Introduction to Research
In this course, you will be learning about how to research and different research methods. Applied research is often used to solve a practical business problem. On the Explore: Business Research Guide page, you will see some resources from essential resources, specialty resources, companies & industries, countries, faith & business. Among some of the tabs on the Explore: Graduate Library Research page, you will see some steps to begin research, research by subject, search words, organize research, and cite research.
Brainstorm an organizational problem, some ways to research the problem and some ways to research to determine how to solve the problem. Think about what steps would you take to conduct the research? Conceive what tools, techniques, or methods you would use. As you think of this problem, it is vital to understand the various philosophies and paradigms involved in research as explained in Robson: Chapter 2. For this discussion, compare and contrast the differences of positivism, post-positivism, constructivism, and pragmatism in the context of the research problem you identified. Evaluate how each of these views compare to Christians’ one truth worldview.
Discussion Assignment Instructions
The student is required to reply to the threads of at least 2 classmates. Each reply must be at least 250 words and include at least 2 different peer-reviewed source citations in current APA format, the text, and the integration of 1 biblical principle (for a total of 4 references) as outlined in the Discussion Grading Rubric.
Required Textbook Resources
Creswell, John W., and Poth, Cheryl N. (2025). Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design:
Choosing Among Five Approaches (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. ISBN: 9781544398396.
Merida, T. et al. (2015). Christ-centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Kings. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. This resource is provided in the course as an ebook.
Robson, C. (2024). Real World Research. 5th ed. Wiley Publishing, West Sussex, UK, ISBN: 9781119523604