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Milestone two Overview In this assignment, you will choose the research studies you will use as the basis for crafting your research question in Project Three

Sociology

Milestone two

Overview

In this assignment, you will choose the research studies you will use as the basis for crafting your research question in Project Three. You will also look for patterns in data-collection types and consider some of the credibility threats to the research studies you have chosen.

Prompt

In Project One: Research Methods in Social Sciences, you examined methodology types for research studies and how each methodology type impacts research. In Project Two: Various Types of Data, which you will complete in Module Six, you will explore data-collection types and their impact on research. As you continue to build toward crafting your complex research question in Project Three, you will need to finalize your research study choices for your specific research problem. Deciding on your research studies now will not only allow you to focus your efforts on developing a complex research question but also help you begin to evaluate the research you have gathered in order to develop a deeper analysis of data collection for the Project Two.

In this assignment, include the following:

Select Research Studies

First, you will need to make sure your research studies represent a variety of research methodology types in order to ensure that you have enough research to draw from to craft your complex research question in Project Three, which you will submit in Module Eight. In addition, to make sure you have enough information to evaluate the data-collection types in your Project Two in Module Six, you will need to complete the following:

•             Select two research studies that utilize each methodology type and explore your chosen research problem (six in total).

o             Note: You only need to submit the APA reference-page citation for each study you will use.

Data-Collection Patterns

Now that you have conducted your preliminary research and chosen the research studies you will use to help craft your research question, you will need to evaluate each of your research studies to determine patterns in data-collection types. Determining patterns in data-collection types now will help you identify and analyze how these types impact potential threats to the credibility of your research, as well as the relevance of data-collection types to the research questions you will explore in Project Two in Module Six. As you consider the types of data included in each of your studies, answer the following:

•             What data-collection patterns do you notice?

•             Are there some data-collection types that seem to be used more in your area of study in the social sciences?

•             What about the other social sciences?

•             Why do you think that is?

•             How can using certain data-collection types more than others create a threat to credibility?

Purpose of Varied Data Collection

Finally, in Project Two in Module Six, you will analyze data-collection types to explore the benefits and drawbacks of the choices the researchers made in your selected studies, and the choices of researchers in anthropology, political science, human services, and criminal justice in the social sciences. As you consider data-collection types, answer each of the following:

•             What are the benefits of multiple data-collection types?

•             What are the drawbacks of multiple data-collection types?

•             What is the link between varied data collection and credibility risks?

•             What are some common types of data collection used in each of the social sciences?

•             Why do you think certain social sciences seem to favor particular types of data collection over others?

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

i.              Select data-collection types in selected research studies

ii.             Explore patterns in data collection to identify and analyze their impact on potential threats to credibility

iii.            Examine common data-collection types in social sciences

Guidelines for Submission:

This assignment must be completed in a written format and should be 1–2 pages in length. Any references should be cited in APA format. Shapiro Library APA Style Guide

Data-Collection Patterns

Milestone Two Rubric

Criteria Exemplary (100%)            Proficient (85%)                Needs Improvement (55%)         Not Evident (0%)              Value

Articulation of Response              Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner                Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling              Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling           Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling           15

Select Research Studies                Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner                Selects two research studies for each methodology type that are connected to the intended research problem            Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include selecting research studies that represent each methodology type, selecting at least two research studies for each methodology type, or selecting research studies that are aligned to the intended research problem                Does not attempt criterion          25

Data-Collection Patterns               Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner                Explores patterns in data collection in order to identify and analyze their impact on potential threats to credibility       Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying data-collection parrens, identifying data-collection patterns of various social sciences, explaining why these data-collection patterns exist, and evaluating why these data-collection patterns can pose a threat to credibility            Does not attempt criterion          25

Purpose of Varied Data Collection            Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner               Examines common data-collection types in social sciences            Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include an explanation of the benefits or drawbacks of multiple data-collection types, an explanation of the link between varied data collection and credibility, identification of common types of data collection used by social sciences, or an explanation of why certain social sciences prefer certain data-collection types over others              Does not attempt criterion          25

Citations and Attributions            Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors             Uses citation for ideas requiring attribution    Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors  Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution  10

Total:     100%

 

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