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Business Research Methods, 11e, Cooper/Schindler
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>cases
NCR Country Club started out as a benefit for thousands of
National Cash Register employ-
ees. By the late 1990s, those employees were aging rapidly and
the core membership needed
to be increased. NCRCC offers two golf courses. One is an
award winning, championship-
hosting course on the PGA tour. But it wasn’t attracting new
members, especially younger
families. This case is about a membership study done as part of
a larger management
initiative to evaluate several strategic directions the club might
take to expand its member-
ship. www.ncrcountryclub.com
>Abstract
>The Scenario
NCR Country Club (NCRCC) started in 1954 as an employee
benefit of the National
Cash Register Co. but is now an open-membership club. This
country club located
in Kettering, Ohio (near Dayton), hosts two 18-hole golf
courses. The NCR South
course, a par 71 championship course of 6,824 yards of heavily
wooded rolling
countryside, the site of the 1996 PGA Championship, the 1986

U.S. Open, and the
1998 U.S. Mid-Amateur, is consistently ranked by Golf Digest
as one of the top
100 courses in the United States. The prairie-links style of the
North course, a
6,358-yard par 70 course, is considered challenging. In
southwestern Ohio, the
active golf season usually lasts from May through October.
Within a 30-minute radius
of NCRCC, the avid golfer will find eight other private golf and
country clubs as well
as 29 public golf clubs and courses.
In 1997, after the purchase of NCR Corporation by AT&T,
AT&T provided
a $4.0 million interest-free loan to raze the original clapboard-
sided clubhouse and
replace it with an all-brick colonial-style facility. Boasting both
formal and informal,
inside and outside eating facilities as well as banquet and party
rooms, the members
voted that the new clubhouse would be totally smoke-free. The
rich cherrywood
paneling and the hunter green and burgundy décor mellow the
high-ceiling, interior
spaces. Golf memberships are $20,000 with social (nongolf)
memberships at $1,000
each. NCR employees did not and do not pay membership fees
to join. Additionally,
each member must spend $150 per quarter in dining receipts and
pay $225 (golf) or
$160 (social) in annual dues.
Needing to attract new members to support the renovated
facility after AT&T
divested itself of NCR and given the growing age of its

members, NCRCC
implemented an aggressive membership campaign in 1998. The
goal was to bring
golf memberships to 680 and attract as many social
memberships as possible. After
only moderate success, NCRCC commissioned McMahon Group
to assist with
strategic planning.
NCRCC: Teeing Up a
New Strategic Direction
Used with permission of
Pamela S. Schindler
©2001.
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McMahon Group specializes in providing research and strategic
consulting to golf
clubs and full-service golfing facilities. “Golf club membership
within the United States
is perceived as a discretionary luxury of life. NCR faces a
similar situation found
elsewhere in clubs around the country—an older satisfied
membership which sees
no reason to change what they perceive to be a good thing,”
shared Frank Vain,
president of McMahon Group. “With NCR, we faced another
wrinkle. Because
NCR was once corporately owned, NCR retirees and current
employees saw

membership as an entitlement, a right.”
After McMahon’s First Impressions visit (a free on-site
assessment where a
club specialist tours facilities, collects information on
membership and operations,
and discusses industry trends with strategic planning
committees), NCRCC’s board
hired McMahon to provide direction and assistance to NCRCC’s
strategic planning
committee. “Historically, NCRCC has a 7 percent penetration
rate among NCR
employees. NCR’s employee pool was trending smaller,
providing continuing
downward pressure on NCRCC membership,” explained Vain.
“With membership
segments of NCR retirees (1/3 of members) and current NCR
employees (another
1/3 of members) getting less numerous each year, only the
segment comprised of
non-NCR affiliates provides an opportunity for growth. NCRCC
needs to become
a stand-alone club to survive.”
McMahon Group conducted six focus groups at NCRCC on
December 3–4,
1998, involving 43 members, seven nonmembers, and 12
employees. Especially
among younger members (under 46) and nonmembers, a golf-
only club was less
attractive than the full service array that some other area
country clubs offered. A
consistent theme was that members did not feel they received
the overall level of
service at NCRCC that they expected from a fine private
country club, whether it

