COUC 515 Building a Research Design Assignment Instructions
Overview
In this course you have learned how to find a gap in the research, build a research question, and determine the independent and dependent variables of a study. You have also begun the process of learning how quantitative and qualitative studies report their findings. Now it is time to build your own research design template.
Instructions
For this assignment, you will refer to the feedback you received for the Topic Selection: Final Topic Selection Assignment. You will use the following decision template to build a research design from your Topic Selection: Final Topic Selection Assignment research question. Your answers should be brief, but clear answers to each of the design components.
You will:
- Choose the appropriate research design for your study.
- Provide brief but clear answers using APA format and style to each design component for either a quantitative or qualitative design.
- Be sure to include a title page and abstract and use subheadings for each of the section headings below.
If You Chose a Quantitative Design
| Experimental (Chapter 11) |
Quasi-experimental (Chapter 12) |
Correlational (Chapter 13) |
|
Participants |
Participants |
Participants |
| Who are your participants and their demographics? | Who are your participants and their demographics? | Who are your participants and their demographics? |
|
Methodology |
Methodology |
Methodology |
| Your study uses a between two groups or within-subjects design and randomizes participants. Define which one. Incorporate any methodology changes mentioned in the gap statement(s). State your approved research question. | Your study uses non-equivalent groups or a time-series design. Incorporate any methodology changes mentioned in the gap statement(s). State your approved research question. | Your study uses correlations and/or relationships between variables. Incorporate any methodology changes mentioned in the gap statement(s). State your approved research question. |
|
Data Collection |
Data Collection |
Data |
| How will you collect your data?
What instrument does your study use? What instrument could you add to your study to extend the research? Provide the Cronbach’s alpha for all instruments you will use (See textbook, Page 450). |
How will you collect your data?
What instrument does your study use? What instrument could you add to your study to extend the research? Provide the Cronbach’s alpha for all instruments you will use (See textbook, Page 450). |
How will you collect your data?
What instrument does your study use? What instrument could you add to your study to extend the research? Provide the Cronbach’s alpha for all instruments you will use (See textbook, Page 450). |
If You Chose a Qualitative Design
| Phenomenological Theory
|
Grounded Theory |
|
Participants |
Participants |
| Who are your participants and their demographics? | Who are your participants and their demographics? |
|
Methodology |
Methodology |
| Choose an article that describes the lived experiences of the participants. Use this article to explain phenomenological theory and how this theory supports your study. | Choose an article that describes grounded theory. Use this article to explain grounded theory and how this theory supports your study. |
| Research Questions | Research Questions |
| State your approved research question. Then include no more than five possible interview or survey questions. | State your approved research question. Then include no more than five possible interview or survey questions. |
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Data Collection |
Data Collection |
| How will you collect your data? | How will you collect your data? |
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Data Analysis |
Data Analysis |
| How will you classify & rank data and examine experiences? | What will determine your concept formation or development? What is your rationale for selecting literature and participants? Is there a “codebook”? |
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
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