Module/Week 4 --PPOL 505 DB

Discussion Board Forum 2

Topic: Research Paper Development and People Research

Your Assigned Research Question

Develop your research question further by answering the following questions:

• Restate your research question.
• Write 2-3 introductory paragraphs explaining why your issue is important. Cite relevant academic literature to support your arguments. 
• What is your one-sentence hypothesis?
• What is your one-sentence null hypothesis?

"People" Research

• Discuss specific challenges associated with qualitative "people" research. 
• Practically, how can these challenges be worked around or avoided? 
• What role does the Christian researcher have, specifically, in the ethical conduct of people research

• Textbook Readings
  • Salkind: chs. 7, 8
  • Wheelan: chs. 4, 5, 5 ½, 6, 7, 8
  • O’Sullivan et al.: chs. 6, 7
• Presentation: "People" Research
• Video: Probability and Hypothesis TestingPlease view the following video in the Salkind Text "What Will You Learn in This Chapter":
  
  • Core Concepts in Stats Video -- Probability and Hypothesis Testing (Chapter 7)
• Video: Normal DistributionsPlease view the following video in the Salkind Text "What Will You Learn in This Chapter":
  
  • Core Concepts in Stats Video -- Normal Distributions (Chapter 8)