Assignment 1: Mixed Methods Research Manuscript Critique In this module we expanded our knowledge about mixed methodology. ByWednesday, April 15, 2015 complete the following manuscript research critique for the Mixed Method research article you selected in Module 1. Provide feedback to at least two of your peers by Friday, April 17, 2015. Manuscript Reference: Andrew J. & Rohm, G. R. (2006). A Mixed-Method Approach for Developing Market Segmentation Typologies in the Sports Industry. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 15 , 29-39. Type of Study:  Mixed Method Research Topic: Purpose of the Study: Theoretical Framework: (Identify the theoretical/conceptual framework) Specific Research Questions/ Philosophical Underpinnings: Sample: Mixed method design: (present the elements of quantitative and qualitative and describe how these compliment each other and why it was important or was not important, to conduct this research as a mixed methods design.) Procedure: (How was the data collected? What was the sampling strategy used?) Variables/Concepts: (Identify the Dependent and Independent Variables or confounds.) Instrument(s) analysis: (Discuss reliability, validity and generalizability of the measures included in the study and/or discuss methods for collecting data. Discuss how rigor is assured.) Data analysis: (Discuss the statistical software, if any, used in analysis of the data and the type of analyses included.) Consent: (What type of consent, if any, was obtained from the participants?) All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing  Assignment 2: Mixed Methodology Your research question may or may not be appropriately answered using a Mixed methodology model. In this assignment you will apply what you have learned aboutmixed methodology from the readings and the Assignment 1 discussion to your own research question. If your research question is best answered using Mixed methodology, stick with it and complete the critique below. If not, how might you alter your question so that it may be answered using mixed methodology? Although research is driven by questions, for this assignment we are going to turn it around so we may explore the benefits and differences of various types of methodologies. Adjust your question to fit a mixed methods design and complete the critique below. For Example: In assignments M4A2 and M5A2 you may have had to change your research question so that it should be answered using a different design. The example questions included, “What are the perceptions of students regarding their experiences with faculty mentors”, best answered using qualitative research, and “What types of interactions do students value most with their faculty mentors?”, best answered using quantitative research. Both of the questions would produce information about the topic of effective mentoring of graduate students. In a mixed methods design there is value and need to gather both quantitative and qualitative data. In t.

1. Assignment 1: Mixed Methods Research Manuscript Critique
In this module we expanded our knowledge about mixed
methodology. ByWednesday, April 15, 2015 complete the
following manuscript research critique for the Mixed Method
research article you selected in Module 1. Provide feedback to
at least two of your peers by Friday, April 17, 2015.
Manuscript Reference:
Andrew J. & Rohm, G. R. (2006). A Mixed-Method Approach
for Developing Market Segmentation Typologies in the Sports
Industry.
Sport Marketing Quarterly, 15
, 29-39.
Type of Study:
Mixed Method
Research Topic:
Purpose of the Study:
Theoretical Framework: (Identify the theoretical/conceptual
framework)
Specific Research Questions/ Philosophical Underpinnings:
Sample:
Mixed method design: (present the elements of quantitative and
qualitative and describe how these compliment each other
and why it was important or was not important, to conduct this
research as a mixed methods design.)
Procedure: (How was the data collected? What was the sampling
strategy used?)
Variables/Concepts: (Identify the Dependent and Independent
Variables or confounds.)
Instrument(s) analysis: (Discuss reliability, validity and
generalizability of the measures included in the study and/or
discuss methods for collecting data. Discuss how rigor is
assured.)
Data analysis: (Discuss the statistical software, if any, used in
analysis of the data and the type of analyses included.)

