Assignment:
I. RES6033 Module Readings
The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Collection - Uwe Flick
Chapter 1: Doing Qualitative Data Collection - Charting the Routes
Chapter 2: Collecting Qualitative Data: A Realist Approach
Exploring Qualitative Research - Ellen J. Rogo
II. LEAD6133 Module Readings
The Enactment of Strategic Leadership: A Critical Perspective - Darko Tipuric - Required Reading
Chapter 1: The Classic Ontology of Leadership, pp. 1-24
Great Man Theory - Mark Dziak
Trait Theory - Shari Parsons Miller
Fiedler Contingency Model - Tyler Biscontini
Path-Goal Theory - Laura Boone
Leader-Member Exchange Theory - Josephine Campbell
Assignment 1: Dissecting Leadership Theories
You've learned about leadership theories and shared your perspectives on whether leaders are born or made.
In this assignment, you will develop a 1- to 2-page SWOT analysis of the leadership theory that aligns with your beliefs and organization. Need Assignment Help?
Step 1:
Review the leadership theories outlined in this module's readings and presentations.
Identify the leadership theory most closely aligned with your beliefs and the organizational setting.
Step 2:
Complete the introduction in the context of your selected leadership theory and your organization.
Identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats you perceive related to your selected leadership theory. Use in-text citations for any ideas other than your own.
Complete the summary analysis.
Develop conclusions for improvement or change relevant to the leadership theory you selected or its application in your organization.
Step 3:
Submit your SWOT analysis. Include APA-formatted references for any source you used.
Assignment 2: Drafting the Introduction for a Qualitative Research Paper
During this course, you will design and conduct a qualitative research study. In this module assignment, you will identify your topic and review a minimum of ten peer-reviewed articles to assist you in developing the background for the topic. You also will describe the background of the problem and develop problem and purpose statements.
Your colleagues in this course will complete a questionnaire in Module 6 posing as the target population and sample you specify.
No IRB will be obtained, so any information collected is only for the purpose of this course and should not be published without IRB approval. The final 10- to 12-page qualitative research study (not including title and reference pages) is due in Module 10.
Step 1:
Save a copy of the template so it is easily accessible. Rather than typing into the template, you will copy and paste the headings and follow the guidelines in the template to do your work. You will begin composing sections ("Chapters") of the paper in a new Word document in this assignment, revise and compose new sections in upcoming module assignments, and compile the final paper in Module 10.
Step 2:
Identify a topic appropriate for qualitative research in an area of interest related to your program of study.
Skim the first few sections of the template to determine the types of information you need about your selected problem.
Locate a minimum of ten peer-reviewed articles from the ACE Library to gather background information about the topic.
Step 3:
Determine the target population for your study. This is collectively the group of people most impacted by the problem, issue, concern, or need in the action research study. For example, your target population might be "high school social studies teachers in the U.S. with three or more years of experience." You will describe this population in your research study but will only gather data from your online peers posing as members of that population.
Determine the criteria for participant selection in the study. For example, what education, position, or real-life experiences must participants have to be eligible and provide relevant data in the study?
From those notes, define your research sample, including how they will be selected. An example sample from the target population described above might be "high school social studies teachers in the XYZ school district with three or more years of experience."
Although you are writing the sampling procedure for an actual study, you will only gather data from a subset of your online peers playing that role.
Step 4:
Follow the guidelines in the template to draft these sections of Chapter 1: Introduction in a new Word document:
- APA-formatted title page
- Introduction (no heading)
- Problem Background
- Problem Statement
- Purpose of the Study
- Research Question
Your research question should not be answered Yes/No and should begin with "What?" "How?" or "Why?"
Target Population, Sample, and Setting
Summary
APA-formatted References
Step 5:
Use these questions to critically review and proofread your work:
Are all required elements included?
Are headings formatted identically to those in the template?
Is information attributed to original sources within-text citations?
Are assertions supported with citations from scholarly research? Do each of those citations have a match in the References section? Are in-text citations and references formatted according to the latest APA standards?
Does the narrative flow, or are more transitional words and phrases needed between sentences?
Step 6:
Submit your 3- to 4-page APA-formatted paper (count does not include title and reference pages).