Each discussion in this course has a couple of questions that may ask you to apply your readings, use new skills, identify additional outside sources, reflect on how content applies to you, or give you an opportunity to talk about what interests you most. You may choose one to respond to each week or you could post your own content related to the concept for the week.

Take the multiple-choice quiz to gauge your understanding of the material presented in Week 10.

Readings

• Use your Creswell and Creswell text, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, to revisit the following chapters:
  • Chapter 8, “Quantitative Methods,” pages 147–177.
  • Chapter 9, “Qualitative Methods,” pages 178– 211.
• Read the following articles:
  • Antwi, S. K., & Hamza, K. (2015). Qualitative and quantitative research paradigms in business research: A philosophical reflection. European Journal of Business and Management, 7(3), 217–225.
  • Ryan, L., & Golden, A. (2006). “Tick the box please”: A reflexive approach to doing quantitative social research. Sociology, 40(6), 1191–1200.
• The Course Study Guide [PDF] highlights content to focus on as you read and absorb the materials. You may also find some additional articles with direct relevance to your field in the guide.

Write Your Discussion Post

For help using Yellowdig, please see Using Yellowdig [PDF]

or Grading in Yellowdig [PDF] . Or visit Yellowdig Forums, Capella’s Campus support page for Yellowdig, with links for technical support.​

Begin practicing the use of APA style for citations and references. All information that is not your opinion or experience should have a citation to show the reader where the fact came from and then a reference at the end of the post.

Discussion Question

This week, we wrap up with a consideration of the role of the researcher for both quantitative and qualitative research designs. Please post something to the discussion board related to the content covered this week.

Note: Do not create your post as a reply to the pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig’s Create option to create a new post. Label your post with the hashtag for the week (#Week10) so that others can sort posts by the week’s topic.

Here are some ideas for your post to get you started:

• Review the article, “‘What Am I Gonna Be Losing?’ School Culture and the Family-Based College-Going Dilemmas of Black and Latino Adolescent Boys,” and reflect on what you would need to do as the researcher to shift the study from qualitative to quantitative design. How would this change your relationship to the subject, and what possible benefits or limitations would this change bring to the study?
• Thinking over the content covered in this course, what strikes you as most relevant to your own professional or academic career? What key concepts or approaches are you interested in applying to your own research?

Response Guidelines

As you respond to your classmates, share your experiences and anecdotal feedback regarding their posts. How have your personal experiences resonated with their ideas? What can you add to their ideas, building upon the connections you have made to the material so far? Consider exploring the features of Yellowdig, such as your ability to embed videos and pictures, create polls and videos, use hashtags, love or like a post, and so on.

GO TO YELLOWDIG DISCUSSION BOARD

Take the Quiz

In this course, you have been introduced to new concepts related to the role of the researcher. This multiple-choice quiz will gauge your understanding of the material presented in Week 10. The following competencies will be covered in this quiz:

• Analyze the methodology used in scientific research.

Please carefully read the following instructions before beginning the quiz:

• You must complete and submit the quiz by Friday at 11:59 p.m. Central time.
• You may take the quiz three times. Do not open and close the quiz to return to it later, as this will end the quiz session.
• This quiz is not timed, but once you submit the quiz, you may not go back and change any of your responses.
• Your score is automatically recorded in the instructor’s grade book upon completion of the quiz.
• Your score and the correct answers will be accessible to you after you have completed the quiz and your score is recorded.
• This quiz is worth 2% of your overall grade for the course. There are 5 questions each worth 20 points for a total of 100 points possible.

Click the linked quiz title to access the quiz. If you have any issues with the quiz, contact your instructor.