Research Methods
Question (CXU5a) (Separate Paper) Due March 28th 2018
Evaluating Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Quantitative Research Designs
Write a critique of the research study in which you:
- Evaluate the research questions and hypotheses using the Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist as a guide
- Identify the type of quantitative research design used and explain how the researchers implemented the design
- Analyze alignment among the theory, problem, purpose, research questions and hypotheses, and design
Question (CXU6a) (Separate Paper) Due March 28th 2018
Write an explanation of a threat to internal validity and a threat to external validity in quantitative research. Next, explain a strategy to mitigate each of these threats. Then, identify a potential ethical issue in quantitative research and explain how it might influence design decisions. Finally, explain what it means for a research topic to be amenable to scientific study using a quantitative approach.
Question (CXU6b) (Separate Paper) Due March 28th 2018
Annotate one quantitative research article from a peer-reviewed journal on a topic of your interest.
- Provide the reference list entry for this article in APA Style followed by a three-paragraph annotation that includes:
- A summary
- An analysis
- An application as illustrated in this example
- Format your annotation in Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced. A separate References list page is not needed for this assignment.
- Submit your annotation.
Question (CXU7a) (Separate Paper) Due March 28th 2018
Write a critique of the research study in which you:
- Evaluate the research questions using the Research Questions and Hypotheses Checklist as a guide
- Identify the type of qualitative research approach used and explain how the researchers implemented the design
- Analyze alignment among the theoretical or conceptual framework, problem, purpose, research questions, and design
Question (CXU8a) (Separate Paper) Due March 28th 2018
Write an explanation of two criteria for evaluating the quality of qualitative research designs. Next, explain how these criteria are tied to epistemological and ontological assumptions underlying philosophical orientations and the standards of your discipline. Then, identify a potential ethical issue in qualitative research and explain how it might influence design decisions. Finally, explain what it means for a research topic to be amenable to scientific study using a qualitative approach.
Question (CXU8a) (Separate Paper) Due March 28th 2018
- Annotate one qualitative research article from a peer-reviewed journal on a topic of your interest.
- Provide the reference list entry for this article in APA Style followed by a three-paragraph annotation that includes:
- A summary
- An analysis
- An application as illustrated in this example
- Format your annotation in Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced. A separate References list page is not needed for this assignment.