Qualitative Research Revising the Problem
Qualitative Research Revising the Problem
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Assignments
Instructions and Helpful needed Materials
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There are multiple assignment in this order.
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Assignment # 1- By Day 5 (Will send you classmate posting Thursday) (1 pg.)
Review all the postings and then reply to a classmate who has chosen the same approach as you. Consider their choices of sample size, criteria for inclusion and exclusion, sample size, saturation strategies, and ethics. What do you agree with? What would you do differently?
Assignment # 2 (Will send you classmate posting Thursday)(1 pg)
Review two of your classmates’ responses in their unique threads. Provide feedback on how each classmate justifies interviewing as an appropriate and feasible strategy.
Journal: Qualitative Research Journal
For this week’s Journal entry, respond to the following three prompts:
Assignment #3-(1/2 pg)
Progress: What has been happening in the course since your previous Journal entry?
Problems: Describe your skill and experience in doing interviews. What do you bring to the table? What skills do you feel you lack?
Plans: Look toward the next week. What will you do to overcome the challenges of inexperience and of access to participants?
Assignment: Final Project Step I: Revising the Problem/Purpose Statement and Choosing the Approach
Beginning this week and extending through the rest of the course, you will work on the components that constitute your Final Project, a qualitative research plan. You will produce the Final Project in a stepwise fashion; during each week, you will work on a new step. You will receive from your classmates and Instructor feedback on each step that you will incorporate into the final document.
The intent of this project is to develop knowledge and practice skills that will prepare you for developing a qualitative capstone proposal. In fact, most of the Assignments closely parallel the requirements for a qualitative research proposal as described in the qualitative checklist.
Note: Be sure to watch the “Final Project Guidelines” video included in this week’s Learning Resources in preparation for Final Project Step I.
This assignment is the beginning of a Major Assignment
The Final Project is composed of six steps. These are presented in the video, and the instructions for each step are described in detail in the week each occurs.
Assignment #4-Step I: Revising the problem/purpose statement and choosing the approach (Week 5)
Revise and submit your draft problem statement, purpose, research question, and approach for Instructor approval.–(1/2 pg.)
Step II: Developing an interview guide, invitation, and data collection protocol (Weeks 6 and 7)
Step III: Conducting the interviews, taking notes, and journaling (Week 8)
Step IV: Transcribing and organizing data and peer debrief (Week 9)
Step V: Considerations for qualitative analysis, including analysis plan, coding strategies, and software choices (Week 10)
Step VI: Final submission and reflection (Week 11)
In Week 5, you will complete Step I of the Final Project. To complete Step I, do the following:
To prepare for this Assignment:
Review your Workshop thread, paying particular attention to feedback you collected during Weeks 1–5 on your problem statement, purpose, research question, and approach.
Review the qualitative checklist. (pls see attachment)
Review the Final Project Rubric. (Pls see attachment)
