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SLIDE 1: Introduction •

General Topic

– Background

– Purpose

– Significance (Gap in the Literature)

– Research Question

– Hypothesis

SLIDE 2: Literature Review •

Concept/Topic /Excerpt A

– Reference of cited article in APA format

– Reference of cited article in APA format

– Reference of cited article in APA format

Concept /Topic/Excerpt B

– Reference of cited article in APA format

– Reference of cited article in APA format

– Reference of cited article in APA format

SLIDE3: Methods: Conceptual Framework

1. In the chart below, list two of the main variables in the study.

2. In the chart below, list the indicators for each variable.

Variable 1: List here	Variable 2: List here
Indicators	Indicators
List indicators here	List indicators here

4. State the Null Hypothesis.

5. What other variables are they measuring? (List)

SLIDE4:Methods: Sampling

Term	Description in Article
Population (N)
Sample (n)
Probability or Non-Probability Sampling
Specific Type of Sampling Method(s) Used
Description of sampling methods (excerpt from article)

1. Was a Sampling Frame used to select the sample?

2. Is the sample representative of the population?

SLIDE5:Qualitative Data Collection

1. Imagine you plan to collect qualitative data for your study, then complete the chart below.

2. List the one or two variables you plan to measure qualitatively?__________

Methods	State...	Answer
Field Oberservation	Who/Where/What would you observe?
Interview	Who would you interview? List three 3 questions you would ask (only 1 can be closed).	Who: 1. 2. 3.
Unobtrusive	What kind of archival data would you collect?

SLIDE 6: Quantitative Data Collection

1. Imagine you plan to collect quantitative data for your study, then complete the chart below

Variable	Question	Level of Measurement
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SLIDE7:Methodology: Data Analysis

Data Analysis: Descriptive Statistics

– Quantitative Analysis Techniques Used

Name of Variable	Categorical or Continuous	Type of Descriptive Statistic	Example (page #)
1.
2.
3.
4.

SLIDE 8

Methodology: Data Analysis

Type of Statistic	Name of Variables	Categorical and/or Continuous	Example (page #)
1. Correlation
2. Chi-Square
3. T-test

Slide 9

Findings

List three main findings from your study (include page numbers)

– Main result 1

– Main result 2

– Main result 3

SLIDE 10

Discussion and Conclusion

Discussion

– Does research support previous studies in the literature review?

• Include excerpt to confirm.

• Conclusion

– Recommendation for Policy, Program, and/or Future Research

Slide 11

Limitations

• Describe the weaknesses of the study AND recommend improvements (alternatives) by answering the following questions:

– Conceptualization & Operationalization

• What could have been improved in regard to the:

– Introduction

– Literature Review

– Methodology

• What could have been improved regarding the:

– Conceptual Framework

– Sampling design

– Data Collection

– Data Analysis

– What other recommendations do you have?