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Assignment 1: Research Guidelines

Complete the following assignment by filling in all pertinent areas of research. You will need to utilize SPSS for this assignment. You should complete this assignment using the variables and topic that you have chosen for your Final Portfolio Project. You will then be able to follow this as a guide as well as a check-point with your instructor. It is essential that you read through all of the feedback regardless of your score. You will be required to submit an SPSS output file with this assignment for credit. However, you must copy and paste all relevant output data into this document for credit. Throughout the assignment you will see places where your tables, charts, and graphs can be placed.

You may need to go back through the document to address formatting issues that may shift as you begin to input your data. Points will be deducted for sloppiness. Please treat this as a professional outline used for a proposal. Use a different, but legible, color font for your responses.

This assignment is to completed and submitted no later than the Sunday of week 3 by 11:55pm ET.

1. Topic/Research Question

The proposed topic would be “Relationship between stress and job satisfaction”, using data on Employment/Labor/Class. The research question would be, “Is there a correlation between stress and job satisfaction?”

1. Variables

1. Variable names

Two variables would be required to answer the research question.

Independent variable: stress

Dependent variable: job satisfaction

1. Variable names

The specific research question related the independent variable (stress) asked in the survey is, “how often do you find work stressful?”

The research question related to the dependent variable (job satisfaction) is, “How satisfied are you with your job?”

The variable name for “job satisfaction.” Is it “satjobhv

1. Justification of Variables

The variable “Stress” represents an important factor in workplace practices, which in can lead to adverse physical and emotional effects. The concept of “stress” in the context of workplaces occurs when an employee cannot meet job needs or conditions. This variable is chosen because it has direct effect not only on job performance, but also on motivation and satisfaction. It also provides a quantitative approach to measuring stress in workplace.

The variable “Job Satisfaction” is chosen because it represents one of the most important factors that influence a person’s beliefs and attitudes. Both variables have cognitive and behavioral aspects.

1. Correlation/Relationship

Since the variables “Stress” and “Job Satisfaction” have cognitive and behavioral aspects, one would expect a relationship between these factors in a given context. In the case of a workplace, one would expect job stress to how employees feel about the work. This argument is consistent with literature, which shows nexus between job stress and satisfaction (Bemana et al., 2013). Organizational factors such as work conditions and workload affect job satisfaction negatively. Lack of satisfaction can cause stress, but high job satisfaction can reduce the impact of stress. This suggests strong correlation of job stress and satisfaction.

References

Bemana, S., Moradi, H., Ghasemi, M., Mehdi, S., &Ghayoor, A H. (2013). The relationship among job satisfaction and job stress in municipality personnel in Iran. World Applied Sciences Journal, 22(2), 233-238.

Assignment 1: Research Guidelines

Complete the following assignment by filling in all pertinent areas of research.  You will need to utilize SPSS and the GSS dataset for this assignment. You should complete this assignment using the variables and topic that you have chosen for your Final Portfolio Project.  You will then be able to follow this as a guide as well as a check-point with your instructor.  It is essential that you read through all of the feedback regardless of your score.  You will be required to submit:

1. This word document with blanks filled and SPSS outputs inserted.  Throughout the assignment you will see places where your tables, charts, and graphs can be placed.
2. An SPSS output file (spv) with this assignment for credit.

You may need to go back through the document to address formatting issues that may shift as you begin to input your data.  Points will be deducted for sloppiness.  Please treat this as a professional outline used for a proposal.  Use a different, but legible, color font for your responses.

This assignment is to completed and submitted no later than the Sunday of week 3 by 11:55pm ET.  This assignment is worth 60 points.  Save the word file as follows [your last name_SOCI332_A1] and submit it to the dropbox for feedback. Label the SPV file as [your last name_SOCI332_A1output]

• My Purpose (research question) ( /5 pts)

My research question is: __________________________________________________­_____.

I chose this topic because ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

• All About GSS 2016 data ( /5 pts) ***Reference Lesson 1 and http://gss.norc.org/faq***

1. Who are the participants? ___________________________________________________________________________
2. What population does the sample represent? ___________________________________________________________________________
3. Who is funding the research? ___________________________________________________
4. When was the data collected? __________________________________________________
5. How was the data collected? ___________________________________________________

• Variables (You are expected to have only one dependent variable (DV) and one or two independent variables (IV). ( /10 pts)

My IV(s): if you have multiple IVs, provide information for EACH IV using the format below.

IV Variable name in SPSS: ___________________

IV Question (as asked to the respondent verbatim) __________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

IV Answer categories: ___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

IV Level of Measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval/ratio): ___________________

My DV: only ONE DV is required for your final portfolio

DV variable name in SPSS:  ______________________________

DV Question (as asked to the respondent verbatim)- __________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DV Answer categories: _____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

DV Level of Measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval/ratio): ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________

• Frequency Tables ( /10 pts)

Run frequencies for each variable listed above.  Summarize your findings in a paragraph or two below.  What do the counts and valid percents tell you about each variable? Cite numbers in the frequency tables to support your conclusion. Be sure to insert your tables (copy and paste from SPSS) into this document.

[Insert SPSS frequency tables here]

• Graphs and Charts ( /6 pts)

Run the appropriate graphs/charts for each of your variables listed above.  Summarize your findings briefly in a paragraph or two.  Cite numbers in the graph/charts to support your conclusion. Include a title on each of your charts and other pertinent labels you feel necessary.

[Insert SPSS graphs/charts here]

• Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion ( /10 pts)

Run the measures of central tendency and dispersion for each of your variables. Summarize your findings briefly in a paragraph or two. Which measures are appropriate for nominal, ordinal, or interval/ratio variables? What do these measures tell us about each variable?

[Insert SPSS output here]

• Recoding ( /10 pts)

Choose one of your variables to recode. If you have an interval/ratio variable, you may recode it into an ordinal variable. If you have two nominal/ordinal variables, recode the one with the most categories into fewer categories.

 [Insert the following items: SPSS syntax for the recoding process; the frequency table for the original variable; and the frequency table for the recoded variable] 

Included SPV file (SPSS output of all syntax tables and charts) – (     /4)