Qualitative research design

Qualitative research design

Assignment 4

Throughout this course, you will plan and propose a qualitative research design of your choice, which may (or may not) involve an area of interest for your doctoral dissertation. You will select a research topic, generate researchable questions, review relevant literature, describe participant selection procedures, identify data collection methods, address potential ethical problems, and describe limitations of your research proposal. This assignment is the fourth step toward completing your final research proposal in Week 6. Drawing on your topic, research question(s), and literature review, develop a four to six page Methods section for your proposal. Your Methods section should include:

Research Methodology: Describe what research methodology you will use to answer your research questions and why it is an appropriate method.

Propose a Research Plan Including:

Participant Selection: If applicable, describe the site of the data collection. Explain who your participants will be and what method you will use to select them. Be as specific as possible, as if you were giving directions to someone on how to choose and obtain the participants. Include instructions on how to get informed consent from the participants.

Data Collection: Discuss how you will collect the data (interviews, observations, documents, etc.). Tell what sort of questions you will ask (for interviews) or what you will look for (for observations) and why that will help you answer your research questions. Include the interview protocol (if applicable) including how to conduct interviews for your study and what questions will be asked in an Appendix.

Data Analysis: Provide a description of how you plan to code and/or analyze the data.

Appendix that contains your interview or other collection protocol.

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