Competency

Design a research strategy in order to answer a research question.

Scenario

You are a first-year graduate student. You are taking a graduate course on research and writing. In this assignment, your professor has asked you to design a research strategy for a research question and write the Methods section of a research paper.

Instructions

In a paper for your professor, create a methods section for a research study:

• State the research question and explain what your research strategy will be for answering that question. Will you follow quantitative, qualitative, or mixed method strategy? Explain why you chose the strategy. If possible, use research to justify your choice.
• Detail the steps you will need to follow in your strategy and what you will need to consider.
• Explain your plan for collecting data:
  • What type(s) of data will you collect and how much?
  • Where will you get your data from?
  • How will you analyze and interpret the data?

 

Grading Rubric

1.Clear and thorough explanation of research methodology, strategy, and purpose for the selected research question. 
Incorporated substantial research to justify these choices. 

2. Clear and thorough identification of the steps needed to follow this strategy and considerations. 

3. Clear and thorough explanation of each of the following data collection elements:

data types

data source(s)

data analysis and interpretation plan

4. No errors or omissions in APA formatting. 

5. No spelling nor grammar errors.