be in the dining operation or on the golf course. Staff members
were frustrated that
meeting the board’s profit directive was often counterproductive
to a high level of
service. The NCRCC board directed McMahon Group to conduct
a membership
study to explore the feasibility of adding additional facilities,
including swimming and
fitness facilities to attract younger adults and families with
children.
McMahon Group distributed mail surveys to 1,650 members and
their spouses
in January 1999 (see Exhibit C-NCR 1–2). A return rate of 57
percent and 48
percent, respectively, netted 886 usable surveys. Data were
interpreted at ±3% (or
±0.1) at the 95 percent confidence level. Due to McMahon’s
extensive consulting
and research experience with golf facilities nationwide, it was
able to compare
NCRCC’s membership survey results with those of members of
80 other country
clubs.
>The Research
NCRCC: Teeing Up a New Strategic Direction
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Overall, 72 percent of NCRCC members were either satisfied or

very satisfied.
This is slightly less than the 79 percent satisfaction level for
other clubs. Only 12
percent are very satisfied, with other clubs averaging 21
percent. The group with the
highest dissatisfaction rate (19 percent dissatisfied or very
dissatisfied) was the key
55–64 age group, with the under 46 group generating 11 percent
dissatisfaction.
While members currently saw the club as an “Adult Golf and
Dining Club” (63
percent), many believed its future would need to incorporate
facilities for children, if
the club were to remain competitive for new members. This was
especially true for
those members under age 46.
Most current members joined for golf (80 percent either
important or very
important) or dining (77 percent either important or very
important). Most members
were satisfied with golf (81 percent either satisfied [29 percent]
or very satisfied [69
percent]). However, level of satisfaction was lower with the
over 65 group when it
came to course layout (58 percent very satisfied) and condition
(77 percent very
satisfied). Fewer members were satisfied with dining (49
percent either satisfied or
very satisfied). However, even given some dissatisfaction, 61
percent felt their
membership was a good value.
The 37th Hole, the casual dining facility, generated concerns
about speed of
service (27 percent either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied),

professionalism of wait
staff (19 percent either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied), and
menu variety (36 percent
either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied). The same concerns
surfaced in the formal
dining area, with menu variety and meal-to-meal consistency
generating the highest
dissatisfaction scores. It is very important for NCRCC to
provide casual adult dining
(95 percent either very important or important), but less so for
casual family dining
(78 percent), outdoor dining (69 percent), formal dining (44
percent), men’s grill
(37 percent), and women’s grill (22 percent). Dining prices are
seen as the same (65
percent lunch, 48 percent dinner) or higher (32 percent lunch,
47 percent dinner)
than other clubs and restaurants frequented by members.
Members overwhelmingly
continue to endorse the no-smoking rule (97 percent formal
dining, 94 percent 37th
Hole, 83 percent bar/lounge).
“Members think of NCRCC as first a golf club, but the golf
wasn’t meeting
expectations. Second, members see NCRCC as a dining club,
but the members
were dissatisfied with the casual dining product and service,”
shared Vain.
Survey results offered good and bad news. Additional facilities
would not
be attractions to most current members, but many members are
interested in improving
the current facilities. Fully 59 percent, however, were unwilling
to pay higher dues

(including 43 percent of under age 46) to obtain the changes
they found attractive.
>Some Results
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“New facilities were an attraction for the non-NCR affiliated
segment,”
summarized Vain in discussing what McMahon Group shared
with the strategic
planning committee following the completion of the study.
“New facilities, especially
swimming, fitness, and outdoor dining, provide the best
opportunity to broaden the
attraction of the club.”
• 74% golf (single or family) and 24% social, with 2%
corporate
memberships.
• 65% are (23%) or had been (42%) employed at NCR.
• 55% male, 45% female.
• In each of four age groups:
• Under 46 (19%)
• 46–55 (23%)
• 56–65 (26%)
• 66 or older (33%)

