BSBRES801 INITIATE AND LEAD APPLIED RESEARCH STUDENTS NAME COURSE UNIVERSITY DATE Assessment

BSBRES801
INITIATE AND LEAD APPLIED RESEARCH
STUDENT’S NAME
COURSE
UNIVERSITY
DATE

Table of Contents
Assessment 1.............................................................................................................................3
Introduction:.............................................................................................................................3
Research purpose:....................................................................................................................3
Research questions:..................................................................................................................3
Hypothesis being investigated:................................................................................................4
Context within which the research will be carried out:........................................................4
Geographical Context:.............................................................................................................4
Cultural Context:.................................................................................................................4
Social or institutional Context:...........................................................................................4
Ethical requirements relevant to the context of research:...................................................5
Research Methodology:.......................................................................................................6
Data collection:.........................................................................................................................6
Evidence of consideration of a range of available research tools, resources and
techniques appropriate to the context....................................................................................6
Data analysis methods:............................................................................................................7
Data storing, methods:.............................................................................................................7
Population or sample size:.......................................................................................................7
Factors affecting the integrity, validity and reliability of the research:.............................8
Research tools, resources and techniques used (appropriate to the context).....................8
Limitations of the research......................................................................................................9
Assessment 2...........................................................................................................................10
Applied research methods (at least two)..............................................................................10
Action research...................................................................................................................10
Case study...........................................................................................................................10
Data collection techniques (at least three)...........................................................................10

Methods and techniques selected to optimise the collection of useful data for the
research topic:........................................................................................................................11
Justification for methods and techniques selected:.............................................................11
Design, use and review three data collecting tools:.............................................................12
Peer review/feedback from experts used to test the tools:..................................................13
Modifications made after feedback and why these were made..........................................13
Assessment 3...........................................................................................................................14
Data collection techniques.............................................................................................14
Research aims.........................................................................................................................14
Who initiated the research and who it was for?..................................................................14
Ideological context:................................................................................................................15
Research strategy used and why:..........................................................................................15
Data analysis and findings including any threats to the integrity of the data, trends and
challenges:...............................................................................................................................16
Implications of the research for practice.............................................................................16
The extent to which the research findings can be generalized:.........................................16
Further research required:...................................................................................................16
Conclusion:.............................................................................................................................17
References...............................................................................................................................18

Assessment 1
Introduction:
Employee training is very crucial for the success of any organization within the competitive
business environment (Ahmad & Din, 2017). Employees who have been effectively trained
perform better than those who have not been trained. This is because training results to high
morale among the employees at the work place due to performance of tasks which they are
well acquainted. This research shall focus on the impact of training and development on the
morale of the employees at Ethiopian Press Agency (Bartel, 2014). This is one of the media
organizations and it is the only governmental printed media in the country. Its main vision is
to be the most preferred media in Africa. This vision can only be achieved through an
effective investment on the human resources through training and development which inturns
results to high morale among the workforce hence the achievement of the organizational
goals and objectives.
Research purpose:
The research purposes to establish the impact of training and development on the morale of
the employees at Ethiopian Press agency. This shall send signal to other organizations to
implement training and development policies in their organizations.
Research questions:
a) How can the Ethiopian Press Agency prepare training for all employees?
b) What training methods are used for conduct training and development?
c) To what extent does training and development influence employees’
performance?

Hypothesis being investigated:
In addition to the research questions stated above, the following hypotheses are also stated:
 HA: Training and development has no any contribution on employees’ morale in an
organization.
 Ho: Training and development has clear contribution on employees’ morale in an
organization.
Context within which the research will be carried out:
Geographical Context:
This research shall be carried out on Ethiopian Press Agency in Addis Ababa. There
might be many press agencies in the country but the researcher is only interested in
Ethiopian Press Agency.
Cultural Context:
The research shall focus on the organizational culture of employee training. Ethiopian
Press Agency has incorporated employee training into its culture hence the research
shall focus on this aspect.
Social or institutional Context:
The research shall mainly focus on the employees and their performance within the
organization. The researcher shall evaluate the impact of training and development on
their morale which is usually directly proportional to their performance in Ethiopian
Press Agency.

Ethical requirements relevant to the context of research:
According to Blanchard and Nick (2016) research, as a scientific process and activity, has
got its own basic ethical conducts that shouldn’t be compromised at any levels.
Research ethics are very vital for the success of any research by the researcher. The
researcher should adhere to the following ethical requirements during research:
a) The researcher should ensure that the participants are not subjected to any harm when
giving the information in relation to the impact of training and development on their
performance.
b) The researcher should respect the dignity of the participants because they are his
important source of information
c) The researcher should not share the confidential information of the participants with
the third party. The privacy of information should highly be adhered to by the
researcher during data collection from the organization.
d) The researcher should give accurate data to avoid misleading other researchers who
might rely on the information provided by him.
e) The researcher should ensure the voluntary participation of the correspondents
especially when filling the questionnaires.
f) For instance, any source that is quoted and written as used as essential part of the
study should be mentioned by the researcher.