect how they see themselves and what can the parents of today do to…
return, I didn’t have any plans for what I would do once I recovered. Given my experiences living abroad and my interest in international relations and research, I decided to apply to a political science PhD program local to where I was recuperating. At the end of my first year, two events occurred which helped shape my future goals and research…