• 74% lived within seven miles of NCRCC.
• 42% had been members for 20 or more years.
• 78% did not have children (under age 21) living at home.
• 41% belonged to a swimming/tennis club (15%) or fitness
facility (26%).
• 81% reside in the Kettering-Dayton area year round.
Facility Additions
Swimming pool 30 60
Tennis courts 22 36
Health and fitness center 30 49
Spa 30 58
Activities
For adults 26 40
For families 23 53
For children 18 47
>Who Answered the survey
All Members Members under 46
(% ) (% )
Improving the driving range (Important or Very Important)
36
Improving short game practice area
(Important or Very Important) 40
Current Facility Alterations
Expanding bar/lounge (Important or Very Important) 41

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1 Build the management-research question hierarchy, through
the investiga-
tive questions stage. Then compare your list with the
measurement
questions asked.
2 Given the research question, how appropriate were the
measurement
questions?
3 Describe the sampling strategy. How appropriate were the
various sam-
pling design decisions?
4 What, if any, problems did you find with the questionnaire as
a whole?
Consider structure, directions, question order, question
phrasing, appropri-
ateness of response strategy chosen, etc.
5 If you were McMahon Group, how would you present the
findings of your
study to the NCRCC board? Explain the rationale for your
chosen method.
6 Given the data presented in the case:
7 What would you recommend to the board of NCRCC with
respect to
adding facilities like tennis courts, a swimming pool, a spa, a
fitness
center, and a year-round driving range?

8 What would you recommend to the board of NCRCC with
respect to
adding or changing programming activities like social activities
for adults,
families with children, and children?
9 What would you recommend with respect to changing current
operations?
>>>>>Discussion
>Sources Frank Vain, president, McMahon Group, provided the
instrument and data with the permission of Larry
Appleby, general manager, NCR Country Club in November
1999. Used with permission of Pamela S.
Schindler and Donald R. Cooper, Business Research Methods,
7/e, Burr Ridge, IL: McGraw-Hill, © 2001.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please complete the questionnaire, answering all questions that
pertain to your interests at the Club. If you do not par-
ticipate in a particular Club activity and do not feel qualified to
respond to the questions regarding that activity, please
leave those questions blank or indicate “No Opinion” and move
on to the next question. Note: Space is provided at the
end of the questionnaire for your written comments and
suggestions.
Completed questionnaires should be mailed in the enclosed
postage-paid envelope by the date printed on the cover let-

ter directly to McMahon Group at 884 Woods Mill Road, Suite
201, St. Louis, MO 63011.
IMPORTANT: Completely fill in the ovals that correspond to
your answers for each question with either a pen or a pen-
cil. The surveys will be electronically scanned. Please do not
make extra marks on the questionnaire except in the space
provided for written responses at the end of the survey.
1. Please indicate your “overall” satisfaction with NCR Country
Club:
2. Which of the following best represents what you feel (1) is
currently and (2) should be the primary purpose of NCR
Country Club? (Please mark only one per column.)
(1) Currently (2) Should be
A family oriented, full service country club with activities for
children. ❍ ❍
An adult oriented, full service country club with limited
activities for children. ❍ ❍
A golf and dining club primarily for adults. ❍ ❍
A golf club primarily for adults. ❍ ❍
3. Using a scale from “5” (Very Important) to “1” (Very
Unimportant), how important were each of the following to
you in your decision to join NCR Country Club?
To meet new friends ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Club location

—in relation to home ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
—in relation to work ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Club social functions ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
EXHIBIT C-NCR 1–2 NCR Country Club Membership Survey*
(continued)
*This survey has been reformatted from its original design to fit
the specifications of this text. Neither the questions nor the
essence of the
design has been modified.
Fill in your answers like this �
Not like ❍� or ❍✗ or ❍
(1) Currently (2) Should be
(5) Very (4) (3) (2) (1) Very
Important Important Neutral Unimportant Unimportant
(5) Very Satisfied (4) Satisfied (3) Neutral (2) Dissatisfied (1)
Very Dissatisfied
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(5) Very (4) (3) (2) (1) Very

