Applied Research Data Collection and Analysis Methods

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Initiate and lead applied research
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Table of Contents
Assessment.................................................................................................................................4
Written Activity 1......................................................................................................................4
Communication processes and Methods for effective communication.................................4
Data Collection and Analysis Methods..................................................................................5
Legal Requirements, Policies, Procedures and guidelines.....................................................6
Presentation Techniques.........................................................................................................7
Standard reporting Method....................................................................................................7
Basic Ethical Standard...........................................................................................................8
Applied research tools and methods applied..........................................................................8
Strategic Practices of Organizations..........................................................................................9
Written Activity 2......................................................................................................................9
Policies and Procedures that relate to the research..............................................................10
Research proposal....................................................................................................................11
Research Questions..............................................................................................................11
Hypothesis............................................................................................................................11
Valid Population...................................................................................................................12
Description of the geographical, cultural or social context..................................................12
Data Collection methods......................................................................................................12
Analysis of Limitations........................................................................................................13
Design of an applied research project tools and techniques................................................13

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Documentation and presentation of research findings.........................................................13
Questions..................................................................................................................................14
Written Activity 3....................................................................................................................14
References and Bibliography...................................................................................................20

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Assessment
Written Activity 1
Communication processes and Methods for effective communication
Communication is the most important process of the modern day and thus an effective
communication process is the way to success for the modern day organizations. There are a
number of major communication processes that are important for the success of the
communication. This includes;
a. Ideas- The very first thing that needs to be communicated includes the likes of the
different types of the ideas that are important for the start of the communication
process (Yap Abdul-Rahman and Chen 2017). The presence of a subject for
communication is highly necessary for starting the process of communication. The
ideas must be communicated in front of everyone so that it can be discussed with all
and then the final decision be made.
b. Encoding- The encoding stage is the second stage when the message that needs to be
transferred will be structured and used accordingly. The more the structural discipline,
the more will be the chance of a better communication.
c. Signals- The signals stage is another crucial part of the total process of
communication as because this particular stage helps to build the way through for the
message or the signal to end with the receiver (Mercer-Mapstone and Kuchel 2017).
The signals stage helps to provide a meaning to the communication process.
d. Decoding- The decoding stage is carried out by the receiver of the message and it
comes just after the message is received by them. The recipients are able to decode
the message received through either by listening or reading out the message send. It is

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important for the recipient to train on the basis of the listening skills as well as avoid
any kind of distractions.
e. Meaning stage- The meaning stage is the stage where a meaning is added to the
message that has been received by the recipient (O'sullivan Raguillat Stern and
Willner 2016). The proper assessment of the message and understanding of the total
message helps to provide a proper and effective learning.
f. Feedback stage- According to, Sharakhina and Skvortsova (2019) the feedback stage
is the last stage of the process where, the message is assessed by the receiver and the
necessary feedback regarding the validity, the content and the understanding of the
message is conveyed to the sender by the receiver.
The different methods for the effective communication theory are as follows;
a. Written communication
b. Oral Communication
c. Visual communication
d. Non-Verbal communication
e. Social media communication
Data Collection and Analysis Methods
The data for a particular research can be gathered through a lots of means. This
includes the likes of;
a. Interview of the research participants
b. Case study research
c. Action research
d. Focus group discussions
e. Selection of live participants and through survey method

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There are two major types of analysis methods of the data this includes;
a. Qualitative methods- The analysis of data by means of qualitative methods involves
the use of the information from the earlier researches of the same subject as well as
from online resources and other resources that have been used somewhere else in the
past (Moser and Korstjens 2018).
b. Quantitative methods- The use of the quantitative methods involves the use of the
different types of the statistical data and use of statistical graphs and charts to
determine the different results from the research.
c. Mixed methods (Qualitative and Quantitative methods)- The use of both qualitative as
well as quantitative research methods are also used to find out the results of the
research and the process helps to make the method more genuine and informative in
nature (Azar and Menassa 2016).
Legal Requirements, Policies, Procedures and guidelines
The data for a research is a highly sensitive and important information of a research
and it must be tied in some legal regulations to prevent any leakage of information. The
regulatory instructions of the business must be followed appropriately in order to gain the
ground for business success (Tikkinen-Piri Rohunen and Markkula 2018). Data Privacy is
definitely the primary need among all the different needs of the research and thus the
researcher needs to ensure all the possible steps in order to gain a solid security system for
the data. The data privacy as well as the data security needs to be ensured in a research to
maintain a transparent environment.
The legal guidelines, policies and procedures needed to assess the total process will be
used to make the process more systematic in nature. The different legal requirements of the
research are generally determined through the ethical standards. The benefits and costs,