BUSINESS RESEARCH METHOD ASSIGNMENT NO.2

BUSINESS RESEARCH METHOD ASSIGNMENT NO.2

ASSIGNMENT No. 2

Total Marks: 100

This assignment is required to be presented in the workshop, which is expected to be held at the end of semester prior to your final examination. During the presentation, you can bring supporting material like transparencies and visual aids. Your attendance and presentation of this assignment in workshop is compulsory without which you will not be allowed to appear in the final examination in any case.

You are also advised to prepare two copies of this paper. Submit one copy to resource person in the workshop. Use second copy for presentation in the workshop. Placed below are 10 topics of which you should select only one for writing a paper consisting of 5/6 typed pages. You must ask your support on your own analysis regarding organization chosen. You are required to choose a Commercial organization and study its operations relating to one of the following topics. Prepare a report of 30 typed pages and present it in the workshop with the help of transparencies/data show. You may use transparencies, charts or any other material for effective presentation. You are required to select one of the following topic according to the last digit of your roll number. For example, if your roll number is D-3427185 then you will select topic number 5 (the last digit): The report should include:-

i.                    Introduction to the topic

ii.                  Important sub-topics

iii.                Practical study of the organization with respect to the topic

iv.                Review of theoretical and practical situations

v.                  Merits, demerits, deficiencies or strengths of the organization with respect to topic under study

vi.                Conclusions and recommendations

vii.              Annex, if any

You may use transparencies, charts or any other material for effective presentation. You are required to select topic according to the last digit of your roll number. Theoretically analysis the topic and later apply those concepts on a business and commercial organization.

TOPICS:

0.            The Research Process and its implication in Business Research

1.            Classification of Designs and its implication in Business Research

2.            Exploratory Research and its implication in Business Research

3.            Sampling Design in Business Research

4.            Measurements and Scaling in Research

5.            Use of Secondary Data in Business Research

6.            Survey Instruments and Field Procedures and its implication in Business Research

7.            Observation, Experimentation and Simulation

8.            Data analysis in Research

9.            Research proposal in Business Research