ADMS 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Concept Map, Theory Of Reasoned Action, Fallacy

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29 Aug 2016

School

York University

Department

Administrative Studies

Course

ADMS 1010

Professor

Eytan Lasry

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Be sure to outline the why" question that is being asked, and describe why it is important. In particular, you should critically evaluate the rival causes and evidence offered in the article. (10 marks: identify and evaluate any underlying assumptions or values you believe the author holds. Be sure to describe why they are underlying, and why they are important to understanding the author"s position. (5 marks: finally, discuss whether you believe the author"s claim is valid. Use relevant concepts, themes, and material from this course along with your critical analysis provided above to defend your response. (10 marks) ~ certain events (causes) are responsible for bringing about other events (effects) ~ b/c consumers are increasingly concerned about high salt content in their foods (cc) Concern for salt content (cause) falling sales (effect) * sometimes, we know the cause and are trying to predict the effect . Increased use of public transit, decreased pollution or price increased in shipped products.

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2. Hypotheses:

a) What are the hypotheses? (list all hypotheses proposed)

b) Is the reasoning behind the hypotheses explained? What is the logic behind each hypothesis?

3. Introduction:

a) Does the introduction provide appropriate background for the study? Why or why not?

b) Is the introduction missing useful information that would have been helpful? If so, explain. For example, did you have to look up any additional information?

c) Is the relevance of the work clear? What is the relevance of the work?

4. Methods:

a) Summarize the methods that were used.

b) Were the methods appropriate? {Was this the best way to test the hypotheses? Were there problems with the methodology (if so describe them)?}

5. Analysis:

a) Were there any problems with the data analysis, including use of statistics?

b) Did the authors present quantitative data in a clear way (use of graphs/tables)?

6. Your OWN assessment of the results:

a) List YOUR conclusions from the DATA presented?

b) Do you feel that the author's conclusions are reasonable and justified? If there are any problems with the authorâs conclusions, explain them.

c) Does the author ignore any aspects of the results?

7. Discussion:

a) Did the authors compare their results with previous published papers? If so, provide at least 1 example.

b) Are the implications of the results properly discussed (how do these results relate back to the âbig pictureâ of what is being studied)? What are the implications?

c) Are the conclusions clearly stated? If so, what are they?

d) In addition to what the authors discussed, what further studies would YOU find interesting to pursue?

8. Abstract (if there is one):

a) Does the Abstract really give an appropriate summary of the paper?

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Milestone One Worksheet

Please complete this table to add context to your responses inthe Research Methods table below. Your instructor will providefeedback.

List the title and author of the article you chose.
Describe the purpose of the study.
What is the research question in the study?
What is the hypothesis of the study?

Research Methods: In this section of youranalysis, you will take a deep dive into the research methods usedby the authors of the study you chose to analyze. It is importantthat you are able to identify, describe, and discuss the datacollection and data analysis methodology used by theresearchers.

Important: Once you receive instructor feedbackon this table, revise it and include it in youfinal project submission in Module Seven.

Research Methods Table

Critical Element	Response to the Critical Element	One Example
Identify whether the study design is experimental orobservational. Support your identification with examplesfrom the study.
Identify the methods used to collect the dataand explain why the methods are appropriate based on the researchquestion.
Identify the data collected as quantitative orcategorical. Support your identification with examplesfrom the study.
Discuss the potential weaknesses of the datacollection methods used. Support your discussion withexamples from the study
Identify the data analysis methods used andexplain why the methods are appropriate based on the researchquestion.
Discuss the potential weaknesses of the data analysismethods used. Support your discussion with examples fromthe study.
Describe the key demographics of the populationsampled and identify the inclusion and exclusion criteria forparticipants.

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Company name: ikeGPS Group Ltd

Discussion

Profitability

Introduce why it is important to assessprofitability

Outline the basic ratios used to assess profitability, andprovide an analysis of your selected companyâsprofitability

Refer to the appendix where you have calculated or obtainedthe relevant profitability ratios, and your graph.

You could show the graph in the main body of the reportrather than the appendix if you like â however, if you have thegraph in the main body, you do need to discuss it!

Briefly comment on the trends shown by the ratios, and inthe graph

Conclude as to whether or not this company isprofitable

300 â 350 WORDS

Liquidity

Introduce why it is important to assess liquidity

Outline the basic ratios used to assess liquidity, andprovide an analysis of your companyâs liquidity position relativeto the previous year

Refer to the appendix where you have calculated or obtainedthe relevant liquidity ratios

Conclude as to whether or not this company is demonstratinggood liquidity

300 â 350 WORDS

Financial Structure

Introduce why it is important to assess financial structure(or gearing)

Outline the basic ratios used to assess financial structure,and provide an analysis of your companyâs financial structurerelative to the previous year

Refer to the appendix where you have calculated or obtainedthe relevant financial structure ratios

Conclude as to whether or not the company shows a strongfinancial structure

300 â 350 WORDS

Future plans and Investor informationFuturePlansDiscuss what plans the company has announced to thepublic, and how these have impacted on the share price. Thisinformation can be found from a variety of sources:

Annual report

NZX company research

Newspaper article (preferably recent articles)

Investor Information

Introduce why it is important to assess investorinformation

Outline the basic ratios used to assess investorinformation, and provide an analysis of the trends shown in âshareprice performanceâ graph

Refer to the appendix where you have calculated or obtainedthe relevant ratios, plus graph

Alternatively, the graph can be displayed in the main bodyof the report

Conclude as to whether or not this company would be a goodinvestment

You must include a discussion on income vs growth

300 â 350 WORDS

Conclusions & Recommendation

Pull together the main points made from each part of thediscussion

Conclusion should not have any new information

Make a recommendation to the prospective investor

You can recommend to buy shares, or not to buy shares in thecompany being investigated

Recommendation must clearly flow from the discussion andconclusions

200 â 250 WORDS

(Use NZX website, from its financial profile, we could get thischart for 4 years.)

Annual report from NZX website, is used to analysis thiscompany.

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