P1: Social Media Research & Ethics; P2: Appraising Ethical and Methodological Issues in a Case Study; P3: Developing a Problem Statement

PART 1:

Read the video Townsend, L. (Academic). (2017). Social media research & ethics [Video]. Sage Research Methods. [attached below as social media res.]

provide a brief reflection (1 pages, excluding Front matter and References) on the following questions:

1. How has this video helped you to understand issues that are related to social media research?
2. What is the most important ethical issue highlighted in this video and how does it relate to your proposed topic? Please explain.

Length: 1 page

References: A minimum of 3 scholarly References dated within the past 5 years.

PART 2:

Review the following Case Study: [attached below as from narrative to num.]

From Narrative to Numerical Data: Building Upon a Rich Foundation

de la Garza, B., & Montoya, J. A., (2021). From narrative to numerical data: Building upon a rich foundation. In Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1. SAGE Publications, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529762990

Step 1 (1 page):

Answer the discussion questions included in the resource (listed below):

1. Explain the primary ethical and methodological issues which occurred with this study and discuss how they could have been avoided when the study was developed.
2. Develop a research question that would require both numerical (quantitative) and narrative (qualitative) data. What ethical considerations should you as the researcher consider when collecting and analyzing data to address your research question(s)?
3. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of including a narrative component in your research study.

Step 2 (250 words):

Take the quiz and prepare a reflection on the following questions:

1. How did the answers to the quiz align with your understanding of the quiz content?

1. How did this activity help you to better understand the ethical issues that might arise in a research study?

PART 3:

Watch the “Building a Problem Statement Webinar” presentation

and provide your insights to the following questions (2 page response with appropriate APA References and citations):

1. How did this webinar help you to better understand the problem statement development process?

1. Which of the steps described in the webinar would present the biggest challenge for you? Why?

1. Which of the steps described in the webinar would be the least challenging for you? Why?

1. How did this webinar help you to reconceptualize the problem that you plan to study?