Category: Research methods

Compile previous assignments and incorporate previous feedback into a final APA formatted written research proposal.
The final proposal should include all of the following:
a title page,
an abstract (new!),
an introduction,
a literature review,
a proposed study section,
a proposed method,
a newly added limitations or future directions section where students will briefly discuss limitations associated with the selected methodology and how future research could address it (approximately one new page),
a reference list,
appendices (as needed depending on method). 
Your final paper should include at least 10 peer-reviewed publications in the reference list

Scenario: The superintendent of a large school district wants an answer to this question: “How effective is the district’s high school vocational education program in helping students gain meaningful employment after graduation?” The superintendent thinks that a relatively cost-effective way of addressing this question is to conduct a questionnaire-based survey of recent graduates of the program, with specific items related to the following topics:
Graduates’ satisfaction with their overall technical and other vocational training in the program
The relative importance of various educational activities included in the program, as perceived by graduates
Graduates’ satisfaction with the career guidance counseling they received while in the program
The various educational and career opportunities that graduates explored and pursued after they finished the program
Question: How might the school district’s survey also take the form of a correlational study? What particular advantages might such a research design have?

My Discipline: Organizational development and leadership
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
Review “Prologue: Planning Your Project—An Overview,” Chapter 3, and Chapter 4 in The Craft of Research.
Review The Ultimate Cheatsheet for Critical Thinking.
In this assignment, you will refine your general topic to distill specific, researchable questions.
Long description
Choose a broad topic from your discipline that interests you. In your paper,
Summarize existing information on this topic.
Discuss who, what, when, where, how, and why, as well as context and other questions suggested by your sources in order to develop your focus.
Refer to the Writing Center’s Narrowing Topic and Developing a Research Question resource for additional guidance.
Present a list of at least 10 specific and distinct questions about your topic.
Evaluate each of the questions you have developed. In your evaluation, address the following questions.
Does the existing literature address each of these questions?
Which is most significant and why?
How will the answer to this question solve a practical or conceptual problem?
The Refining Research Questions paper
must be five to seven double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Styleas outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word resource.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of paper in bold font
space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice.
See the Academic Voice resource for additional guidance.
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions and Writing a Thesis Statement, refer to the Writing Center resources.
must use at least 10 peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library Researchtutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper guide.
must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
See the APA: Formatting Your References List resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

REVIEW
Jhangiani Chapters 1,2,35and6 

Cover

Blackstone Chapters 4,6 and 10 
https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_principles-of-sociological-inquiry-qualitative-and-quantitative-methods/
This midterm exam is comprised of 42 questions including multiple choice and (some) true/false questions. Each questions is worth .5 pts., therefore you have an opportunity to gain 1 bonus point if you answer all correctly. Be sure to prepare before you open the exam. The exam must be completed in one sitting.  Questions appear in random order.
You will have 75 minutes to take this exam. Please note that it is important to begin the exam well before the exam closes (and at least 75 minutes before the close date/time). If you time-out, your score will be determined based on whatever you finished. You must take the exam in one sitting. If there is a technical difficulty with the exam, please screen shot the message on the screen and email your instructor immediately for further guidance. It is up to you to ensure that you have a secure connection when you take the exam. 

Disucssion 1: Neighborhood Walk (300 – 500 word writing assignment) Take a half hour walk around your neighborhood. Write a two page narrative about the walk indicating things you noticed for the first time and things that are familiar to you. Indicate your impressions and feelings about this neighborhood, the people, and the social environment.
Discussion 2: Listen to the Man on the Mountain audio clip. I it about an hour long, so be prepared to take notes while listening.
Using OER* sources, interpret as best you can the Man on the Mountain Metaphorical Story describing the process, elements, and methodologies of research (i.e. cases, research question, research field, theoretical background, quantitative and qualitative methodologies(jotting, measuring, dependent and independent variables, participant observation, counting, mapping), reporting (articles and journals), longitudinal research, interdisciplinary research. Note the connection of “water” as the theoretical stream leading from the mountain, to lakes, to rivers, to the ‘ocean of research’.
You created a list in class of several terms integral top research. Using th OER* to understand the terms, indicate elements of the story that “fit” the words.
And, in the end, create your own ending to the story and post it here.
Discussion 3:Annotated Bibliography (written form in APA format, as presented in class and sample)Based on a theoretical stream that relates to your social question and research field, annotate five journal articles, with each annotation includinga.
a.brief summary of the article
b. how this relates to your specific theoretical stream
It should about 150 – 200 words per journal article.

