Research Draft Assignment 4

SETM 415

Research Draft Four Assignment Instructions

Begin this assignment by reviewing each of the questions/prompts below and provide as much detail as possible for each. Submit this Word document with each of your completed answers directly after each question/prompt (do not delete subheadings, questions, or prompts).

Remember, even though there may be some repetition from one draft to another, you should not expect to re-submit the exact same work for subsequent drafts. Even if your instructor does not provide specific feedback for revision on any one subsection in a draft, you should continually be working to improve each draft by enhancing your research design acumen through organizing your thoughts and making better associations among key components as well as improving clarity and thoroughness.

1. Research Topic/Title of Proposal: (State your topic here as it will appear as the title on your final research proposal; don’t worry, you can continue to revise it.)

2. Key Components (Restate and/or include the most up to date, revised version of the following):

a. Highlight the fundamentals for your proposal:

i. Quantitative, Qualitative, or Mixed-Methods

ii. Applied or Basic research

iii. Descriptive, Explanatory, or Predictive research

iv. Primary or Secondary data sources

b. Unit of Analysis:

c. Problem Statement:

d. Statement of Purpose:

e. Statement of Significance:

f. Research Question:

i. (also hypothesis for quantitative projects):

g. Theoretical Framework or Conceptual Model:

h. Variables:

i. Dependent:

ii. Independent (if applicable):

iii. Intervening (if applicable):

i. Sampling Technique:

3. Specific Research Design: (Using information from presentations and readings, write what specific research design you are planning on using that is associated with your general approach (qual, quan, mixed) below.)

a. Specific Qualitative Design:

b. Specific Quantitative Design:

c. Specific Mixed-Method Design:

4. Integrity and Rigor: (Using information from presentations and readings, choose appropriate criteria for evaluating integrity in a quantitative design or strategies for rigor in a qualitative design. If mixed-methods, you must determine a combination of both.)

a. Qualitative Designs: (Choose a minimum of two strategies and explain why they apply.)

b. Quantitative Designs: (Choose a minimum of three internal validity criteria and one criterion from either external validity or sampling error, whichever relates, and explain why they apply.)

c. Mixed-Methods: (Choose a minimum of five from a combination of qual and quan and explain, for each, why they apply.)

5. References: (In correct APA format, list all seven peer-reviewed sources to date. If you have more, you are welcome to include them.)

a. New reference (not previously used) based on the following criteria

i. Scientific study for specific research design identified above:

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the SafeAssign plagiarism tool.

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