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.

This week’s assignment focuses on building a second research matrix similar to the one from Week 3. This matrix you will create includes research concepts that can be found and connected to the same five research articles related to the topic of first-generation college students and resilience at a four-year university.

Take the multiple-choice quiz to gauge your understanding of the material presented in Week 6.

Readings

• Use your Creswell and Creswell text, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, to read the following:
  • Chapter 6, “The Purpose Statement,” pages 117–132.
• Read this article:
  • Shehzad, W. (2011). Outlining purposes, stating the nature of present research, and listing research questions or hypotheses in academic papers. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 41(2), 139–160.
• 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.

Assignment Instructions

RESEARCH CONCEPTS MATRIX

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Overview

This week, you were introduced to the purpose statement in a research study. In the last two weeks, we’ve also focused on ethical conduct in research and the introduction to research.

This assignment focuses on building a second research matrix similar to the one from Week 3. This matrix you will create includes research concepts that can be found and connected to the same five research articles related to the topic of first-generation college students and resilience at a four-year university that are posted in the Announcements area of the courseroom.

Assignment Instructions

Fill out this provided Research Concepts Research Matrix Week 6 [DOCX] with research concepts connected to the topic of first-generation college students. Your instructor will provide the articles you are to use in the Announcements area of the courseroom. The first article (Nin & Keeton, 2020) has been completed for you as an example.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria:

• Competency 1: Analyze the methodology used in scientific research.
  • Identify the purpose of the study.
  • Identify the statement of the problem.
• Competency 2: Evaluate the characteristics, purposes, benefits, strengths, and weaknesses of  research methods.
  • Explain the limitations/implications of the study.
  • Provide the future research possibilities.
• Competency 3: Evaluate ethical issues in research studies.
  • Describe the ethical considerations in the chosen research.
• Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members in the identified field of study.
  • Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members of an identified field of study, using APA style and formatting.

SUBMIT YOUR ASSIGNMENT

Write Your Discussion Post

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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

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 (#Week6) so that others can sort posts by the week’s topic.

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

• Consider the final element of the deficiency model for writing research introductions: the purpose statement. What makes for a quality purpose statement and why?
• After completing the readings for this week, share which reading most interested you or you felt was most immediately relevant to your own professional or academic career.

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.

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Take the Quiz

In this course, you have been introduced to new concepts related to the significance and meaning of the purpose statement. This multiple-choice quiz will gauge your understanding of the material presented in Week 6. The following competencies will be covered in this quiz:

• Analyze the methodology used in scientific research.
• Evaluate data collection and analysis strategies based on the characteristics of the research design.

Please carefully read the following instructions before beginning the quiz:

• You must complete and submit the quiz by Sunday 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.