Given the approaches: simple descriptive, cross-sectional, and longitudinal; compare and contrast these three approaches.   

  Given the data collection choices of: telephone, mailings, and face-to-face; compare and contrast these three choices. 

  Based on the text, state the primary purpose(s) for survey research. 

  Based on the text and given a topic, design a survey highlighting the steps involved. 

  Using the survey you have designed, identify its targeted areas as one of the following: demographic, non-threatening behavioral, threatening behavioral, knowledge, and/or attitude. 

  Using the survey you have designed, identify your method for collecting the data (mailed, phone, or face-to-face). Justify your choice. 

  Given an empirical survey research article; identify the participant(s), independent variable(s), dependent variable(s), extraneous variable(s), research question, research hypothesis, null hypothesis, data collection, data reduction technique(s), and conclusions reached.   

  Given an empirical single-case research article, evaluate the strength of the research design. 

 
   How do you measure up? 

Given the levels of measurement (ordinal, interval, ratio), create a table comparing and contrasting these levels. 
 

   Email your group work to the instructor at 941-590-7801. See course syllabus for due date.
 

  Study "Break" 

Scenario: You want to study how middle school students spend their time after school on weekdays. 

1. As a group, you need to do the following: 
 

a. Identify an area of interest.

b. Create a survey capable of gathering the data of interest.

c. Outline the steps taken in creating the survey.

d. Identify its targeted areas as one of the following: demographic, non-threatening behavioral, threatening behavioral, knowledge, and/or attitude.

e. Identify the method for collecting the data (telephone, mailings, and face-to-face). Justify your choice. 

f. Identify the approach: simple, descriptive, cross-sectional, or longitudinal. Justify your choice. 

g. Identify the level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, ration) and explain what characteristics make it that level. 

h. Compare and contrast the process for designing an instrument and designing a survey 

  Email your group work to Dr. McConney with the heading, "Spring Break."
See course syllabus for date assignment is due. 
 

a. What are the variables or constructs of interest? 

b. Identify or create a reasonable research question 

c. Identify this research question as descriptive, normative, correlative, or impact. Justify your choice. 

d. Identify or create a reasonable research hypothesis 

e. Identify or create a reasonable null hypothesis 

f. Identify extraneous variables, if any (limit 3) 

g. Identify the procedures for data collection 

h. Identify the sampling procedure 

i. Identify the participants 

j. Identify the method of data reduction (e.g., statistical or descriptive procedures) (See Definitions in Module 4 Notes and pages 330-348, Qualitative Analytic Strategies, in your text).

k. Identify the conclusions reached. Are the conclusions logical based on the information presented. 

l. Did this research emerge primarily from a post-positivist or post-modern philosophical base? Justify your choice. 

m. Evaluate the strength of the research design and identify methods that would strengthen the design if appropriate. 

  Email your group work to Dr. McConney under the heading, "Evaluating Survey Research."

See course syllabus for date assignment is due. 

   Intrude or Invade 

Rank these types of questions according to degree of intrusion

1. Demographic -- describes your sample 

2. Non-threatening Behavioral -- scale of frequency and/or intensity 

3. Threatening Behavioral -- scale of frequency and/or intensity 

4. Knowledge -- scale of true / false 

5. Attitude -- scale of level of agreement 

  Post your group work on the  WebBoard under the heading, "Intrusion,"
See course syllabus for date assignment is due. 
 

2. Outline Chapter 4 using the format of Chapter 1 outline from Module 1. 
  

  Submit your group work on the   WebBoard under the heading, "Causal Comparison & Correlational", See course syllabus for date assignment is due.