Business Research Methods Proposal Report Analysis and Findings

This report presents a comprehensive business research proposal, emphasizing the importance of research in business and academics. It details the student's learning experience in a research methodology course, highlighting the process of developing a business project and understanding research methods. The report covers various research designs, including qualitative, quantitative, and analytical approaches, along with different data collection methods like questionnaires, interviews, observations, and case studies. The student discusses the benefits of conducting thorough research, such as supporting facts with multiple sources, fostering critical thinking, and improving communication skills. The report also underscores the impact of research methodology on academic performance and future career prospects. It concludes by advocating for personalized supervision and practical engagement to enhance students' understanding and application of research principles. References to key research methodologists and their works are included to support the analysis.

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Individuals tend to believe and accept knowledge about a subject if there is
evidence to back the information. This leads to people researching and learning about
that particular subject till they are satisfied with the resulting evidence. Research is
the increase of one’s knowledge and understanding, confirming and reaffirming of a
particular subject and also finding new ideas to solutions (Bernard, (2012)). The
objective of a research is to come up with new or modifying existing ideas that help
an individual in solving problems. Importance of research is to be applied in
businesses, help in solving various problems and in the provision of basic knowledge
and skills that enable businesses to meet its challenges and also help in decision
making (Abilock, (2010)).
Undergraduate Students should be encouraged to learn and participate in
business research methods and research proposals. This strengthens their future
foundation when they write their thesis during their masters which is a requirement to
pass that stage. They should be guided by their respective lecturers while conducting
these researchers and should not shy away from understanding the research processes
and methods used during this process. The learning experience has helped me as a
student to understand more the need to conduct researches and how to apply the ideas
in real life experiences.
As an undergraduate student, I am required to come up with a business project
and by learning research methodology, I will be able to conduct research and
complete the project. It will help while searching for a proposal during my project
writing. This will not only help in the understanding of the unit but also my course as
a whole. I will be able to complete the program in the required time as required.
Learning research methodology will help me in applying my ability to conduct a
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written form of scientific study, evaluate the finding and utilize them in my career in
future and also in daily life in general. During the research period, it is possible to
come up with ideologies that may assist in future and may also benefit the society as a
whole (Creswell, 2013).
The aim of learning research methodology course is to gain basic knowledge
in and research methods. First, the student is taken through the process of creation of
knowledge and emphasizing on producing scientific knowledge. Most important
elements are the ideology, problem formulations, approaches and method of
collecting data and analyzing it. Research designs and strategies are discussed and
method for data collection and sampling are also discussed, based on the availability
of information needed by the student. This course focuses on developing student’s
ability to gather information and use this data in appropriate ways, evaluating of that
information according to the relevant criteria’s (Zikmund, (2012)).
during the learning period, I was able to participate in the research process.
Students were required to come up with business proposals that were to help in the
research process. This was a process itself where students were required to
brainstorm ideas and problems that may find solutions to in real life situations. We
were grouped in fours and each group had to have a different idea from the rest. After
the proposals, student research deeper on the topics to ensure they knew of the
problem at hand in details. During this process, different methods like qualitative,
quantitative and analytical research designs.
Different methods of collection of data were used. Questionnaires were
created in order to collect the public opinion from different people, interviews with
business owners were conducted to collect information on the businesses and how it is
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relevant in solving of business proposals , students were also able to observe people
and how they behave which influenced their decision making while conducting the
research, case studies were utilized where more rigorous methods were used and
where the problem affected the behavior of individuals in an environment.
The business research was useful in the learning process since it challenged us
as students to come up with new ideas that may be utilized to benefit the society as a
whole and us as individuals. Many students were able to think critically and innovate
new ideas that also helped to solve problems that are happening in the community.
Students took this process as a challenge and most came up with simple life hacks that
may be beneficial to everyone. This brought about new insight in the community and
new business was created which also helped in reduction of unemployment.
Benefits of a good research is that one fact may be supported by various
sources which give the research or assignment the accuracy it requires, there are more
viewpoints during topic research, more facts are used in the final project, student has a
larger frame of understanding the topic and knowledge is gained after a short time.
Research also helped me to work well and effectively with other team members,
improve communication with others and be more organized while conducting and
writing of the research topics (William, (2015)).
Research methodology as a unit has helped me in researching other units
which in turn helps me understand them more. This has improved the quality of work
and it becomes easier to complete assignments on time. This, in turn, help me in my
grades which have improved tremendously over the course of time. Learning of
business research methodology will help me in future career and life since methods
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learned will be applied in solving problems in a business career and enable me to
understand occurrences by researching more on them.
It is therefore important for every student to learn this course which will help
them in their future careers and in their day-to-day activities. Supervisors should
encourage and implement personalized approaches with students to ensure that they
fully understand the importance of research and how to conduct one. They should
engage them practically and correct them where they go wrong. This will expose
students to research activities and they will be able to adopt a researcher’s mindset.
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References
Abilock, D., (2010). Inquiry evaluation. Knowledge quest, 3(38), pp. 34-45.
Bernard, H. R. a. B. H. R., (2012). Social Research Methods: Qualitative, quantitative
approaches. s.l.:Sage.
Bryman, A. a. B. E., (2015). Business Research Methods. (4th edn) ed. UK: Orxford
University Press.
Creswell, J., 2013. Research design: Quaitative, quantitative and mixed methods
approaches. s.l.:Sage Publications.
Saunders, M. N., (2011). Research Methods for business students. (5th edn) ed. India:
Pearson Education India.
Sherri, L. J., (2015). Research Methods and Statistics: Critical Thinking Approach.
(5th edn) ed. USA: Cengage.
William, T. J. P. &. A. K., (2015). Research Methods. (2nd edn) ed. USA: Cengage.
Zikmund, W. G., (2012). Business Research Methods. (9th edn) ed. USA: Cengage.
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