Week 9 RSH Discussion + Project

Discussion Question 

This week’s focus is qualitative research methods and how researchers apply them to understand how particular groups or individuals experience specific phenomena. Please post something to the discussion board related to the content covered this week.

Note: Do not create your post as a reply to the pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig’s Create option to create a new post.

Here are some ideas for your post to get you started:

Consider a research topic you are passionate about. What kinds of biases might you bring to conducting research on this topic? How might you be incorporate reflexivity into your research approach?

Some fields have a greater appreciation for qualitative methods than others (for example, the hard sciences generally don’t engage in qualitative work). What do you feel your discipline’s general attitude toward qualitative research is, based on your reading of the literature or your personal experience?

Response Guidelines

As you respond to your classmates, share your experiences and anecdotal feedback regarding their posts. How have your personal experiences resonated with their ideas? What can you add to their ideas, building upon the connections you have made to the material so far? Consider exploring the features of Yellowdig, such as your ability to embed videos and pictures, create polls and videos, use hashtags, love or like a post, and so on.

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Instructions Project 

As a reminder, your topic must be related to WORKPLACE WELLBEING

• This assignment requires that you use your accumulated knowledge about the elements of research. In this final project, you will create a proposal for how you might study the topic selected for this quarter, either qualitatively or quantitatively.
• A PowerPoint template has been provided for you to outline your ideas. Each slide has a major heading that focuses on the given research component. The major headings are accompanied by subheadings that signal the main points to be addressed. As this is a PowerPoint presentation, you are not asked to provide a full narrative, but rather clear and concise bullet points in brief sentence style, demonstrating your understanding of each aspect of the plan. Please use accurate APA style and format for this assignment including citations and references. Detailed instructions for this assignment are embedded in the PowerPoint template. Please follow the instructions and remove the instructions from the final assignment submission.

You may want to use the articles provided for the Week 3 and Week 6 assignments. You should also use the course textbook and any additional scholarly sources you choose to support your proposal. See Program Library Research GuidesLinks to an external site., Reviewing the LiteratureLinks to an external site., and Library HelpLinks to an external site. for guidance.

Competencies Measured

Competency 1: Analyze the methodology used in scientific research.

Detail the methods section (for quantitative proposal) OR detail the procedures section (for qualitative proposal).

Competency 2: Evaluate the characteristics, purposes, benefits, strengths, and weaknesses of research methods.

Articulate the statement of the problem and the purpose statement.

Articulate the research question (and hypotheses for quantitative proposal).

Explain the theoretical perspective for quantitative proposals OR the philosophical assumptions/worldview for qualitative proposal.

Competency 3: Evaluate ethical issues in research studies.

Articulate anticipated ethical conduct.

Competency 4: Evaluate data collection and analysis strategies based on the characteristics of the research design.

Explain the expected findings for the given topic.

Competency 5: Examine the appropriate application of scientific research methodology.

Create a complete and appropriate research proposal outline.

Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members in the identified field of study.