Specific methods of data collection (e.g., surveys, interviews, observations) produce specific types of data that will answer particular research questions, but not others; so here too, as covered in previous weeks, the research questions inform how the data will be obtained. Furthermore, the method used to collect the data may impact the reliability and the validity of that data.
For this Discussion, you will first consider sampling strategies. Then, you will turn your attention to data collection methods, including their strengths, limitations, and ethical implications. Last, you will consider measurement reliability and validity in the context of your discipline.
Position A: Probability sampling represents the best strategy for selecting research participants.
Post a restatement of your assigned position on sampling strategies. Explain why this position is the best strategy for selecting research participants. Support your explanation with an example and support from the scholarly literature. Next, select a data collection method (e.g., surveys, interviews, observations) and briefly explain at least one strength and at least one limitation. Then, identify a potential ethical issue with this method and describe a strategy to address it. Last, explain the relationship between measurement reliability and measurement validity using an example from your discipline.
Category: Pyschology
Specific methods of data collection (e.g., surveys, interviews, observations) produce specific types of data that will answer particular research questions, but not others; so here too, as covered in previous weeks, the research questions inform how the data will be obtained. Furthermore, the method used to collect the data may impact the reliability and the validity of that data.
For this Discussion, you will first consider sampling strategies. Then, you will turn your attention to data collection methods, including their strengths, limitations, and ethical implications. Last, you will consider measurement reliability and validity in the context of your discipline.
Position A: Probability sampling represents the best strategy for selecting research participants.
Post a restatement of your assigned position on sampling strategies. Explain why this position is the best strategy for selecting research participants. Support your explanation with an example and support from the scholarly literature. Next, select a data collection method (e.g., surveys, interviews, observations) and briefly explain at least one strength and at least one limitation. Then, identify a potential ethical issue with this method and describe a strategy to address it. Last, explain the relationship between measurement reliability and measurement validity using an example from your discipline.
oday’s organizations must remain competitive due to global economic challenges and other major current events. To do so, they must be willing to transform to meet changing needs. In order to transform, organizations often benefit from scholarly and professional advice from organizational change consultants who are well-versed in transformation strategies and practices.
In this Discussion, you examine organizational transformation in relation to the change process through the analysis of a film.
Review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how the change process might impact an organization.
Review one of the following films, or obtain prior approval from your Instructor to review a different movie. Each of these films is available online to either stream or rent for a small price. All the films deal mainly with organizational transformation.
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Consider the organizational systems and environmental forces involved and the impact change has on the organization in the film.
Describe how issues in the film relate to what you have learned in this course.
As OD practitioner, how would you use appreciative inquiry to address the issues observed in the film?
How would you assess the emotional intelligence of the key characters?
How might you use Killman’s conflict management style to mitigate the conflict in the film you viewed?
Use sources attached for 3 in text refences.
Consider the following case study:
City Township School District is an organization that oversees eight elementary and six middle schools in Fairfax, Virginia. Recently, PTA leaders and other parents have begun protesting the district’s new policies regarding the reduction of education fundamentals (i.e., reading, writing, and math), the discontinuation of Physical Education and recess times, and the elimination of arts education.
The primary concern is the opening of several new charter schools in communities where the district’s largest elementary and middle schools are located. These charter schools offer a full spectrum of arts and physical education, college-preparatory curricula, student mentoring, healthy meals, and wellness education.
City Township parents are up in arms that their children are being deprived of quality education and are threatening to pull their children from City Township schools. This would be catastrophic for the district as the organization would lose millions in funding and would likely have to begin layoffs and possible school closures.
Identifying the types and sources of conflict that may occur with an organization and suggesting effective interventions to address the associated problems are important skills for the OD consultant. How do you believe that different approaches to managing conflict may result in different outcomes? Do you believe transformation is possible for City Township School District? Why or why not?
Post a response to the following:
What are the various types and sources of conflict in this case study?
What do you see as the OD’s role in managing conflict?
What would be the most effective ways to address these conflicts?
How might different conflict management styles affect the outcome of the conflicts?
What are some possible interventions for addressing the problems?
Use in text citation from the articles attached.