(5) Very (4) (3) (2) (1) Very
Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Dissatisfied
Friends were/are members ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Parents were/are members ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Exclusivity of club’s members ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Affiliation with NCR Corporation ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Competitive initiation fee ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Private parties/banquets ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Reputation of club ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Dining ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Golf ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Availability of 36 holes of golf ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
“Top 100” ranking of golf course ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
4. Please indicate your satisfaction with these characteristics of
your Club’s Board of Trustees, Committees,
and Management:
BOARD
Communication with the membership ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Degree to which board is representative
of membership ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

COMMITTEES
Effectiveness of Club committees ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
MANAGEMENT/STAFF
Effectiveness of Club management ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Responsiveness to member questions
and suggestions ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Overall level of service provided
by Club’s management & staff ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
5. Please indicate how important each of the following Club
activities/services is to you and also how satisfied you are
with each:
Rating scale: 5 = Very satisfied, 4 = Satistifed, 3 = Neutral, 2 =
Dissatisfied, 1= Very dissatisfied, N.O. = No opinion
Rating scale: 5 = Very important, 4 = Important, 3 = Neutral, 2
= Unimportant, 1 = Very unimportant, N.O. = No opinion
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(5) Very (4) (3) (2) (1) Very
Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Dissatisfied
SATISFACTION IMPORTANCE

5 4 3 2 1 N.O. 5 4 3 2 1 N.O.
Golf ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Dining ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Club social functions ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Private parties ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Children’s activities ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Family activities ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
6. Please respond to the following statement: “I receive good
value for the cost of my membership at NCR Country Club.”
7. Please respond to the following statement: “There are a
sufficient number of social activities at the club that appeal to
my age and interest group.”
8. Do you have access to the Internet?
❍ Yes ❍ No
Are you aware the club has an Interent website?
❍ Yes ❍ No
Would you like e-mail notifications from the Club on a regular
basis?
❍ Yes ❍ No
9. Please indicate your satisfaction with the following aspects

of the Club’s newsletter, The Mulligan, and also Club
communication in general.
Newsletter Content
Notification of upcoming events ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Membership activities and stories ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Club business (reports from board
committees) ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Newsletter appearance/format ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Newsletter timeliness ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Club communication in general ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
(5) Strongly Agree (4) Agree (3) Neutral (2) Disagree (1)
Strongly Disagree No opinion
❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
738 CASES
Rating Scale: 5 = Very satisfied, 4 = Satisfied, 3 = Neutral, 2 =
Dissatisfied, 1 = Very dissatisfied, N.O. = No opinion

Section II. Golf
IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE GOLF FACILITIES
AND OPERATIONS, PLEASE SKIP TO THE
NEXT SECTION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE.
10. Please indicate your satisfaction with these aspects of the
SOUTH and NORTH golf courses:
SOUTH COURSE NORTH COURSE
5 4 3 2 1 N.O. 5 4 3 2 1 N.O.
Course layout ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Overall course condition ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Course landscaping
(flowers and plantings) ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Tee box condition ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Condition of fairways ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Condition of greens ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Condition of bunkers ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
SOUTH COURSE NORTH COURSE
5 4 3 2 1 N.O. 5 4 3 2 1 N.O.
Irrigation ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Drainage ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

Condition of cart paths ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Course restrooms ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Availability ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Condition ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Availability of drinking
water ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Beverage cart availability ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
11. Please indicate your satisfaction with these aspects of the
golf operations at the Club:
(answer survey for question 11 on the following page)
CASES 739
(5) Very (4) (3) (2) (1) Very No
Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Dissatisfied Opinion
Golf Pro Shop
Interior appearance ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Pro Shop cleanliness ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Merchandise selection ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

Pro Shop service ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Pro Shop prices ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Pro lessons ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Bag drop service ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Bag storage and club cleaning service ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Cart service ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Cart cleanliness ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Practice range
Condition ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Size ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Range ball condition ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Speed of play ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Tournaments
Quality ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Value for price ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Format of tournaments ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Adult golf programs (i.e., leagues) ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Junior golf programs ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍

