Assignment: Proposed Research Topic/Question
RESEARCH TOPIC QUESTION- A Study on the Impact of Leadership Style on Job Satisfaction and Performance Levels of the Employees
After taking a look at the guidelines for the final project (Mini Qualitative Study, due in Module 10), please submit a brief description of a proposed topic you can feasibly study through general qualitative inquiry (an interview, a field observation, and analyzing some documents or artifacts) during the term. This means, for example, a topic where you can easily contact someone for a valuable interview, can readily access the field (e.g., campus space, etc.) for an observation, and can view documents or other artifacts relevant to your understanding of the topic.
For instance, a study interviewing multiple college presidents and observing closed-door state coordinating committee meetings is probably outside the scope of our work this term. You might, however, have a contact at your institution who can grant an interview and share some documents and recommend public spaces to observe related to a question about campus leadership more generally.
The purpose of this initial assignment is to propose a topic on which to focus your work this term, and receive feedback and guidance as to its feasibility in order to best set you up for success at the outset of our work together. As a result, you should submit approximately 500 words outlining the following:
• Research question or topic/focus area
• 3-5 citations of scholarly resources you will use to support your topic/focus area
• Institution or other setting, specifically, where you will situate the study
• 3-5 potential interview participants who would best shed light on the types of information you are seeking to understand
• Types of artifacts, symbols, documents, reports, or other existing materials you can realistically access to complement your analysis While this is a mini qualitative study - intended as a realistic practice round rather than a high-stakes endeavor - it is not intended to be your capstone research. Therefore, you should have a different research question for this project than the one you developed in HED 650 for your ultimate capstone work. You are encouraged, though, to consider how the work you do in RES 654 can add value to your capstone, and whether an adjacent or tangential topic to explore qualitatively in our class might be useful.
Assignment requirements:
• Your assignment should be approximately 500 words in length (typically, two double-spaced pages), not counting cover page, reference list page, appendices, figures, or tables.
• Your assignment should include a title page and a reference list page (if using references), and be completed in Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, with appropriate header, page numbers, one-inch margins, and meet all other requirements of APA Stylebook.
• References are not required but if included, please format them in the most current APA format.
• An abstract is not required.
Readings:
1. Authentic leadership and organizational culture as drivers of employees' job satisfaction
By Garazi Azanzaa and Juan Antonio Morianob
2. A Chart of Four Contemporary Research Paradigms: Metaphors For The Modes Of Inquiry
By Lowrence Sipe and Susan Constable