2. Consent: (What type of consent, if any, was obtained from the
participants?)
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules
for attributing
Assignment 2: Mixed Methodology
Your research question may or may not be appropriately
answered using a Mixed methodology model. In this assignment
you will apply what you have learned aboutmixed methodology
from the readings and the Assignment 1 discussion to your own
research question. If your research question is best answered
using Mixed methodology, stick with it and complete the
critique below. If not, how might you alter your question so that
it may be answered using mixed methodology? Although
research is driven by questions, for this assignment we are
going to turn it around so we may explore the benefits and
differences of various types of methodologies. Adjust your
question to fit a mixed methods design and complete the
critique below.
For Example: In assignments M4A2 and M5A2 you may have
had to change your research question so that it should be
answered using a different design. The example questions
included, “What are the perceptions of students regarding their
experiences with faculty mentors”, best answered using
qualitative research, and “What types of interactions do students
value most with their faculty mentors?”, best answered using
quantitative research.
Both of the questions would produce information about the
topic of effective mentoring of graduate students. In a mixed
methods design there is value and need to
gather both quantitative and qualitative data. In this case the
qualitative interviews could help provide not only greater
insight into the results of the quantitative data, but could
provide necessary information if the final goal was to help
faculty understand their students’ needs. Note that the mixed
methods researcher must determine whether concurrent or

3. sequential data collection will best suit the purposes of the
study. (See Creswell, Chapter on Mixed Methods Procedures:
Timing)
By Friday, April 17, 2015 complete the following research
critique for the Mixed methods research you propose.
Research Topic:
Purpose of the Study:
Overarching Research Question:
Specific Research Questions/ Hypotheses:
Type of Study:
Mixed Methods
Mixed method design: (present the elements of quantitative and
qualitative and describe how these compliment each other
and why it is important to conduct this research as a mixed
methods design. find a reason!)
Overarching Research Question:
Specific Research Questions:
Hypotheses:
Procedure: (How was the data collected? What was the sampling
strategy used?)
Variables/Concepts:
Instrument(s) analysis:
Data analysis: Discuss the statistical software, if any, used in
analysis of the data and the type of analyses included.
Consent: What type of consent, if any, will be obtained from the
participants?
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules
for attributing
Assignment 3: Internal Review Board Discussion
This week we learned that before you conduct research for your
dissertation you must have your research reviewed by the IRB.
By
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
post in the discussion below the type of review your research

4. will require and why. Provide feedback to at least two of your
peers by
Friday, April 24, 2015
.
Assignment 4: Discussion of Ethical Issues in Research
An important ethical consideration for any research study
involving human subjects is informed consent. After reviewing
The University IRB handbook
,
consider the following vignette, which has been adapted from
Corey, Corey, and Callanan (2007).
Issues and ethics in the helping profession
(7
th
ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Submit your response to the discussion questions that follow the
vignette no later than Friday, April 24, 2015 to the M7:
Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Note: The vignette presented below is not specific to a
particular discipline, but an education setting is used in order to
provide context for the vignette. You can adopt this vignette to
your particular discipline. For example, if you are in the
Business programs, the participants may be clients or customers
with which you work. If you are in the Psychology or
Counseling programs, the participants may be clients you see in
treatments.
Ethical issues vignette:
Anna is conducting a research study to evaluate the process and
outcome of her intervention programs at the school where she
teaches. She believes that in order to obtain valid data, she must
keep the research participants in the dark in as many aspects as
possible. Thus, she thinks it is important that the students she
works with remain unaware of the hypotheses under
investigation and that they are being studied. Although she

5. agrees that some ethical issues may be raised by her failure to
inform her participants, she believes that good research designs
call for such procedures. She does not want to influence her
students and thus bias the results.
Anna states that since there are no negative consequences or
risks involved with her research, her research practices are
justified. In addition, she claims that since she is able to
improve her educational techniques through this research, both
her current and future students will benefit.
Discussion questions:
What are your thoughts about Anna’s rationale for not obtaining
informed consent?
If the value of the research seems to be greater than the risks
involved to participants, do you think researchers are justified
in not obtaining the informed consent of participants?
Would Anna’s approach as described above meet University's
informed consent criteria?
What advice would you give Anna about informed consent and
how she should deal with her study participants?
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules
for attributing