(A)
Data Instrument and Data collection
For this assignment, you will complete another portion of the research paper, which will be included in your final paper in Unit VII. In part one of this assignment, you will describe your data instrument. In part two, you will provide the data collection tool that will be used in your research study (remember this is a hypothetical research study that you will not conduct).
For part one, Data Instrument, provide the following:
What type of research will be conducted (qualitative, quantitative)?
Is this a questionnaire with open-ended or close-ended questions or an interview?
Will there be a questionnaire, face-to-face interviews, or the use of the telephone or mail?
Will there be an interview (one-on-one or group)?
Who is the study population?
For part two, Data Collection Tool, provide the following:
Give a short introduction on your research; provide the purpose of your study and why you chose to conduct it.
Explain how long participation will take.
Explain how you will avoid sampling bias.
Provide a minimum of ten (10) questions for your questionnaire.
Submit a two to three-page paper (page count does not include title and references pages). Please adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment. APA formatting, however, is not necessary.
(B)
Unit V Essay
Weight: 10% of course grade
Grading Rubric
For this essay, you will continue to research and discuss the public health issue you identified within your community. Draft an essay that discusses the following:
Discuss an innovative alternate approach or strategy that you believe would be better at addressing your public health issue. Include how this innovative strategy would help both the individual and the society as a whole.
Explain and justify your rationale. Areas to consider may include social media, health campaigns, and technology. However, feel free to be creative; you are not limited to those areas listed above.
Your completed essay should be a minimum of two pages in length. Be sure to include an introduction. You are required to use at least one outside source. All sources, including the textbook, must be cited and referenced according to APA Style. APA Style formatting, however, is not necessary.
