Assignment 1 Qualitative Research Manuscript Critique, Assignment 2 Quantitative Methodology

Assignment 1 Qualitative Research Manuscript Critique, Assignment 2 Quantitative Methodology.

Assignment 1: Qualitative Research Manuscript Critique

In this module we expanded our knowledge about qualitative methodology. By Wednesday, April 8, 2015 complete the following research manuscript critique for the Qualitative research manuscript you selected in Module 1. Provide feedback to at least two of your peers by Friday, April 10, 2015.

Manuscript Reference

Type of Study: Qualitative

  • Type of Study:
  • Research Topic:
  • Purpose of the Study:
  • Theoretical Framework: (Identify the theoretical/conceptual framework)
  • Specific Research Questions/ Philosophical Underpinnings:

Sample:

  • Qualitative Research method design: case study, ethnography, phenomenology, document reviews, etc.
  • Procedure/Paradigms: (How was the data collected? What was the sampling strategy used?)-+
  • Variables/Concepts: What was examined in this research?
  • Rigor: How was rigor assured? Discuss credibility, dependability, transferability and goodness as appropriate.
  • Data collection/ analysis: Discuss data collection, analysis and saturation.
  • Consent: What type of consent, if any, was obtained from the participants?

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources

 

Assignment 2: Quantitative Methodology

Your research question may or may not be appropriately answered using Quantitative Research methodology. In this assignment you will apply what you have learned about quantitative methodology from the readings and the Assignment 1 discussion to your own research question. If your research question is best answered using Quantitative methodology, stick with it and complete the critique below. If not, how might you alter your question so that it may be answered using quantitative methodology? Although research is driven by questions, for this assignment we are going to turn it around so we may explore the benefits and differences of various types of methodologies. Adjust your question to fit a quantitative design and complete the critique below.

For example: The question “What are the perceptions of students regarding their experiences with faculty mentors” is best answered by gathering qualitative data through unstructured interviews via email correspondence. This question could become a quantitative question by altering the question to “What types of interactions do students value most with their faculty mentors?” To answer this quantitative question we could survey 250 students using an instrument identifying 15 functions of a faculty mentor on a likert scale (very helpful to not helpful).

By Thursday, April 9, 2015 complete the following dissertation critique for the Quantitative research you propose.

  1. Research Topic:
  2. Purpose of the Study:
  3. Overarching Research Question:
  4. Specific Research Questions/ Hypotheses:
  5. Type of Study: Quantitative
  6. Variables: Identify the Dependent and Independent Variables.
  7. Quantitative Research method design: survey, experimental, quasi-experimental, pretest/posttest control group, cross-sectional, longitudinal, etc.
  8. Instrument(s) analysis: Identify potential measures that will help to answer your research questions and discuss their reliability and validity.
  9. Data analysis: Discuss the statistical software, if any, that will be used in analysis of the data and the type of analyses that may be included. Discuss the anticipated generalizability of the results.
  10. Consent: What type of consent, if any, will be obtained from the participants?

*If your topic was not originally best suited for a quantitative design: What did you need to change to adjust your research to fit a quantitative design? How does this design address your overarching topic differently? Discuss the differences in the type of information you would gain by using this research design.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

 

.Assignment 3: Qualitative Methodology

Your research question may or may not be appropriately answered using Qualitative Research methodology. In this assignment you will apply what you have learned about qualitative methodology from the readings and the Assignment 1 discussion to your own research question. If your research question is best answered using Qualitative methodology, stick with it and complete the critique below. If not, how might you alter your question so that it may be answered using qualitative methodology? Although research is driven by questions, for this assignment we are going to turn it around so we may explore the benefits and differences of various types of methodologies. Adjust your question to fit a qualitative design and complete the critique below.

For instance, if you are asking the question “What are the most effective interactions students have with faculty mentors?” which is best investigated using quantitative methodology, you can ask a similar question “What are the perceptions of students regarding their experiences with faculty mentors” that would be answered best using qualitative methodology including unstructured interviews.

By Friday, April 10, 2015 complete the following research critique for the Qualitative research you propose.

  1. Research Topic:
  2. Purpose of the Study:
  3. Overarching Research Question:
  4. Specific Research Questions/ Hypotheses:
  5. Type of Study: Qualitative
  •  Qualitative Research method design: (case study, ethnography, phenomenology, document reviews, etc.)
  • Procedure/Paradigms: (How was the data collected? What was the sampling strategy used?)
  • Variables/Concepts: (What will you examine in this research?)
  • Rigor: (How will rigor be assured? Discuss credibility, dependability, transferability and confirmability as appropriate.)
  • Data collection/ analysis: (Discuss data collection, analysis and saturation.)
  • Consent: (What type of consent, if any, will be obtained from the participants?)
  • If your topic was not originally best suited for a qualitative design: What did you need to change to adjust your research to fit a qualitative design? How does this design address your overarching topic differently? Discuss the differences in the type of information you would gain by using this research design.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

 

Assignment 1 Qualitative Research Manuscript Critique, Assignment 2 Quantitative Methodology

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