Article below pdf
and Assignment instructions docx
can be 3-5 pages (reference page seperate)
RUBRIC NO DIRECT QUOTES ALLOWED
Type of claim
8 pts
Full Marks
Indicates type of claim. Explains why.
6 pts
most
4 pts
Half Marks
2 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
8 pts
2. Research method
8 pts
Full Marks
Indicates method. Explains why.
6 pts
most
4 pts
Half Marks
2 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
8 pts
3. Hypothesis/Hypotheses
8 pts
Full Marks
Specifies each relevant hypothesis.
6 pts
most
4 pts
Half Marks
2 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
8 pts
4. Independent variable(s)
8 pts
Full Marks
Specifies conceptual IV(s). Describes operationalization.
6 pts
most
4 pts
Half Marks
2 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
8 pts
5. Dependent variable(s)
8 pts
Full Marks
Specifies conceptual DV(s). Describes operationalization.
6 pts
most
4 pts
Half Marks
2 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
8 pts
6. Participants
8 pts
Full Marks
Mentions relevant sample characteristics if available. Indicates how participants were recruited. Specifies final N.
6 pts
most
4 pts
Half Marks
2 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
8 pts
7. Procedure
8 pts
Full Marks
Mentions what participants did and how. Indicated if there are any differences in tasks.
6 pts
most
4 pts
Half Marks
2 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
8 pts
8. Main results
8 pts
Full Marks
Restates relevant hypotheses. Describes results for each. Indicates if each were supported or not. Summarizes conclusions made by the author(s).
6 pts
most
4 pts
Half Marks
2 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
8 pts
9. Reliability
8 pts
Full Marks
Indicates if any type of reliability mentioned in article. Specifies any test/measure of such. (If not available, indicates what would be appropriate.)
6 pts
most
4 pts
Half Marks
2 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
8 pts
10. Construct validity
8 pts
Full Marks
Says whether construct validity strong or weak. Justifies why.
6 pts
most
4 pts
Half Marks
2 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
8 pts
11. External validity
6 pts
Full Marks
Says whether external validity is strong or weak. Justifies why.
3 pts
Half Marks
0 pts
No Marks
6 pts
12. Covariance
4 pts
Full Marks
Says if covariance was established. Justifies why.
2 pts
Half Marks
0 pts
No Marks
4 pts
13. Temporal precedence
4 pts
Full Marks
Says if temporal precedence was established. Justifies why.
2 pts
Half Marks
0 pts
No Marks
4 pts
14. Third-variable problem
8 pts
Full Marks
Says if third-variable problem is present. If yes, provides a possible third variable. Justifies why.
6 pts
most
4 pts
Half Marks
2 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
8 pts
15. Conclusions by author(s)
8 pts
Full Marks
Says if author conclusions match their research method. Justifies why.
6 pts
most
4 pts
Half Marks
2 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
8 pts
16. Improvements
8 pts
Full Marks
Proposes two improvements. Explains how each would resolve issues with the research based on answers to previous questions.
6 pts
most
4 pts
Half Marks
2 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
8 pts
7.1.a Summary of source 1
2 pts
Full Marks
Summary of article’s thesis. Says whether article supports/refutes claim.
1 pts
half
0 pts
No Marks
2 pts
17.1.b Credibility of source 1
2 pts
Full Marks
Statement of article’s credibility (yes or no). Correct explanation of why.
1 pts
Half Marks
Missing either statement of article’s credibility (yes or no) or correct explanation of why.
0 pts
No Marks
2 pts
7.2.a Summary of source 2
2 pts
Full Marks
Summary of article’s thesis. Says whether article supports/refutes claim.
1 pts
Half Marks
Missing either summary or statement of support/refutation.
0 pts
No Marks
2 pts
17.2.b Credibility of source 2
2 pts
Full Marks
Statement of article’s credibility (yes or no). Correct explanation of why.
1 pts
Half Marks
Missing either statement of article’s credibility (yes or no) or correct explanation of why.
0 pts
No Marks
2 pts
17.3.a Summary of source 3
2 pts
Full Marks
Summary of article’s thesis. Says whether article supports/refutes claim.
1 pts
Half Marks
Missing either summary or statement of support/refutation.
0 pts
No Marks
2 pts
17.3.b Credibility of source 3
2 pts
Full Marks
Statement of article’s credibility (yes or no). Correct explanation of why.
1 pts
Half Marks
Missing either statement of article’s credibility (yes or no) or correct explanation of why.
0 pts
No Marks
2 pts
18. APA
10 pts
Full Marks
Correctly uses citations in text and reference section
7.5 pts
most
5 pts
Half marks
Uses citations but incorrectly in text or in references
2.5 pts
some
0 pts
No Marks
0 citations used when needed
10 pts
19. Grammar and punctuation are used correctly
5 pts
Full Marks
Little to no mistakes in grammar or spelling
2.5 pts
Half marks
Some mistakes; sentence fragments; errors in agreement in number between subject and verb
0 pts
No Marks
Over 5 mistakes
5 pts
20. Writing is clear: positions are clearly stated and supported with data or logic

