Topic of report : Problem of communication in the workplace Background research report and justification Complete a written report of about 1000 words on the topic you have chosen to do your research assignment on. Work that is not your own writing will receive 0. Including the following: · Introduction State why you think the topic is important in general Include an overview of the topics you will report on background report State that the report will conclude with a proposal for research at ADMC · Background report Organize your body under three to five subtopics ( for example ( driving ): driver attitude, strategies for safe driving, maintenance, and repair, driving in the UAE) · Proposal for research State why you think this topic is important for the UAE Discuss what you would like to know in terms of the UAE Describe how your own research at the college may help you learn more in terms of the UAE · References Include at least 4 APA referenced sources. (3 website & 1 journal) Information presented as factual must be cited in APA format (i.e., statistics). Ideas, opinions or descriptions found during your research should also be cited. What is Background Information? Background information identifies and describes the history and nature of a well-defined research problem with reference to the existing literature. The background information should indicate the root of the problem being studied, appropriate context of the problem in relation to theory, research, and/or practice, its scope, and the extent to which previous studies have successfully investigated the problem, noting, in particular, where gaps exist that your study attempts to address. Click here to read more... Finding Background Information After choosing a topic, you will need to locate introductory sources that give basic background information about the subject (history or 'root'). Finding background information at the beginning of your research is especially important if you are unfamiliar with the subject area, or not sure from what angle to approach your topic. The background discusses existing data on your topic. Some of the information that a background search can provide includes: Broad overview of the subject Definitions of the topic Introduction to key issues Names of people who are authorities in the subject field Major dates and events Keywords and subject-specific vocabulary terms that can be used for database searches Bibliographies that lead to additional resources. Click here to read more... Background is the context which introduces the research. By providing the background, the researcher sets the stage for the problem to be investigated. Background makes a reader understand the reasons of conducting a study and the incidents leading up to the study. Purpose of Research Once you have identified a researchable problem, the next step is to describe the purpose of the research—that is, how you will go about addressing the problem. The problem, purpose, and research questions are the building blocks—the very core—of your study; they are intrinsically tied together and the basis from which everything else develops. Research Methodologies Qualitative The word qualitative implies an emphasis on the qualities of entities and on processes and meanings that are not experimentally examined or measured [if measured at all] in terms of quantity, amount, intensity, or frequency. Qualitative researchers stress the socially constructed nature of reality, the intimate relationship between the researcher and what is studied, and the situational constraints that shape inquiry. Such researchers emphasize the value-laden nature of the inquiry. They seek answers to questions that stress how social experience is created and given meaning. In contrast, quantitative studies emphasize the measurement and analysis of causal relationships between variables, not processes. Qualitative forms of inquiry are considered by many social and behavioral scientists to be as much a perspective on how to approach investigating a research problem as it is a method. Click here to read more... Quantitative Quantitative methods emphasize objective measurements and the statistical, mathematical, or numerical analysis of data collected through polls, questionnaires, and surveys, or by manipulating pre-existing statistical data using computational techniques. Quantitative research focuses on gathering numerical data and generalizing it across groups of people or to explain a particular phenomenon. Click here to read more...