Assignment: Critiquing a Quasi-Experimental Research Study
Locate a scholarly peer-reviewed article (published within the last five to seven years) that reports a study conducted using a quasi-experimental research design. The study should involve an investigation of some aspect of employee behaviors or employee attitudes in a work setting.
Tasks:
• Read, summarize, analyze, and critique the article. Your analysis needs to include a discussion of the appropriateness of the research design for the study.
• In your paper, make sure you include your interpretation of the results as well as your evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses associated with the study and include any changes to the research design you would recommend.
• Identify any ethical, legal, or diversity considerations that may be involved with the research study. Suggest guidelines for conducting ethical research involving people in work settings.
Use the following headings to organize your paper:
• Study summary
o Results
o Study analysis and critique
- Appropriateness of the research design
- Strengths and weaknesses of the study
- Suggested changes to the research design
- Ethical, legal, and diversity considerations
• Ethical guidelines
• Conclusion
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.