Dba 8149 Week Vii Case Study

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Unit VII Case Study Columbia Southern University DBA 8149, Business Research Methods Introduction In this case study the author intends to explain the research process that Wittenberg University’s Department of Education used to determine if Wittenberg University should implement or start a Master of Education program. This paper discusses how Wittenberg University’s Department of Education conducted surveys and how they analyzed the respondents answers. Wittenberg University’s Department of Education mailed a survey out to 2,000 practicing teachers. This paper will discuss the number of surveys sent out and how many teachers responded to the survey. This paper also discusses how Wittenberg University’s Department of Education decided to send 1,600 surveys to practicing teachers in the county that Wittenberg University was located. The purpose of this case study was to identify the best method in adding a Master of Education program for Ohio-certified teachers within five county areas. Build the Management-Research Question Hierarchy Building the management research question hierarchy for Wittenberg University’s Department of Education should entail how they distributed and analyzed the survey data. The first step in building the Management Research Hierarchy is the management dilemma. The dilemma is identifying university resources that might contribute to a master’s program in education. Management should question how they can fully capitalize on implementing a Master of Education program for certified teachers. The research question should identify what reasonable actions are available to take advantage of. Wittenberg University’s Department of Education’s management should see what would help to increase the respondents’ feedback to the survey. What’s important for management is to be able to identify a way to get more of the teachers involved.
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