Weekly Overview: You read about sampling in Part 4 of Patten and Newhart last week. Now, it’s time to move on to Part 5: Measurement. There are powerpoints available for this chapter in your Activity Checklist. And, five students are expected to create presentations on subtopics in the chapter.

You also have your first research assignment this week: select and research four potential employers in-depth. Each person in a group MUST choose a different employer, so be sure to coordinate that before you start your research. You can use “Email Classmates” in Bb or use this blog to coordinate.

Be sure to read the instructions (Week 4 Blog Post: Potential Employer), so you don’t miss any required information. You will create a post to share the information with your classmates AND submit this assignment through Blackboard (see SafeAssign Writing Assignments). Additionally, you should review the plagiarism tips in the Bb submission area, the additional information provided under the course info menu here on the blog, and watch the video for research tips to help you find the required information.

Hint #1: Be sure to do a little digging, such as looking for HR personnel on LinkedIn or calling the company, to find a contact person.

Hint #2: If you plagiarize ANY content you will not earn points on this assignment until it’s corrected. And,  future plagiarism errors in this class may result in an academic sanction of “U.” The assignment MUST be uploaded to Bb to help you check for that.

The Week’s Learning Objectives:

1. Recall the basics of measuring variables in quantitative research.
2. Utilize library resources to enhance a job search.
3. Identify potential research topics useful to future employers.

Week 4 Learning Tasks:

A. Activity Checklist:

1. Read Part 5
2. Lecture Slides Five — Measurement
3. Review “Examples of [Plagiarism] Common Mistakes” in the Employer Assignment in Bb.
4. Spend a few minutes taking a plagiarism quiz available in the Plagiarism post.
5. Feel free to check out an example of research on one potential employer
6. Review the 2019 Video on Employer Research

B: Potential Employer Blog Post

1. Share your research on four potential employers.
   • Post the information here.
   • Upload the official assignment to Bb.

C: Presentations: The Reliable Researchers will present on Validity, Reliability, and all the other fun topics in Part Five. Their individual assignments will be listed in their Group area on Bb early this week.

DUE: Monday, February 14 at 2pm Central