Contrast of Study Designs
To differentiate between research designs and determine which design is the best fit for the problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions, it is helpful to explore a minimal framework of several designs. Throughout this course, you will explore several designs for your potential dissertation research study. In this assignment, you will explore the possibility of conducting your proposed dissertation research study using a phenomenology design, and you will contrast several designs considering your proposed study.
General Requirements:Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
- Refer to your submission of the Topic 3 assignment, “Application of Qualitative Descriptive Design,” and the subsequent instructor feedback.
- Refer to your submission of the Topic 5 assignment, “Application of Case Study Design,” and the subsequent instructor feedback.
- Locate the assignment resource “Contrast Table” attached to this assignment.
- This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
- Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
- Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for specific guidelines related to doctoral-level writing. The manual contains essential information on manuscript structure and content, clear and concise writing, and academic grammar and usage.
- This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.
- You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Directions:
Locate and download the assignment resource “Contrast Table” attached to this assignment.
Using the information from your submitted Topic 3 assignment, “Application of Qualitative Descriptive Design,” and your submitted Topic 5 assignment, “Application of Case Study Design,” enter the revised components into the respective columns in the “Contrast Table.” Be sure you are entering information that has been revised based on the instructor feedback from your original submissions.
Write a reflection (250-300 words) that provides a bulleted list of the changes you made to the paper and discusses your revision process including how you incorporated the instructor’s feedback into the revised version. Similar to an abstract, this section will receive its own page following the title page and preceding the introduction to the paper.
Consider the possibility of conducting your proposed dissertation research study using a phenomenology design. Enter the components into the Phenomenology column in the “Contrast Table.”
In 1,250-1,500 words, contrast the use of qualitative descriptive, case study, and phenomenology designs for your proposed dissertation research. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each design relative to your study? Enter your response in the space provided in the “Contrast Table” resource.
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