1. The document discusses research design and methods for social science research. It focuses on maximizing systematic variance and minimizing error variance.
2. It examines the "Max Min Con" principle for research design, which aims to maximize systematic variance through treatment while minimizing error variance. It also discusses controlling for extraneous variables.
3. The document outlines various research design approaches including pre-experimental, true experimental, and quasi-experimental designs. It evaluates threats to internal and external validity for different design types.
The document discusses key aspects of developing research questions and hypotheses for social science research projects. It identifies several criteria for developing a good research question, including ensuring the question is feasible, interesting, novel, ethical, and relevant. It also distinguishes between different types of research questions, such as questions of fact versus values and open-ended versus closed-ended questions. The document then covers how to develop precise research hypotheses, identifying the null and alternative hypotheses. It notes that the research hypothesis may be refined as the project develops but should not change once the project begins. Finally, it provides a brief definition of a variable as anything that can take on different values.
The document discusses the scientific method and research process. It covers topics like the different types of research (e.g. quantitative vs. qualitative), stages of research like developing research questions and hypotheses, variables that are studied, and techniques for idea generation. The overall goal of research is to systematically generate and test knowledge to better understand the world.
1. The document discusses research design and methods for social science research. It focuses on maximizing systematic variance and minimizing error variance.
2. It examines the "Max Min Con" principle for research design, which aims to maximize systematic variance through treatment while minimizing error variance. It also discusses controlling for extraneous variables.
3. The document outlines various research design approaches including pre-experimental, true experimental, and quasi-experimental designs. It evaluates threats to internal and external validity for different design types.
The document discusses key aspects of developing research questions and hypotheses for social science research projects. It identifies several criteria for developing a good research question, including ensuring the question is feasible, interesting, novel, ethical, and relevant. It also distinguishes between different types of research questions, such as questions of fact versus values and open-ended versus closed-ended questions. The document then covers how to develop precise research hypotheses, identifying the null and alternative hypotheses. It notes that the research hypothesis may be refined as the project develops but should not change once the project begins. Finally, it provides a brief definition of a variable as anything that can take on different values.
The document discusses the scientific method and research process. It covers topics like the different types of research (e.g. quantitative vs. qualitative), stages of research like developing research questions and hypotheses, variables that are studied, and techniques for idea generation. The overall goal of research is to systematically generate and test knowledge to better understand the world.
This document discusses key terminology and methods used in qualitative research including phenomenology, interpretivism, hermeneutics, participant observation, in-depth interviews, case studies, ethnography, grounded theory, sampling techniques, qualitative interviewing, life histories, focus groups, recording observations, qualitative data processing and analysis. It also covers the strengths, weaknesses and standards for evaluating qualitative studies.
This document provides a template for reviewing related literature in a research paper. It outlines 8 key sections to address: 1) key theories, concepts and ideas, 2) epistemological and ontological approaches, 3) research questions or hypotheses, 4) topic relevance, 5) gaps in existing literature, 6) political standpoint considerations, 7) major issues to examine, and 8) overall significance. It also provides a generic 5-part structure for literature reviews with sections on exploration, analysis, discussion, criticism, and summary.