Category: Writing

1. Suggest a research study for which a mixed methods design
would be the most appropriate.
2. Which research method (experimental,
ex post facto, or survey) would most effectively give you
answers to each of the following questions?
a. Do children who eat breakfast get better
grades in school?
b. Does a unit on proper nutrition change
children’s breakfast-eating habits?
c. How many children in school report
that they do not have breakfast at
home?
d. Does the institution of a free breakfast
program at school make a difference in
the achievement of students?

The statement “Math achievement will
be measured by the score made on the
mathematics subtest of the Iowa Tests of
Educational Development” is an example of
which of the following?
a. Hypothesis
b. Theoretical principle
c. Constitutively defi ned construct
d. Operationally defi ned construct

Classify the following variables as categorical or
continuous:
a. Achievement
b. Phonics method of reading versus look–
say method of reading
c. Spanish speaking, English speaking,
French speaking
d. Muscle prowess
e. Music aptitude

Annotated Bibliography assignment
Impact of the managerial skills towards Australian aged care sector
1. Introduction to the assignment
In this section please introduce your proposed research project and provide the context for the references you have chosen.
Define how the references were selected, highlight the links between the chosen journal articles and the project then justify why you chose those references.
2. Body of the assignment – Annotations X 3
(3 journals mentioned below)
The references should be arranged in alphabetical order of the author’s last name. The annotations should be written in academic prose (paragraph structure). Avoid using dot points unless you are listing information. Each annotation should include:
· A brief summary of the content of the reference;
· A description of the author(s) that evaluates the author’s credentials (e.g. are they an expert on the subject matter).
· Provide the context for the research, for example, the research setting and country where the research was conducted.
(
Main research topic is Impact of the managerial skills towards Australian aged care sector)
· A summary of the key themes or arguments presented in the reference.
· An explanation of how the research was conducted and an evaluation of the validity of the research methods.
· Your evaluation (critical analysis) of the reference. The annotation needs to demonstrate your analytical/critical thinking ability, which might include comments about aspects such as: how reliable you think the information is, whether there are any flaws in the research or the conclusions, how you think it contributes to the knowledge of the research topic, who the reference has been written for (its audience), or how the reference may be useful for this audience.
· Describe how the reference will inform your proposed research project.
Journals to be discussed
1. Dhakal, S., Nankervis, A., Connell, J., Fitzgerald, S., & Burgess, J. (2017). Attracting and retaining personal care assistants into the Western Australia (WA) residential aged care sector. Labour & Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work, 27(4), 333-349.
2. Fang L. C., Timothy B, (2015) Guest Editors’ Introduction: Human Resource Management in Health Care and Elderly Care: Current Challenges and toward a research agenda. Human Resource Management, 2015, ? 5, p. 711-735
3. Stefane M K, Carole O, John M H, Mark A S, Raymond Leduc, (2006) The importance of human resources management in health care: a global context. Human Resources for Health . 10.1186/1478-4491-4-20
Attachments:
5603099_1_Annotated-bibliography-assignment-new.docx

In a study designed to determine the effect
of varying amounts of sleep deprivation on
the learning of nonsense syllables, identify
the following:
a. What is the independent variable?
b. What is the dependent variable?

Debtors are to be reviewed every 12months and an Allowance for Doubtful Debts is to be calculated at 5% of the final Debtors balance for the period (excluding GST and any Bad Debts written off).
Bad debts are to be written off when debts are deemed “bad”. For a debt to be “bad” it must satisfy either criteria below:
Uncollectable:
the overdue debts procedure is followed, and the debtor is uncontactable, or bankrupt, or
Uneconomic to Recover:
the amount of the debt is $1,000 or below.
Limitation period under
Limitations of Actions Act 1958
(Vic)
for debt recovery matters in Victoria – 6 years from date of debt.
Attachments:
5603048_1_question-1.docx

Based on the title of each study, classify the
following research as basic or applied:
a. The Effect of RNA (Ribonucleic Acid)
Injections on the Transfer of Skills from
Trained Animals to Untrained Animals
b. Outcomes of a Remedial Arithmetic
Program
c. Conditioning as a Function of the
Interval between the Conditioned and
Original Stimulus
d. Teaching Geometry to Cultivate Refl ective
Thinking: An Experimental Study