211040882 MAA753 Assignment 1 - 685 Words

Deakin University Cover Sheet Faculty of Business and Law Date received This form must be completed, signed and attached to each assignment you submit within the Faculty of Business and Law. If submitting online, this form must be completed and submitted with your assignment. Last Name Please use block letters, and enter your name as it appears on your Deakin student card First Name Student ID RODRIGUES ERIC 211040882 Unit code Unit name Campus Lecturer/Tutor/Unit Coordinator MAA753 Professional Research and Analysis for Accountants Lecturer: Tutor: Assignment number / title Due date Assignment 1 14 April 2015 If this assignment has been completed by a group or team: 1. Each student in the group must complete and sign a†¦show more content†¦If the assessment task involves group work, marks will be allocated only to students in the group who have completed and submitted a copy of this form. If you are unable to sign this form, please contact a member of the teaching team for the unit to discuss the issues that prevent you from doing so. You are advised to retain a copy of your work until the original has been assessed and collected by you. 1. Qualitative versus Quantitative Research (1000 words) Definition and comparisons (40%) There are two types of collecting data for research, which are qualitative and quantitative research. Qualitative research is used to gain a thorough explanation about a phenomena, and ‘is normally recognisable via the use of methods that include, at least, in-depth interview and group-moderation techniques’ (Bailey 2013) The dearth of qualitative research is appropriate in the constructivist world for enriching and adding depth to the understanding of organisational justice concerns in public accounting practice. (Highfield 2012) ‘Employing a qualitative methodology, underpinned by a constructivist world view, has provided the means to generate rich, deep and contextualised understandings of the research issue, and an appreciation of the socially constructed and experienced realities of the participants.’ (Highfield 2012) Quantitative research is Examples for each (20%) Analysis of the specific circumstances where each approach is likely to be