DR. FILEMON C.

AGUILAR MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF LAS PIÑAS

Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671

Dr. Filemon C. Aguilar Memorial College of Las Pinas

VIRTUAL COURSE PACK

COURSE CODE AND TITLE : Business Research

CREDIT UNITS : Three (3) units

PROFESSOR’S VIRTUAL PROFILE : Instructor: Joanne Christine N Solon

(@Chin Solon)

Phone: 09477739016 (please leave a message)

E-Mail: [email protected]

On Line Consultation Hours: By appointment as needed.

Online Class Schedule: MWF 9-10 am (Students must

log in 10 minutes before class schedule)

Platform: Zoom (zoom ID number 526 127 6452)

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 DR. FILEMON C. AGUILAR MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF LAS PIÑAS
Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671

Dr. Filemon C. Aguilar Memorial College of Las Pinas

CLASS COMMUNICATION STRATEGY: Welcome to Web-Based Applied Business Research!

The best way to contact me is by email and thru messenger. This is an online course; therefore, expect most

communication to be online as well. Please ONLY send emails to [email protected]. All emails must
include the course code BA 595 and your section in the subject line. I will respond to emails within a 48-hour time
period (not including weekends). You can also send a PM on my FB page, to search for my profile type chin solon, or
Please send a personal note introducing yourself and your class section so that I can add you.

The Online Class Schedule is MWF 9-10 for Third year sections 12. 2, 6 and 9-10:30 am TTH for sections 7and 9.

Since we are going to use Zoom for our class sessions, Students must log in 10 minutes before your class schedule our
class zoom id number is 526 127 6452 zoom class schedule links will be provided in our DFCAM ON LINE FB page, for
the first week. Once your class GC is established the link schedule will be posted on a regular basis.

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Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671

Dr. Filemon C. Aguilar Memorial College of Las Pinas

I will also provide a google drive class section folder where you will submit your assigned task. Please be reminded that
there is a deadline in the assigned schedule of submission in your class G-folder. You cannot access the folder

once deadline has passed

ONLINE RESOURCES : Business Research Methods. Zikmund, Babin, Carr, & Griffin, 9th edition, 2013.

ISBN-10: 1111826927 or ISBN-13: 9781111826925

Pocket Guide to APA Style. Perrin, 4th edition, 2012.

ISBN-10: 0495912638 or ISBN-13: 9780495912637

Optional: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, 2009

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https://slideplayer.com/slide/8661480/

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 DR. FILEMON C. AGUILAR MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF LAS PIÑAS
Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671

Dr. Filemon C. Aguilar Memorial College of Las Pinas

COURSE GRADING POLICY : Grade = (Midterm Grade + Final Term Grade)/2

Term Grade
Major Exams: Mid-term and Final Exams: 40%
Class Standing:
Quizzes 25%
Recitation 20%
Project/Assignment 15%
60%
Total 100 %

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 DR. FILEMON C. AGUILAR MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF LAS PIÑAS
Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT : The instructor reserves the right to manage a positive learning environment and thus will not tolerate inappropriate
conduct in the course. If I feel that you have not contributed appropriately in class, or that you have complained about

assignments and grading policies, your final course grade may be reduced accordingly. Additionally, I expect every student
to maintain a professional level with respecting opinions of the instructor, students, and guest speakers. Please note: It is the
student’s responsibility to ask the instructor for additional information if the student does not understand the

assignments required in this course. In addition, sending emails to other students complaining or inquiring about grades is not
appropriate behavior. Understand that this factor is highly subjective and can reduce your overall course grade. In extreme
cases, the instructor reserves the right to drop students from the class. All students enrolled at DFCAMCLP will follow the
tenets of common decency and acceptable behavior conducive to a positive learning environment.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY : Academic integrity is the pursuit of scholarly activity free from fraud and deception and is an educational objective of this
institution. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarizing, fabricating of information or citation,
facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of
another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of other
students.

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Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671

In this course the need for collaboration is undeniable if you are to excel, even in cases of individual work. There is a fine
line in this process. You are encouraged to seek the help and advice of others. However, you must do your own

work. My personal policy, which will guide this course, is this: I trust you to behave honestly and ethically in all circumstances.
Please ask me if you have questions about what is proper and what is not.

I fully understand my duties and responsibilities as an enrolled student in this class.

________________________ __________________________

Joanne Christine N. Solon Name of Student

Subject Instructor

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 DR. FILEMON C. AGUILAR MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF LAS PIÑAS
Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671

COURSE DESCRIPTION: A course to investigate the techniques of the research process as applied to business and economics. Experience is gained
in defining research problems, designing a research project, and in collecting, analyzing, recording, and interpreting data.
Also, an analysis of pertinent research literature in business and economics is conducted.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

Knowledge
. Students will understand the scientific method of research and be able to differentiate between
descriptive, historical, correlational, and experimental research methods.

Values
Apply the values in doing research in situations that would involve critical thinking and rational judgement of
. business decision making.

Skills
Students will demonstrate the ability to use appropriate secondary data to solve business problems.

Students will develop a research plan including a problem statement, hypotheses, related literature,
and methodology

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 DR. FILEMON C. AGUILAR MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF LAS PIÑAS
Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671

IX. SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT ACTIVITES AND GRADES:

• Successful completion of an activity is indicated by the student earning a grade of 70% or above

for the activity.

• Papers submitted after the scheduled due date will result in a grade of 0. Failing to upload a

paper correctly and to the assigned drop box may cause “lateness” of a paper’s submission.

