UNIT 8-9: Research Design.
Research Design.
Do you remember the stunningly amazing journal article deconstruction chapter that provided you with the general layout below? We gonna be hanging out with section 5 for a while, talking ’bout research questions, variables, being skeptical, and methods.
(General layout)
- Title
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Literature review
- Methods
- The methods section explains the specific procedures and actions done, and who they were done to (the participants).
- It typically includes the procedures, participants, and analysis.
- Ex: In our experiment, we recorded the test scores before and after Dunkin’ was added to campus. Our participants were 150 students who were all members of the Social Scientific: Communication Research Methods Class. We specifically selected academic scores from tests… (etc.).
- Results/Findings (Conclusion, end results)
- Discussion
- Bibliography/ References
After this unit you should be able to:
- Identify the unit of analysis in a research study (Aligns with Learning Outcome 1).
- Identify the different applications and research designs associated with each research method (qualitative, quantitative, and mixed) (Aligns with Learning Outcome 1).