Summative Assessment: Research Design For this assignment, you will explore various qualitative research designs in the CDS Dissertation Guide (attached). You will define each design and highlight ke

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Research Design WorksheetSummative Assessment: Research Design For this assignment, you will explore various qualitative research designs in the CDS Dissertation Guide (attached).  You will define each design and highlight ke 1

The CDS Dissertation Guide (located on CDS Central) outlines 10 qualitative research designs. For this assignment, you should review each of these research designs and complete this worksheet. You will complete Part 1 in Week 2 and Part 2 in Week 3.

Part 1 (Due in Week 2)

Complete the following sections of the table below for each type of qualitative research design listed in the first column:

  • Provide a definition in the second column.

  • Identify the key characteristics in the third column.

  • Include in-text citations (one citation per box) and references for the first two columns in the appropriate area at the bottom of this worksheet.

Note: You will submit this worksheet in Week 2 but will only be graded for Part 1 that week.

Part 2 (Due in Week 3)

Complete the following sections of the table below for each type of qualitative research design listed in the first column:

  • Identify appropriate sample sizes in the fourth column.

  • List the types of data collected in the fifth column.

  • Provide an example of a problem statement using each design in the sixth column. Remember: A problem statement is very different from a topic.

  • Include in-text citations (one citation per box) and references for the last three columns in the appropriate area at the bottom of this worksheet.

Note: You will submit this worksheet again in Week 3 with everything completed.

Type of Research Design

Definition

(Due Week 2)

Key Characteristics

(Due Week 2)

Appropriate Sample Sizes
(Due Week 3)

Types of Data Collected

(Due Week 3)

Example of a Problem Statement Using This Design

(Due Week 3)

Action Research

Appreciative Inquiry

Case Study

Delphi

Ethnography

Grounded Theory

Narrative Inquiry

Needs Assessment

Phenomenology

Program Assessment

References

<Cite references for Parts 1 and 2 according to APA format here.>



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