Individually, you will demonstrate your cumulative knowledge in the area of Social Science Research Methods by creating a poster or infographic that presents the work you have done in your group to develop, administer and analyze your survey

Individually, you will demonstrate your cumulative knowledge in the area of Social Science Research Methods by creating a poster or infographic that presents the work you have done in your group to develop, administer and analyze your survey. You will incorporate ALL sections related to the research process you have undertaken from start to finish. The audience for your poster / infographic includes your colleagues (classmates) and the participants of your research study (i.e., those who completed your survey). Overall, your poster / infographic will illustrate the integration of the topics and principles experienced throughout this course. These stages include (a) choosing a research topic, (b) conducting a literature review, (c) measuring variables and gathering data, (d) analyzing data, and (e) drawing a conclusion.
 

Assignment Expectations:

Individually, you will demonstrate your cumulative knowledge in the area of Social

Science Research Methods by creating a poster or infographic that presents the work you have done in your group to develop, administer and analyze your survey. You will incorporate ALL sections related to the research process you have undertaken from start to finish.

The audience for your poster / infographic includes your colleagues (classmates) and the participants of your research study (i.e., those who completed your survey). Overall, your poster / infographic will illustrate the integration of the topics and principles experienced throughout this course. These stages include (a) choosing a research

topic, (b) conducting a literature review, (c) measuring variables and gathering data, (d) analyzing data, and (e) drawing a conclusion.

Topic: How does Academic Performance link to Mental Health?

Link to survey:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9H34LYiYfdgLr2jzfa2w0fZ_GeBF2mSiJ9Q4

dzlFU1f_LHg/viewform

Directions:

? Read over the assignment expectations & rubric

? Complete the following sections for your poster / infographic (see class notes for more details about each section) – keep in mind that in a poster / infographic the

text is limited so these sections must be concise:

1. Abstract: A short and concise overview of your research study from start to finish.

2. Background: This section is similar to an Introduction where you identify your topic and share some key literature findings. You will end this section describing the goals of your own study.

3. Research Questions: Provide your research questions (not the survey questions from your survey)

4. Methodology: Describe the sample, survey questions and procedure

5. Results: What analyses were conducted and what did they show (remain objective)?

6. Discussion: Interpretation of your results – why are your findings important? Or not? You can also include in this section limitations to your research project.

7. References: cite all sources

Rubric:

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Additio

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Nature

3

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Met

0

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Met

Abstract includes concise

description of project from

start to finish.

Background includes

sources that are

informative, current, and

appropriate to the

presented topic. Goals of

the project are clearly

stated.

Research Questions are

reasonable in scope and

clearly articulated.

Methodology contains

information about the

sample, measure(s) used

and procedure.

Results statistical analyses

performed are appropriate

and reported clearly.

Discussion presents an

accurate interpretation of

the analyses and provides

succinct limitations that

provide direction for future

research.

Overall quality of

information provided and

presentation of said

information.

Considerations for use of

APA guidelines, language used, grammatical/spelling accuracy etc.