class 3 please bring your work log, resumes, cover letters, codebook, and spreadsheet to the front...
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Class 3
Please bring your work log, resumes, cover letters, codebook, and
spreadsheet to the front table. Put them in your Supervisors’ box and do
not staple them.Please pick up one “R” and one “A”
card
Class Agenda
General Announcements Dale Carnegie Professionalism FeedbackResearch Methods Paper Introduction Meeting with Your Supervisor on Hypothetical Executive Summary
Job/Internship OpportunitiesEveryone should have an ORANGELINK Profile- NO EXCEPTIONS! This is the SU job/internship database that recruiters and career services use when hiring from. You must go to career services to set it up- from there you can access Orangelink from MysliceThese companies are currently recruiting as SU and have posted positions. Select “Campus Interviews I Qualify For” on Orangelink
Macy’s
Bloomingdales
Hartford Financial Services
Ernst & Young
FactSet Consulting
Grant Thornton
JP Morgan
Johnson & Johnson
GE
Morgan Stanley
Spring Career FairTuesday, February 5, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm- Flanagan Gymnasium
Web Survey AccessIf you need access to the PAF surveymonkey account- email your Supervisor and they will send you the information.
MaxPal Problems
Help desk open M-F, 1-3pm
Logistics
If surveys are being mailed to the office please make sure it is clearly marked as your project.Example: Public Affairs Program – PAF 315
Attn: EFR Research Consultant 102 Maxwell Hall Syracuse, NY 13244
Confidentiality of the Project
The only person who can receive your report or your data is your client.
Unless your client gives you permission to send it to someone else.
Survey DesignAny questions from last week’s discussion with Carol and Coplin?Remember Carol Dwyer is available to review surveys and assist in designing them.It is required that if you meet with Carol, you send a thank-you email to Carol and copy your Supervisor. Thank you notes are very important in the real world!!!
Agendas/Work LogsIf you haven’t already, make sure you see Coplin or your TA if your contract, agenda or work log said “See Me” or “See A/L/S” (Ashley/Lauren/Stromecki aka Amanda). Coplin is usually available between 1:45 and 2:15.
Be responsible & pick up your papers. We’ve made a list of people who did not.
Revised agendas are due in 3 weeks 2/20
Dale Carnegie PresentationsLin Han Zachary ReimersGill KorenJeannette HannaNicole OsborneIvan RoblesJonathan LeeTimothy Quinn
Professionalism Criteria
Taking Responsibility including time management Oral and Written CommunicationWorking with people Asking and Answering the Right Questions Solving Problems
Professionalism GradingYour supervisor will send you an email by Friday afternoon each week, that’s looks like:
Taking Responsibility including time management (+) met with Carol early to finalize survey Oral and Written Communication (-) sent bad emailWorking with people (0)Asking and Answering the Right Questions (0)Solving Problems (0)
At the end of the semester, all “+” and “-” will be added up. For example:A student with 6 pluses and 5 minuses will receive one extra credit
point on the top of their overall 315 grade
You can gain up to 5 points or lose up to 10 points on your overall 315 grade.
Research Methods Paper- 15 Points
This paper is designed to develop and test your analytical skills for dealing with simple quantitative dataSeveral chapters in the Maxwell Manual will be helpful “Is that a Fact?” is crucial All materials has been covered in class- SO PAY ATTENTION
Research Methods Paper Template
Found on the 315 website under “Assignments-Week 3 ”How to use the template:
Insert your double-spaced answers below each of the corresponding questionsRemember to put your name on the grade sheet(Just like a 101 module)
Research Method Template
Go to word document on the WebQuestions 1-5
Question 4 and 5 Mini-Workshop
Two BIG Questions to ask about data and findings
Representativeness Accurate
GET THIS STRAIGHT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
Accuracy vs. Representativeness
Example: I am conducting a survey of drinking habits of 315 students. I send out a survey and every student responds.•Is the sample representative?•Is the data accurate?
Accuracy vs. Representativeness Workshop
Hold up “A” when you see a slide that describes accuracy.
Hold up “R” when you see a slide that describes representativeness.
Comparisons based on gender were not possible due to a lack of information about the target population.
Accuracy or Representativeness?
Accuracy or Representativeness?
Respondents may have been compelled to provide positive responses because of fear that the agency would be displeased with negative feedback.
Accuracy or Representativeness?
The data for the target population concerning this variable is a year old. This implies that those respondents in the age ranges 0-21 and 65+ may be under represented in the sample, while those between the ages of 22 and 64 may be over represented. Since people’s standards and opinions are likely to fluctuate as they age, this difference may have impacted the results.
Accuracy or Representativeness?
Since the survey’s intent was to rate satisfaction levels for the various services ENABLE offered, the people who are more likely to respond are those who have extreme opinions on the services.
Certain questions did not have consistent scales. One such example is question six in which “timely manner” was not explained in concrete terms and therefore may have been interpreted differently by different respondents.
Accuracy or Representativeness?
Representativeness AND Size
Size of sample versus size of target population. Small target population—under 500, close to 100% as possible. Page 43 of Maxwell Manual Large –over 500—greater than 1000, use confidence interval table. Page 47 of Maxwell Manual
Samplen=30
Target Population
N=100Difference
Male 35% 65% +30%
Female 55% 45% -10%
Use this Table Format in you Paper
Use this format when comparing sample to target population
Gender Representativeness
Research Methods Paper
We will go over the rest of the questions next week
Dale Carnegie Next week, 2/6
Conor SullivanJack DonischNicholas ImpsonArianna RogersCelina BridgesEnith SanchezAsha ShirwaCatherine Warren
Supervisor Meeting
Hypothetical Executive Summary Training
Hypothetical Executive Summary
Packet you have contains:A sample Executive SummaryA formatting guideA writing guideline
Use these handouts when creating your Hypothetical Executive Summary. You will bring 3 hard copies and one electronic copy next week.
Hypothetical Executive Summary
Estimate (make up) data for methods section and findings.We’ll review them in class. Then you’ll fix them and turn them in, so bring an electronic copy (email or thumb drive). That way you won’t have to start from scratch.
*Due Next Week*
Due Next Week
LinkedIn ProfileYou must create a LinkedIn profile (linkedin.com)You must “friend” Amanda (Stromecki), Ashley (Burke) and Lauren (Ottaviano) or you will lose points
Reference LetterBring hard copy to class next week
Reference LetterWritten in 3rd person so it’s as if it was written by Coplin
Center your name at the top300 words or lessSingle spaced within paragraphs, double spaced between paragraphsTimes New Roman sized 12
Write about any interaction you’ve had with Coplin (i.e. TAing, coursework, special projects)Begin the letter with the following sentence, “I first met (your name) in (fall/spring) (year)”
RemindersNext Class, 2/6:
Work Log (just like every week)LinkedIn ProfileReference Letter3 Copies of Hypothetical Executive Summary Bring an electronic copy of hypothetical executive summary on thumb drive or in email.
In 2 weeks, 2/13:Research Methods Paper due