Research Topic, Research Problem, Research Question

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The Research Problem and Research Questions

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Readings

Use your Understanding Research text to complete the following:

• Read Chapter 5, “Purpose Statements, Research Questions, and Hypotheses,” pages 161–178.

Multimedia

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• Research Topic, Research Problem, Research Question.
• The Research Problem and Research Questions.

Problem Statement

Resources

•  Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.
•  Research Proposal: Creating a Problem Statement | Transcript

Review The Research Proposal: Creating a Problem Statement media piece from your studies for the previous unit (see Resources).

• What in this presentation surprised you, and why?
• Why do researchers identify a problem statement?
• Why is it important for problem statements to identify variables and concepts?

Post a draft of your problem statement and identify any questions you have, or point to areas that you think need suggestions or improvements.

The Project Manager’s success or failure will be determined, ultimately, by the bottom-line.

For this week’s discussion, comment on the following:

• What are the tools and ways that project managers monitor and control projects? What are good methods of monitoring? How important is it to monitor the costs of a project? When should a project manager intervene?

For Example:Cost variation analysis is one way a Project Manager manages by exception. If a project task is projected to cost $1000.00 but the actual cost was $1002.00, should a Project Manager be concerned? $998.00? $1100.00? $775.00?