Wk 6 – Summative Assessment: Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods Analysis and Application [due Mon] Wk 6 – Summative Assessment: Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods Analysis and Application [due Mon]

When conducting research, it is necessary to know the difference between qualitative and quantitative research methods.

This assignment has two parts. Complete Parts 1 and 2 below.

Part 1: Identifying Qualitative and Quantitative Research Characteristics

Locate 1 qualitative and 1 quantitative research article on a topic in your program of study (e.g., DBA, DHA, DM, EDD) from the University Library. Add the references to the articles you selected in the reference section of the Research Outline Template.

Write a 700- to 1,400-word analysis about the articles in which you:

• Explain what characteristics make the study and research methods used quantitative.
• Explain what characteristics make the study and research methods used qualitative.
• Analyze the major differences between the 2 types of research methods.

Refer to Quantitative and Qualitative Terminology for examples of qualitative or quantitative language that may be used in each article.

Note: Part 1 of this assignment needs to be submitted in a separate document using the Student Paper Template. Provide properly formatted citations and references. You will be using the Research Outline Template for Part 2 of the assignment.

Part 2: Supporting Selected Research Method Appropriateness

Using peer-reviewed journal articles, classroom materials, and information from the weekly overview, select a research method (qualitative or quantitative) that you might use to achieve your study purpose.

Write a 200- to 350-word explanation of the research method you selected and why this method appropriately aligns with your problem, purpose, and research question. To help justify your chosen methodology, you may find it helpful to review and use as guides a few finished dissertations in the ProQuest database that used the same methodology you are considering. Substantiate your discussion and provide appropriate citations and references.

Incorporating feedback is essential and beneficial in the learning process and is an expectation throughout the dissertation journey. Reading feedback, reflecting on the feedback, and then properly incorporating the feedback will help to progress through the dissertation journey and improve your writing, critical thinking, and APA formatting skills.

Change Matrix

A change matrix describes the changes you make to a document based on instructor feedback.

Review the Week 5 feedback from your instructor on the research question(s) and using the Change Matrix in Appendix E of the Research Outline Template, record the instructor’s feedback in the first column, state in your own words the feedback provided in the second column, and explain what you have done to address the feedback in the third column.

Checklist

Part 1:

Completed article analysis in a separate document, using the Student Example Paper.

Part 2:

Continue using the Research Outline Template provided in Week 3 and:

• Revise your problem and purpose statements, if needed.
• Revise the RQs from Week 5 based on instructor’s feedback.
• Add your research method to the Methodology section and include an explanation, using scholarly tone, of why you selected the methodology. Substantiate your discussion using peer-reviewed literature.
• Complete the Change Matrix in Appendix E of the Research Outline Template for feedback provided in Week 5.
• Format in-text citations and references according to APA guidelines.

For a well-structured scholarly paragraph please refer to the MEAL Plan section in Appendix H of the Research Outline Template.  

Use the APA Tutorials located in Doctoral Writing Resources and format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Reminder: Before submitting your assignment, proofread for grammatical and sentence structure, re-read the assignment directions, and refer to the Summative Assessment rubric to ensure each element of the assignment has been addressed.

Submit Part 1 as a separate document.

Submit Part 2 as your updated Research Outline Template.