Research Assignment

Past Research Worksheet

85 points

(Check schedule for due date)

Course Learning Outcomes Achieved: 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 4.2

Directions: The following worksheet contains a list of activities you must complete to help you conduct a literature search for your research project. This means that all research included with this worksheet must relate to your assigned variable. **Note: You should use the articles that you have collected in the previous “Article Submission” assignments for this assignment, unless I have instructed you otherwise.

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Activity #1: Find a quantitative, peer-reviewed scholarly communication journal article that utilizes the variable you listed above. Use that journal article to answer the questions below and properly cite each answer including page numbers. Upload a PDF of the entire article to CANVAS. (Each question is worth 2 points, 3 points for the attached article, 15 points in total).

1. What was the overall purpose of this research study (do not copy and paste the abstract – actually read the article; can paraphrase but still list pg. #)?

2. Provide the conceptual definition (as discussed within the article) for your assigned variable (cite directly from the article and include pg. #)..

3. List ONE of the hypotheses presented in the article that contains your assigned variable (cite directly from the article and include pg. #)..

4. Provide the operational definition (as discussed within the article) for your assigned variable (cite directly from the article and include pg. #).

5. What were the major implications/findings of this study? (can paraphrase but still list pg. #)

6. Briefly describe the weaknesses and limitations that exist in this study. (can paraphrase but still list pg. #)

7. Remember to attach the full article.

Activity #2: Find another quantitative, peer-reviewed scholarly communication journal article that utilizes the variable you listed above. Use that journal article to answer the questions below and properly cite each answer including page numbers. Upload a PDF of the entire article to CANVAS. (Each question is worth 2 points, 3 points for the attached article, 15 points in total).

1. What was the overall purpose of this research study (do not copy and paste the abstract – actually read the article; can paraphrase but still list pg. #)?

2. Provide the conceptual definition (as discussed within the article) for your assigned variable (cite directly from the article and include pg. #)..

3. List ONE of the hypotheses presented in the article that contains your assigned variable (cite directly from the article and include pg. #)..

4. Provide the operational definition (as discussed within the article) for your assigned variable (cite directly from the article and include pg. #).

5. What were the major implications/findings of this study? (can paraphrase but still list pg. #)

6. Briefly describe the weaknesses and limitations that exist in this study. (can paraphrase but still list pg. #)

7. Remember to attach the full article.

Activity #3: Find another quantitative, peer-reviewed scholarly communication journal article that utilizes the variable you listed above. Use that journal article to answer the questions below and properly cite each answer including page numbers. Upload a PDF of the entire article to CANVAS. (Each question is worth 2 points, 3 points for the attached article, 15 points in total).

1. What was the overall purpose of this research study (do not copy and paste the abstract – actually read the article; can paraphrase but still list pg. #)?

2. Provide the conceptual definition (as discussed within the article) for your assigned variable (cite directly from the article and include pg. #)..

3. List ONE of the hypotheses presented in the article that contains your assigned variable (cite directly from the article and include pg. #)..

4. Provide the operational definition (as discussed within the article) for your assigned variable (cite directly from the article and include pg. #).

5. What were the major implications/findings of this study? (can paraphrase but still list pg. #)

6. Briefly describe the weaknesses and limitations that exist in this study. (can paraphrase but still list pg. #)

7. Remember to attach the full article.

Activity #4: Include a proper APA reference page that includes all of the sources utilized above. (40 points).