Unit V Assignment

For the Unit V Assignment, students are to complete the following areas of the Methods section for the Research

Proposal:

1. Method, Participants, Research Design, Instrumentation, and Data Collection Plans. (Estimated length – two pages)

Method/Research Procedure/Methodology: Determine the method of research for the proposal.

Examples could be: qualitative, quantitative, and case study. See page 271 of your textbook.

NOTE: The information in the textbook on methodology is written in past tense; however,

be sure that you write in future tense for the proposal. (Estimated length– two paragraphs)

Participants: Provide specific identification for the proposed participants for the study. Include a description, the possible number within the population, the proposed location, and the selection

procedure. Be specific when identifying the selection process. Then identify how a representative

sample will be drawn from the population. (Refer to Chapter 4, pages 89-102, for examples.)

(Estimated length – half a page)

Research Design: Determine how to conduct the data collection and the proposed analysis. See page 15 of your textbook. (Estimated length – half a page)

Instrumentation and Data Collection Plans: State the sources and/or instrument(s) proposed to be used to record the data (surveys, interview protocols). Identify the procedure. For a mailed

survey, identify steps to be taken in administering and following up the survey to obtain a high

response rate. Determine how to specifically conduct the research based on the proposed

sample. See page 149 of the textbook. (Estimated length – half a page)

2. Proposed Analysis of the Data. (Estimated length – one to two pages)

Identify what results are expected from the sample. Identify how the categories of responses will be determined and analyzed. Address specifically what the proposed results could infer back to the population. Answer the following questions:

What variables will be included in the analyses?

Identify the dependent and independent variables if such a relationship exists.

What is the decision making criteria (e.g., the critical alpha level)?

Will computer software be used in the analysis? If so, identify what will be used.

Explain how to assess the validity of the measurement.

Explain how to measure the reliability of the variables.

See page 155 of the textbook.

Each part of this assignment should be submitted in one document.

SECOND ASSSIGNMENT

Unit VI Implications and LimitationsIdentify and label a minimum of two (2) implications and a minimum of two (2) limitations for the proposed study. At a minimum, answer the following questions: Unit VI Implications and Limitations

What implications and limitations are being made regarding the proposed sample and how it represents theproposed population? 

What implications are you making regarding the instrument’s validity and its ability to measure the desired variables? 

What implications are being made in having respondents truthfully answer a survey, questionnaire, or interview questions?

Identify the limitations of the research proposal, such as the limited population for the study.

(Estimated length – one page)