Writing a forum post on collecting qualitative data (base on a given draft) with at least 3-4
references (APA7 form, needs to be in the last 10 years and peer-reviewed with
DOI).

RUBRIC
Correctly identifies a study with an internal validity issue
2.5 pts
Full Marks
0 pts
No Marks
2.5 pts
Provides way to handle the internal validity issue
2.5 pts
Full Marks
0 pts
No Marks
2.5 pts
Correctly identifies the other study with an internal validity issue
2.5 pts
Full Marks
0 pts
No Marks
2.5 pts
Provides way to handle second internal validity issue
2.5 pts
Full Marks
0 pts
No Marks
2.5 pts
Identifies Factorial Design Scenario 1
1 pts
Full Marks
0 pts
No Marks
1 pts
Lists two research questions
2 pts
Full Marks
0 pts
No Marks
2 pts
Interprets 3 Graphs
3 pts
Full Marks
0 pts
No Marks
3 pts
Scenario 2 Design Notation
1 pts
Full Marks
0 pts
No Marks
1 pts
Interprets 2 Graphs

Please see the attached instructions, template and rubric. Also more can be added onto what you have already created. 

REVIEW
Jhangiani Chapters 1,2,35and6 https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/psychmethods4e/
Blackstone Chapters 4,6 and 10 https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_principles-of-sociological-inquiry-qualitative-and-quantitative-methods/
This midterm exam is comprised of 42 questions including multiple choice and (some) true/false questions. Each questions is worth .5 pts., therefore you have an opportunity to gain 1 bonus point if you answer all correctly. Be sure to prepare before you open the exam. The exam must be completed in one sitting.  Questions appear in random order.
You will have 75 minutes to take this exam. Please note that it is important to begin the exam well before the exam closes (and at least 75 minutes before the close date/time). If you time-out, your score will be determined based on whatever you finished. You must take the exam in one sitting. If there is a technical difficulty with the exam, please screen shot the message on the screen and email your instructor immediately for further guidance. It is up to you to ensure that you have a secure connection when you take the exam.