RES/724 Week 2 Individual: Research Design Worksheet Assignment
Research Design Worksheet
Exercise 1
The various qualitative research designs are each used for a different purpose. As consumers and producers of research, it is important that you know how to differentiate between designs in order to select (and assess) the design that is most appropriate for the study.
- Select three qualitative research designs. Some examples include narrative, phenomenological, grounded theory, ethnographic, and case study.
- Research each of your selected designs, focusing on the design approach features outlined in the table below.
- Complete the table below by providing detailed information—informed by peer reviewed literature—for each selected research design and its associated design approach features.
- Include in-text citations and a separate list of references that align with APA standards.
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Qualitative Research Designs
1.
Phenomenology |
2.
Case Study |
3.
Grounded Theory |
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Design Approach Features | Type of questions the design would answer | |||
Type of problems the design would address | ||||
Sample size and selection | ||||
Type of data collected | ||||
How data are collected | ||||
How data are analyzed | ||||
How results are presented |
Exercise 2
- Locate peer reviewed journal articles that use each of the qualitative research designs you selected for Exercise 1 (one article for each design type).
- Analyze each article, focusing on the design approach features outlined in the table below.
- Complete the table below by explaining how each design approach feature is represented in the article.
Qualitative Research Designs
1.
Phenomenology |
2.
Case Study |
3.
Grounded Theory |
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APA citation | ||||
Design Approach Features | Research question(s) | |||
Research problem | ||||
Sample size and selection | ||||
Type of data collected | ||||
Data collection procedure(s) | ||||
Data analysis procedure(s) |
* Use as Guide
Course: RES/724 Qualitative Methods and Design
School: University of Phoenix
- 28/04/2020
- 150