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Research Design & Pilot Study

Template Credit: Dr. Mai P. Trinh

*Remember to delete all redundant information and sections not applicable to your research approach before submitting.

Template 1. Quantitative Study Design

If the study is a survey

Research topic
The survey design
Purpose of the survey
Survey type
The population and sample
The population
Sampling design and selection process
Sampling frame
Instrumentation
Survey instrument
Sample item
Variables in the study
Data analysis and interpretation
Expected response rate
Concerns about response bias
Example of descriptive analyses
Example of inferential analyses

If the study is an experiment

Research topic
Participants
Sampling
Assignment to groups
Sample size
Variables
Treatment variable
Other independent variables
Dependent variables
Instrumentation and materials
Instruments
Materials for the treatment
Experimental procedure
Type of design
Threats to validity
Expected threats to internal validity
Expected threats to external validity

Template 2. Qualitative Study Design

Research topic
Central phenomenon
The strategy of inquiry
Which strategy?
Why is it appropriate?
Data collection
Who will your participants be?
How will you select participants?

Assume that you plan to conduct interviews as part of your project. Develop an interview protocol using the provided template by writing in your open-ended interview questions.

Interview Protocol Template

I. Information about the interview:

Interviewee: Interviewer:

Date: Time: Place:

II. Consent and introduction

· Introduce yourself.

· Review the study’s purpose, how long you expect the interview to take, and your plans for using the results from the interview.

· Note that the interview will be audio-recorded and that you will keep their identity confidential.

III. Ice breaker question

IV. Interview questions

6. What else would you like to tell me about?

V. Wrap up and thank participant

· Thank you very much for your time today. I appreciated hearing your insights on this topic.

Template 3. Mixed Methods Study Design

Decide what core mixed methods design best fits the study. Use the appropriate template to draw a diagram of procedures for a proposed study about your selected topic. Use appropriate notation (e.g., QUAL, quan) in the figure boxes.

Template for an Explanatory or Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Study

		First phase
Data collection		Describe the data collection procedures.

Data analysis and results		Describe the data analysis procedures.

CONNECT the phases		Describe how the strands will be connected.
		Second phase
Data collection		Describe the data collection procedures.

Data analysis and results		Describe the data analysis procedures.

Overall mixed methods interpretation		Describe how the results will be reported and interpreted.

Template for a Convergent Mixed Methods Study

Quantitative strand			Qualitative strand
Describe the data collection procedures.	Data collection	Data collection	Describe the data collection procedures.

Describe the data analysis procedures.	Data analysis and results	Data analysis and results	Describe the data analysis procedures.

Describe how the strands will be integrated.	INTEGRATE the strands	Describe how the strands will be integrated.

Describe how the results will be reported and interpreted.	Overall mixed methods interpretation	Describe how the results will be reported and interpreted.