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MLOS 500a Research in Organizations Survey Research

MLOS 500a Research in Organizations Survey Research . Welcome. Weekend Schedule: Friday Evening: 6 to 10 pm Saturday: 8 am to 4:30 pm. Introductions Who is this guy? Help me get to know you. Interview a partner and prepare to share with me The person’s name

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MLOS 500a Research in Organizations Survey Research

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  1. MLOS 500aResearch in OrganizationsSurvey Research

  2. Welcome • Weekend Schedule: • Friday Evening: 6 to 10 pm • Saturday: 8 am to 4:30 pm

  3. Introductions • Who is this guy? • Help me get to know you. Interview a partner and prepare to share with me • The person’s name • Occupation (now and planned) • Motivation for being in the MLOS program • A unique fact I should know about her or him

  4. Topics for this Weekend Session • Introduction to the course • Understanding the research process • Why focus on Survey Research? • Ethical considerations in conducting research. • Why you need an IRB and what to expect First Meeting (Fri)

  5. Second Meeting (Sat) • Reading and understanding research articles • Introduction to graduate level writing (Style manual) • Introduction to writing your survey research proposal • Precision, reliability, and validity • Sampling design and issues.

  6. Syllabus In groups of 3, read through the syllabus and compose at least three questions about the syllabus for me to answer.

  7. What is Research? How would you define “research”? Turn to your neighbor and take 5 minutes to develop a definition Plan to share you work with the class.

  8. What is Research? “Research is the systematic process of collecting and analyzing information to increase our understanding of the phenomenon under study.” Source: Leedy & Ormrod (2005) http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_leedy_practical_8/23/6131/1569572.cw/index.html Research is incomplete until the research communicates information that contributes useful understanding

  9. IRB and Research Ethics

  10. Our Focus Social Science or “Behavioral” research – Survey Research Methodology Our Goal is to learn • Definitions • Processes • Procedures

  11. What is “Empirical”? • The basis for the researcher’s claims are observable and shared evidence – observable by the senses. • The term “empirical” usually connotes the use systematic testing of theory based hypothesis – Science • Caution: To some, “Empirical” is synonymous with the use of laboratory type ‘experiments’

  12. Thoughts about Faith and Research • Some groups rally around one or the other • Is it possible to have both?

  13. “A legitimate conflict between science and religion cannot exist. Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind” Albert Einstein

  14. Paradigms of Inquiry • Informational Inquiry – Post Positivism • Interpretive Inquiry • Critical Inquiry See Handout: Paradigms of Inquiry

  15. Integration of Faith and Learning My beliefs 1. God exists 2. God wants us to learn about his creation – particularly his people 3. People and systems that force division are automatically suspect as biased 4. Faith precedes and guides reason and observation 5. I marvel at the “faith” I see by some in “Science.”

  16. Your observations about Faith and Learning in this class.

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