Tee time reservation system ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Halfway House
Hours of operation ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Service ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Menu variety ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
12. How do you feel about the overall use of the golf course as
it now exists at the club?
(5) (4) Somewhat (3) (2) Not Quite (1)
Excessive Excessive Fine as Is Dissatisfied Not Enough
Amount of time available for casual,
open member play ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Amount of time permitted for guest use ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Amount of time available for junior play ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
(continued)
(5) (4) Somewhat (3) (2) Not Quite (1)
Excessive Excessive Fine as Is Dissatisfied Not Enough
Number of member-scheduled

events/tournaments ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Number of nonmember outings
on Mondays ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Number of nonmember outings on days
other than Mondays ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
13. Please respond to the following statement: “If the Club had
a caddy program I would support the program and use
caddies on a regular basis when I play golf.”
14. Please indicate your satisfaction regarding these aspects of
the dining in the 37th HOLE, the MEMBERS’ DINING
ROOM, and for PRIVATE PARTIES:
MEMBERS’
37th HOLE DINING ROOM PRIVATE PARTIES
5 4 3 2 1 N.O. 5 4 3 2 1 N.O. 5 4 3 2 1 N.O.
Service:
Staff appearance ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Speed of service ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Friendliness of
wait staff ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Professionalism/
training of wait staff ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
❍
Food:

Quality—Food well
prepared ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Food presentation
(visually pleasing) ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Meal-to-meal
consistency ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Menu variety ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
(continued)
❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Rating scale: 5 = Very satisfied, 4 = Satisfied, 3 = Neutral, 2 =
Dissatisfied, 1 = Very dissatisfied, N.O. = No opinion
740 CASES
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MEMBERS’
37th HOLE DINING ROOM PRIVATE PARTIES
5 4 3 2 1 N.O. 5 4 3 2 1 N.O. 5 4 3 2 1 N.O.

Other:
Ambiance/décor
of rooms ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Wine list/selections ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
❍
Value for the price ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Party planning assistance ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
❍ ❍ ❍
Party follow-up by staff ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
❍ ❍
15. How important is it for the Club to provide each of the
following dining styles?
(5) Very (4) (3) (2) (1) Very
Casual adult dining ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Casual family dining ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Formal dining (coat & tie required) ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Outdoor dining ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Men’s grill ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Women’s grill ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
16. How do the Club’s prices compare to the prices charged for

similar meals at other clubs and restaurants you visit
regularly? Please compare similar dining experiences (i.e.,
dining in the 37th Hole should be compared to dining in
a casual, grill-type restaurant and dining in the Members’
Dining Room should be compared to a more upscale-type
restaurant).
(5) Much (4) (3) About (2) Somewhat (1) Much
The Club’s prices are . . . Lower Lower the same Higher Higher
Lunch ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Dinner ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Private parties ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Social events ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Wine ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Cocktails ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
17. Please respond to the following statement: “The clubhouse
should remain a totally nonsmoking facility.”
❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍
Section IV: The Future

18. Listed below are examples of new facilities or additional
services the Club may consider adding in the future.
Using a scale from “5” (Very important) to “1” (Very
unimportant), please …
Areas of Study Paper
IDS 201
Spring 2020
Total Points: 200
DUE IN CLASS – Thursday, March 12
(Note: You will lost 5% off your grade for
each day you submit it after the due
date, so make sure to submit it on
time.)
Overview: Before you can begin doing
interdisciplinary work, you first need to
demonstrate a basicunderstanding of the disciplines
(also known as areasof study)
you have selected to frame your individualized degree.
The Areas of Study Paper
gives you the opportunity to do just that.
This assignment is designed for you to gain a
more comprehensive understanding of
your disciplines’ perspectives and to get a sense
of how specialists trained in these
disciplines think. Specifically, you will conduct
somebasicresearch on the two or
threedisciplines you have chosen to structure your
degree program and writea
paper in which you address the following

questions for EACH of your disciplines:
• What is the history of this discipline? How
did the discipline come into being?
• Are theresub-fields (or sub-disciplines) within
the discipline? If so, identify
them and explain which sub-field you find to be
the most interesting.
• What phenomena do professionals in the
discipline typically investigate?
Provide specific examples.
• What types of careers do people trained in
this discipline pursue?
• What kinds of research methods do they
typically use? To address this
component of the assignment, identify at least
one major research method
commonly used in each discipline you are writing
about.
• What is the name of at least one
professional/academic association
pertaining to this discipline? Briefly describe the
association's goals.
*** In the conclusion, your paper must explain
and describe how it is that you have
chosen thesetwo (or three) disciplines for your
areasof concentration in your
pursuit of an Multidisciplinary Studies or Social
Science Studies degree. You are the
link between thesedisciplines. What is it in
you that brought them together? How do

