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Level 7 Diploma in Business and Organisational Psychology

Sampling Strategies and Organisational Access

BOP706 · Research Design in Business Psychology — Week 6 of 16

CourseBOP706
Week6 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Sampling Strategies and Organisational Access

  1. Defining target populations in business contexts
  2. Probability vs. non-probability sampling
  3. Determining sample size and statistical power
  4. Managing organisational gatekeepers and sample bias
  5. Selecting samples: an introduction
  6. Sampling Methods 101: Probability & Non-Probability Sampling Explained Simply
  7. Sample size and study power
  8. Public Health 250B - Lecture 21: Statistical inference, sample size, power
  9. Public Health 250B - Lecture 13: Bias - selection

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Design a well-structured research methodology tailored to the objectives and applicable to the defined population.
  • 3.3 Justify the chosen methodology, demonstrating how it meets the research objectives in your proposal while adhering to ethical standards.

Activity

Start with this week’s 5 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: design a well-structured research methodology tailored to the objectives and applicable to the defined population.

Study materials

Videos

  • Selecting samples: an introduction · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 10 min · for registered students
  • Sampling Methods 101: Probability & Non-Probability Sampling Explained Simply · YouTube · Grad Coach · 18 min · for registered students
  • Sample size and study power · YouTube · Global Health with Greg Martin · 20 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Introductory Business Statistics 2e, ch. 1: Sampling and Data · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 17–56 · for registered students
  • The Wikipedia Gender Gap Revisited: Characterizing Survey Response Bias · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
  • Research Methods in Psychology, ch. 13: Inferential Statistics · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 342–377 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Problem Formulation in Organisational Psychology
  • Week 2: Philosophical Foundations and Methodological Approaches
  • Week 3: Theoretical Frameworks and Critical Literature Synthesis
  • Week 4: Formulating Research Aim, Objectives, and Inquiries
  • Week 5: Methodological Frameworks and Research Design
  • Week 6: Sampling Strategies and Organisational Access
  • Week 7: Data Collection Instruments
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis Techniques
  • Week 10: Research Ethics and Governance in Applied Settings
  • Week 11: Research Proposal Design and Project Scheduling
  • Week 12: Applying Research Design in Business Psychology in practice…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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