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Question 1 You have been asked to conduct a survey of your fellow colleagues to gauge their response to the possibility of extending the working day and working hours

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Question 1 You have been asked to conduct a
survey of your fellow colleagues to gauge their
response to the possibility of extending the
working day and working hours. Explain the
significance of the following: a) Population b)
Sampling techniques You must draw upon
relevant theory, concepts and models and
appropriate organisational examples. In order
to complete this task, you will need to
consider as a first step the factors outlined in
the course materials, referring as a start to the
lesson on Quantitative Research and add
relevant academic sources to your answer.
(1200 words) (25 marks) (LO: 3)

QuestiON 2In respect of primary and
secondary data compare and contrast: 1) The
main differences between primary and
secondary data 2) The advantages and
disadvantages of primary and secondary data
You must draw upon relevant theory, concepts
and models and appropriate organisational
examples. In order to complete this task, you
will need to consider as a first step the factors
outlined in the course materials, referring as a
start to the lessons on Quantitative Research
and Qualitative Research and add relevant
academic sources to your answer. (1200
words) (25 marks) (LO: 3)

Question 3 Drawing upon examples from
either the case study organisation, your own
organisation, or one with which you are
familiar select an appropriate quantitative
measure (such as turnover, profit, available
from annual reports etc) and having obtained
values over a number of equal time periods
calculate the following: a) the mean b) mode
c) the standard deviation You must include all
your manual calculations. Use an Excel spread
sheet to verify your calculations and embed a
copy of this spreadsheet in your answer. In
order to complete this task, you will need to
consider as a first step the factors outlined in
the course materials, referring as a start to the
lesson on Quantitative Analysis: Coding and
Descriptive Statistics and add relevant
external sources to your answer. (400 words)
(25 marks) (LOs: 3,4,5)

Question 4 When it comes to making sound
decisions an effective management
information system acts as an important part
of the process. To what extent would you
agree with this perspective and why? You
must draw upon relevant theory, concepts and
models and appropriate organisational
examples. In order to complete this task, you
will need to consider as a first step the factors
outlined in the course materials, referring as a
start to the lessons on Introduction and the
Role of Business Analysis in Organisations
and add relevant external academic sources to
your answer. (1200 words) (25 marks) (LOs:
1,2)