Turnitin is a text-matching tool/software and is used by universities to check assignments and projects submitted by students to check for instances of academic misconduct. What is Turnitin? Turnitin is an assignment collection and originality checking tool which is used by thousands of educational institutions worldwide. It is used for plagiarism in a student’s submitted […]
Business Management
Research aims, objectives, problem statement
Learn about problem statement, research aims, objectives, research question and hypothesis. Once you have the research hypothesis or research question, you can define the aims and objectives of the research. Research Aims & Objectives Research aims and objectives summarizes what a researcher wishes to achieve/accomplish through the project and provides direction to the study. Writing […]
Bigbasket- India’s Online Grocery Store (Case Study)
Bengaluru-based grocery startup BigBasket (Website bigbasket.com) has come a long way from being a grocer startup to becoming a unicorn (privately held startup company valued over $1 billion) and it is the only grocer in India to achieve the distinction. Today, BigBasket is India’s largest online food and grocery store. You can choose from a […]
How to write an essay: Effective tips
Top tips on how to write an impressive essay; these tips can be used to write an effective essay for college as well as for high school topics. The essay is a particularly academic form of writing and is a standard method of developing and demonstrating a student’s intellectual abilities at almost all levels of […]
Impact of climate change on economic growth and development in Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country considered to be one of the most economically and socially developed countries in the world. Danes enjoy a high standard of living and the country ranks highly in education, health care, civil rights, democratic governance, prosperity, and human development. Denmark’s economy is large driven by the meat and dairy industries; […]
Ethical & Practical Issues in Research and Academic Work
The major ethical issues in conducting research discussed. Respect One of the important qualities of a good project is to respect the people and their opinions that may form part of your project research. This is underlined by expectations from various bodies involved in monitoring higher education. It is also expected by the society in […]
Qualitative Data Analysis
Qualitative Data Analysis: Understand the principles and methods of qualitative data analysis with practical examples. If you have just conducted a qualitative study involving Interviews, Focus Groups, Observations, Document or artefact analysis, Journal notes or reflections, you will need to do qualitative data analysis (similar to how you have various statistical tests for quantitative data). […]
Content Analysis – (Research)
Content analysis is a research tool used to determine the presence of certain words, themes, or concepts within some given qualitative data (i.e. text). What is Content Analysis? ‘An approach to the analysis of documents and texts (printed or visual) that seeks to quantify content in terms of predetermined categories and in a systematic and […]
Observational methods in Research
Ethnography, observational methods and content analysis in research work. What is Ethnography? Ethnography involves a systematic study of people and cultures. Ethno: people; Graphy: describe something Ethnography: describing and understanding another way of life from the native/insider point of view (Neuman, 2007). Ethnography is about observing and understanding how people live their lives, its about […]
Master of Commerce (M.Com) Programme Guidelines for Project Work (University of Mumbai)
Master of Commerce (M.Com) Programme Guidelines for Project Work (University of Mumbai) at Second Year Semester III and IV under Choice Based Credit, Grading and Semester System. Introduction Inclusion of project work in the course curriculum of the M.Com. programme is one of the ambitious aspect in the programme structure. The main objective of inclusion […]
How to formulate a research question?
A research question is usually the first step in any research project. Here’s how to come up with a strong research question for a research paper, thesis or dissertation. Also understand how it differs from a hypothesis. A research question is a question (or questions) that your research intends to address. Your research does not […]
Wind Energy: Case Studies
Renewable energy sources such as wind energy are important for countries as sustainable development requires a continuous and efficient energy supply, and it also offers environmental and social benefits. Wind energy as a power source has been growing exceptionally well in recent years. Countries around the world are looking at producing electricity using renewable resources, […]
Visual Research Methods
Visual research methods are those that use some kind of imagery into the research process. Visual Data Visual Data potentially encompasses any object, person, place, event or happening which is observable to the human eye. It is only through a conceptual framework (i.e. theory) that a given “object” can become “data” for investigation. Visual data […]
Amway Business Model, Marketing, Business Strategies
Amway (short for ‘American Way’) is an American company and has the world’s largest direct selling business. The company uses multi-level marketing to sell a range of products, including health, beauty, consumer durables and home care products. SWOT of Amway Strengths Global presence (100+ countries) Strong product portfolio (450+ items) High-quality, premium positioning Established IBO […]
Comic Con International, San Diego: Events Management
Introduction The event chosen is Comic-Con International: San Diego. This case study is going to study about a brief history of Comic-Con International, which is held every year in San Diego. Further Research will be done, analyzing Comic-Con, using the event concept framework as well as a critical analysis of whether, Comic-Con is embedded into […]
5Ws of the event: Questions to ask when creating Event Concept
While doing the preparation work for any event, it’s important to plan how the visitors will experience it. When it comes to planning events of this scale, key elements have to be considered and a clear event concept has to be formulated. Allen et al. (2008). Event concept The core task while planning an event […]
Stakeholders in Event Management
A stakeholder is a person (or an organization) who can affect or will be affected by the event. Stakeholders in this case are people, agencies, bodies, communities, who are directly involved or interested in the Olympics and related projects. Direct stakeholders are important to ensure the smooth execution of the event, and are directly involved […]
Plastic Waste & Pollution: Environmental Effects
The main objective of this research is to provide a systematic review of the literature on the various social initiatives to improve awareness and to reduce plastic waste, to improve processing of plastic waste, and to provide recommendations. If the demand for plastics follows its current trajectory, global plastics-waste volumes would grow up to 460 […]
Post-Industrial Society: Definition and Characteristics
Post-Industrial Society: Definition and Characteristics. Introduction Since the 1960 and 70 the US economy was threatened by the economic recovery of Europe and Japan. It was facing the challenge of third world nationalism and an unprecedented rise of oil prices. The war in Vietnam had further weakened the US and its economy was losing its […]
APA Referencing Guide
APA referencing style: Complete guide on how to cite resources using the APA referencing. References written in APA format should be alphabetically listed. Please see below how to cite studies taken from different sources. Text taken from Books Anastasi, A. (1968). Psychological Testing. London: MacMillan Publishers Ltd. Article taken from Journal Dennision, B. (1984). Bringing […]