your interests, abilities, and professional goals fit
into thesedisciplines? (If
applicable, feel free to draw upon what you wrote in
your intellectual autobiography
in addressing thesequestions.)
Formatting: The paper should be at least full 5
pages, double-spaced. It should also
include a separate works cited or referencespage.
That is, the works cited or
referencespage should not be included in the 5
page count.
In the upper left-hand corner, include a single-
spaced heading that includes your
name, the course name (IDS 201), and the
date. Center the title “Areas of Study
Paper” (without quotation marks) at the top of
the page. Do not use more than 1
line of spacing between the heading and the title.
Do not use more than 1 line of
spacing between the title and the first line of text.
Use 1-inch margins and a
standard font such as 12 pointTimes New Roman.
Tips
Tip 1: Please understand that this is a
research paper, not an opinion paper —
which means your argumentsand claims must be
supported by appropriate
referencesand sources. Be sure to cite your sources
properly with one of the
following citation styles: MLA, APA, or

Chicago. The IDS Subject Librarian, has
created a research guide with information about
how to cite sources, so take a look:
http://guides.library.unlv.edu/IDS201. Another strategy
for citation is to check the
works-cited page or footnotes of any article or
book in your areasof study to see
what format they typically use, and then simply follow
the way they've cited their
sources. Make sure to follow a consistent citation
style throughout your paper.
Tip 2: To reiterate, make sure to cite any sources
you reference in your paper, even
when you are not using direct quotes. Failure
to cite sources properly (even
unintentionally!) constitutes plagiarism, which
will result in 0 points for the
assignment. It will also be reported to the UNLV
Academic Misconduct Committee.
There are many different types of plagiarism,
so take a look at the following link so
that you can avoid plagiarizing the work of others
in any way:
http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/.
If you have a
question about whether or not somethingconstitutes
plagiarism, don’t hesitate to
ask before the assignment is due!
Tip 3: Use quotes sparingly and do not include
quotes that are longer than 3
lines; it is much better to paraphrase
others’ ideasin your own words and use
appropriate citations.

Tip 4: Take time to find the best possible sources of
information and choose your
sources carefully. In otherwords, do not rely on
either dictionaries or Wikipediaor
Yahoo! Answers. Instead, consult your course notes,
assigned readings, professors,
departmental websites at UNLV and otherwell-known
universities, leading
academic journals (accessible through the UNLV
Library Database), and websites of
professional academic associations. The IDS Subject
Librarian has created a
research guide to help you find credible sources
for this assignment, so take a look:
http://guides.library.unlv.edu/IDS201.
Tip 5: Make the time investment to do library
research (using the UNLV online
database search is okay) — it will pay off
ten-fold as you progress in your IDS
degree and in otherareasof your education.
Tip 6: Make sure to proofread carefully after you
have written your paper to catch
silly errors.
Grading Criteria:
Basic Guidelines
Do you follow the instructions? Do you
address ALL the questions listed in the
assignment?

Understanding Do you identify and describe the key
elements of at least two academic disciplines?
Drawing
Connections
In the conclusion, do you draw clear
connections between your areasof study and
your own personal and professional goals?
Credible
Sources
Do you use and properly cite credible sources
of information?
Organization Does your writing flow logically? Do
you use transitions appropriately?
Styleand
Correctness
Do you adopt a scholarly (as opposed to a
conversational)tone in your writing? Does
your post contain 0-2 errors in spelling/
grammar?
• You will receive an A on this assignment if
you demonstrate excellence in
each category listed above.
• You will receive a B on this assignment if
you have minor deficits in 1-2 of the

