Unit Assignment – Digital Dropbox
Identify 1 peer-reviewed journal article from the last 5 years from the Virginia University of Lynchburg Library. Peer-reviewed articles are articles that include an introduction, literature review, methods, results, and conclusion in the article. Write a single-article review to address the following:
What is the significance of the topic?
Are the purpose and scope clear?
Is it clear that the article is addressing a gap in the literature?
Is the article analytical (theoretical, empirical, conceptual, philosophical)?
Are the conclusions valid?
Your paper must be concise, well written, and should meet the following:
Length: 2-3 pages (not counting cover and references pages).
(THIS MAYBE ANY ARTICLE)
Decide about a topic of interest to you and develop a research question related to it. To develop the question, you must identify a gap in the research literature that needs to be further examined. Take the following steps:
Identify five to seven academic peer-reviewed journal articles from the last five years in your area of interest. Skim them by focusing on the abstract and conclusion.
According to the authors of at least one of the articles you identified, what does future research need to examine? Or based on their findings, what limitations do the authors indicate need to be addressed?
This information would be in the conclusion of academic articles. Considering this information, develop a research question that you would like to explore, based on a gap or limitation that previous authors have identified as needed for further exploration. For this discussion, please cite the article from which your research question was developed and summarize its findings regarding research needs or limitations.
Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing any sources referenced.
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Why it is vital to observe and abide by ethical standards when we conduct research? Based on, your proposed topic from Week 2’s discussion; what ethical issues might appear from the study? How would you direct (address) the subjects?
Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing any sources referenced.
CHAPTER10Based on the topic you chose for Week 2, discuss the instruments and materials you would use to collect data. How would you define your variables? Would you need to develop your own instrument or use a pre-established instrument? How would you determine the validity and reliability of the instrument? What are the benefits and drawbacks of your instrument?
Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing any sources referenced.
Create a PowerPoint presentation with a proposal to evaluate the quantity of illegal drug use on your university’s campus. To examine this, utilize one of the following three methods: focus groups, interviews, or participant observation.
Evaluate and describe how would you design a field research project to obtain the most accurate results.
What would be the main limitations of this study?
What ethical issues would arise?
Are there any issues in terms of validity?
How could you raise reliability in your field research in respect to illegal drug use on your campus?
Your PowerPoint presentation needs to be 8-10 slides in length (not counting the cover and references slides)
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Describe the data collection procedures by studying the topic you identified in Week 2. Be as detailed as possible, be sure your readers could replicate your procedures.
Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing any sources referenced.
Write a research proposal based on the discussed project that you have augmented throughout this course in the Discussion Board.
Identify the problem and question you propose to investigate.
Describe the significance of your study.
Discuss the kind of information/data needed to answer your research question and steps you must take to collect the information.
Identify the main (key) points established in the literature regarding your problem. Describe the different views the literature presents.
Argument about the stakeholders who may sympathize with your research results and discuss what interests and perspectives they could bring.
Based on the literature, identify the most conclusive (credible) solutions to the problem you established. Do you find the literature limiting?
Your paper must be concise, well written, and should meet the following:
Length: 6-8 pages (not counting cover and references pages).
To support your statements, cite a minimum of 5 scholarly journal sources that are not provided or linked in this course. The Virginia University of Lynchburg library database is very useful to find this type of scholarly sources.