• Chapter quiz and discussion activities submitted after the due date will not be accepted and will

result in a grade of 0. Students are advised to pay close attention to the due dates.

• All papers will be submitted to Google drive through the assigned class drop box as an MS Word document (e.g., *.DOC, *. DOCX).

• Papers submitted in any other format (i.e., *.PDF, *.WPS, *.ODT, etc.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED and will result in

the student earning a grade of 0 until the paper is submitted as an MS Word document.

• ALL papers submitted to the Dropbox will automatically be submitted to Turnitin.com which will

produce an originality report for review. Originality results more than 25% will not be accepted as

original work.

• Any student caught plagiarizing will automatically receive an “FAILED GRADE ” in the course and will be referred

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Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671
to the Dean of Student Services for possible removal from the program and College.

Course Content

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Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671

Session Course Learning Content Focusing on Instructional Delivery Mode Assessment

Outcomes Essential Questions Face to Blended
Face

1-2 Chapter 1 What is Business How important is the role of the No face to Zoom Live Discussion • Post initial response
Research Manager in the following functions Face to each
like planning, organizing, staffing, What is Business Research topic/chapter
directing and controlling? All these By submitting
Learn the important role of functions are essential for running an https://www.slideshare.net/Hasnain1991/uma-sekaran-ppt summary reports
Business Researchers in the organization smoothly and achieving
operation of an Enterprise enterprise objectives. Assigned Reading topics • Reply to at least
two initial
Distinguish the Role of Managers What are the varied roles of The Roles of Managers in Business responses for
and consultant in Business Consultants in offering advice and each topic/chapter
Research expertise to organizations to help https://smallbusiness.chron.com/role-operations-manager-
them improve their business 14234.html • Complete quiz for
Learn what is Applied and Basic performance? each topic/chapter
Research Video watching
Understanding of Business Research
Identify and Learn some Ethics will ensure that no one in Applied and Basic Research
important Ethical aspects in harmed or suffers adverse
Business Research consequences from research activities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY15EaPhgFo

Zoom Live Discussion

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 DR. FILEMON C. AGUILAR MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF LAS PIÑAS
Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671
3-4 Chapter 2 The Scientific What are the essential steps in Scientific Investigation in Business research
Investigation Conducting Scientific investigation in • Post initial response
the Management area? No face to https://www.slideshare.net/Hasnain1991/uma-sekaran-ppt to each
Face topic/chapter
Learn the role of Scientific Why is scientific investigation By submitting
investigation in the Conduct of encountering difficulties in the Refer to the activity and assignment Guide in the Business summary reports
Business Research Management area? Research module for Chapter 2.
• Reply to at least
Enumerate the Hallmarks of two initial
Scientific Investigation responses for
each topic/chapter
Identify the obstacles in
conducting scientific research in
the management area.

After identification of the broad

problem area through the process of The seven steps in the Research process
5-6 Chapter Three observation and focusing on the
The research processes situation we need to be narrowed https://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/content/seven- Business Paper submission
The broad problem area and down to a specific problem statement steps-research-process (Problem Statement)
defining the after some preliminary information
problem statement (interviews and literature research) is Advanced Reading assignment
gathered by the
researcher.

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Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671
Chapter Seven Reliability refers to how consistently Download a copy of the slide in this link
7-8 Measurement a method measures something. If the
Scaling, Reliability, Validity same result can be consistently Measurement
achieved by using the same methods Scaling, Reliability, Validity
under the same circumstances, Submission of the proposal
the measurement is https://www.slideshare.net/aneesmian9/chapter-7- and example of the measure
considered reliable. You measure the 32326059 of validity to be used in the
temperature of a Research
liquid sample several times under @zoom live discussion
identical conditions.

Types of Sampling: Ridiculously Simple Explanation

Scaling is the procedure of measuring
and assigning the objects to the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10OnonAIeCk Submission of Sampling
Sampling numbers according to the specified Designs and sampling
rules. In other words, the process of Procedures
locating the measured objects on the
continuum, a continuous sequence of
numbers to which the objects are
assigned is called as scaling.

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MIDTERM EXAM

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Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671
Content Analysis Research
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Content analysis is a research tool Unobtrusive Research and Content Analysis Research
used to determine the presence of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0__d1QsR04
certain words, themes, or concepts
within some given qualitative data Video watching
(i.e. text). Using content analysis,
researchers can quantify and analyze Lecture in Content analysis Research Submission of Coding
the presence, meanings and https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/content-analysis/ Sheets
relationships of such certain words,
themes, or concepts.
@zoom Live

An annotated bibliography is a list of How to write the Annotated Bibliography

citations to books, articles, and
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documents. Each citation is followed by a
12-13 Annotated Bibliography Submission of
brief (usually about 150 words)
descriptive and evaluative paragraphs, the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPhWhRlEWtI annotated Bibliography
annotation. The purpose of the You tube video watching
annotation is to inform the reader of the
relevance, accuracy, and quality of the
sources cited.

The Research Proposal How to write the Research Proposal / Template

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Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671
The proposal should present Submission of the
your research methodology, using specific https://www.scribbr.com/dissertation/research- Research Proposal
examples to explain how you are going to
conduct your research (e.g. techniques, proposal/
sample size, target populations,
equipment, data analysis, etc.). ... This
section should also explain how you are
going to analyses your research findings.

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Conclusion of the Course Submission of the Final
Paper

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FINAL EXAMINATION

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Golden Gate Subd., Talon III, Las Piñas City
Tel. No. 519-519-1960/403-1985/478-8671

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