This is exciting! I’m drafting my own survey to get my own research. I’ve always wanted to collect my own data and this is the perfect opportunity. My topic revolves around the question: how effective are business ethics courses on moral development in undergraduates?
Prior to creating my survey, the sources I found in regards to business ethics courses were mainly suggestive pieces or information on surveys and tests conducted to measure the effectiveness of business ethics classes. However, I discovered that two sources, in particular, with scholars that conducted tests had conflicting data. One source claimed that men are more responsive to business ethics classes while the other source stated the opposite. The differences may have occurred from the different types of tests administered. For this survey, I hope to figure out which source’s findings are more applicable to my university.
The process of drafting the questions was fairly easy for me because I know exactly what information I want to receive from the survey. However, the biggest challenge I face is getting people to take my survey.
For my distribution plan, I want to target business students that have or are taking a business ethics class since my research is about business ethics classes. I hope to ask the students in my business ethics class to take the survey as well as students in the other business ethics sessions by posting it onto the class Camino discussion. I think another way I can get students to take my survey is by posting it on the different business clubs’ Facebook pages. I could also try and target those within the business fraternities since most of those students have most likely taken a business ethics class. However, I am afraid of selection bias taking place and how it may negatively affect my data since not the sample of those who participate may not accurately represent the target population.
As a result of this survey, I hope to gain real student perspectives on the effectiveness of the class. Since two of my sources contradicted each other about the effectiveness on the different genders, my goal for this survey is to figure out which source is more applicable to SCU and which source can support my survey results and vice versa. Most of my sources focused on gender, and I would like to explore the factor of religion to see religion may have a possible correlation with the impact on business ethics.
I’m uncertain about the types of results I get but I hope to be like her after I collect the data: (excited!!)
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