Title of Research :Investigating the Impact of Implementing Cloud Technology within an Organisation
Title of Research :Investigating the Impact of Implementing Cloud Technology within an Organisation
1.1 Research Method
The most common classification of research methods are quantitative and qualitative research methods. Quantitative research makes use of a questionnaire to gather data that is revised and tabulated in numbers. Developing a questionnaire and emailing that questionnaire to participants is an example of quantitative research. Qualitative research makes use of a questionnaire and interviews to gather data, and presents data in the form of a prescriptive narration with words to understand the natural setting of the phenomenon being studied. Developing a questionnaire and conducting telephonic or face to face interviews using that questionnaire is an example of qualitative research. Choose ONLY ONE of these research methods. The reason for choosing a specific research method should also be stated.
1.2 Target Population
The target population is a listing of all the elements in the population from which the sample is drawn. Restrict your target population to a maximum of one group of professionals. For instance, if a company consists of the marketing department, information technology department, finance department and human resources department, choose only one department appropriate to your research. Thereafter, state the total number of this target population. For example, you may state: The total number of the target population was 75 staff members from the finance department. The reason for choosing a specific target population should also be stated.
1.3 Sample Size
A sample is regarded as a subset of the population. Thus, some elements and not all the elements of the population would form the sample size of a study. The sample size should be derived from the total number of your target population and you would need to explain how your sample size was derived. You may access the Website shown below to derive the sample size from the total number of the target population (a 95% confidence level and 5% margin of error is generally valid in research). For example, if the total number of the target population is 300 employees, 169 employees will form the sample size of the study (according to the sample size table reflected in the Website shown below). Please remember that a sample size is not the number of responses that you will receive through your data collection instrument. A sample size is determined prior to conducting data collection. For the quantitative research method, the total number of the target population should ideally be 75 and the sample size should be 63 (according to the sample size table reflected in the Website shown below). For the qualitative research method, the total number of the target population should ideally be 30 and the sample size should be 28 (according to the sample size table reflected in the Website shown below).
https://www.research-advisors.com/tools/SampleSize.htm
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