categories listed above.
• You will receive a C on this assignment if
you have major deficits in any 1 (or
minor deficits in 3) of the categories listed
above.
• You will not receive a passing grade if
you have major deficits in any 2 of the
categories listed above.
BUSI600 Case Assignment Grading Rubric 90 points
Content – 70%
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Not present
Case Analysis
18 to 20 points
Insightful throughout. Completely developed all relevant
information. Critical issues and key problems that supported the
Case Analysis were clearly identified, analyzed, and supported.
17 points
Specific, solid. Less carefully developed. Some insights.
Critical issues and key problems that supported the Case
Analysis were partially identified, analyzed, and supported.
1 to 16 points
Vague, obvious, underdeveloped, or too broad. One or more
main issues not identified. Limited evidence of critical thinking.
Critical issues and key problems that supported the Case
Analysis were not clearly identified, analyzed, and supported.
0 points
Several main issues not identified. Oversimplified, vague,

unclear, or cannot be understood. Little or no evidence of
critical thinking. Critical issues and key problems that
supported the Case Analysis were poorly identified, analyzed,
and supported.
Synthesis of course theories/ concepts and case analysis
18 to 20 points
Convincingly interpreted and linked to course theories/
concepts. Considers context and limits of position where
appropriate. Key points were clearly identified and supported
with a well thought out rationale based on applying specific
concepts or analytical frameworks to the data provided in the
case.
17 points
Relevant. Appropriately interpreted and linked to main course
theories/concepts. Key points were partially identified and
supported with a well thought out rationale based on applying
specific concepts or analytical frameworks to the data provided
in the case.
1 to 16 points
A few generalized connections made to course
theories/concepts. Connections not clearly linked to case. Key
points were not identified and supported with a well thought out
rationale based on applying specific concepts or analytical
frameworks to the data provided in the case.
0 points
No clear connections between the facts of the case and relevant
theories/concepts. Key points were poorly identified and
supported with a well thought out rationale based on applying
specific concepts or analytical frameworks to the data provided
in the case.
Application of Scholarly Research
21 to 23 points
Author accurately applied 4 or more scholarly (peer reviewed)
sources.

19 to 20 points
Author accurately applied at least 3 scholarly (peer reviewed)
sources.
1 to 18 points
Author accurately applied 1 or 2 scholarly (peer reviewed)
sources.
0 points
Author did not apply scholarly (peer reviewed) sources.
Structure – 30%
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Not present
Mechanics
9 points
Correct spelling and grammar are used throughout the essay.
There are 0–1 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the
reader from the content.
8 points
There are 2-3 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the
reader from the content.
1 to 7 points
There are more than 3 errors in grammar or spelling that distract
the reader from the content.
0 points
There are more than 5 errors in the grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the content.
APA Style
9 points
There are 0–1 minor errors in APA format in the required items:
title page, running head, font type and size, line spacing,
headings, citations, and references.
8 points
There are 2–3 minor errors in APA format in the required items.
1 to 7 points

There are more than 3 errors in APA format in the required
items.
0 points
A title page is not present and/or there are more than 5 errors in
APA format in the required items.
Word Count
9 points
The minimum word count of 750 words is met or exceeded.
Excluding the cover page and References page(s).
8 points
The word count of 700 words is met. Excluding the cover page
and References page(s).
1 to 7 points
The word count of 650 words is met. Excluding the cover page
and References page(s).
0 points
There are fewer than 650 words. Excluding the cover page and
References page(s).
Total
Professor Comments:
Case Assignments Instructions
You will write a Case Assignments based on the “NCRCC:
Teeing Up a New Strategic Direction” case study. The Case
Assignment must be 750–1,000 words and use current APA
format with a cover page, 1” margins, 12-point font, content, in-
text citations, and a reference page (the word count does not
include the questions, cover page, or reference page). No
abstract is required; simply type the questions as headings and
respond. In addition, you must incorporate 2–4 scholarly
research articles in your response and atleast 1 biblical
integration.

· Case Assignment 4 will answer case discussion questions 8-9
(see page 5 of the NCRCC case).
-Questions are below:
8. What would you recommend to the board of NCRCC with
respect to
adding or changing programming activities like social activities
for adults,
families with children, and children?
9. What would you recommend with respect to changing current
operations?

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