we choose question number 3 which is : effect of health promoting behaviors
Research Project Part 1: Background Research and Hypothesis Development
Assignment due Saturday, April 13, 2024 by 11:00pm
Overview
The final research project for this course is spread over Assignments 3 and 4.
Before you begin working on the assignment, you will work with your group members to select a topic from the list below during lab session 8. If you want to choose any different topic other than the below, kindly contact your instructor and ensure they approve the new topic of your group’s choice.
Women’s enrollment in higher education vs. their participation in the workforce in the UAE
The effects of social media use on life satisfaction (or productivity)
Effects of health-promoting behaviors (exercise, meditation, yoga, spending time in nature, pet care) on psychological factors (or student outcomes)
Individuals’ perceptions or behaviors regarding food waste
The relationship between learning modality (i.e., active learning; online/in-person; flipped vs traditional classroom) and student outcomes
For Assignment 3, each student will work individually to conduct background research and independently develop a study question and hypothesis that is testable using survey methods. For assignment 4, students will work in teams and select one team member’s hypothesis for the study. They will work together to design and implement a survey to test that hypothesis, and analyze and interpret the results.
Assignment 3
Part 1: Background research and hypothesis development
For this students works individually to develop a research question related to the topic selected by their team and propose a hypothesis that is testable using survey methodology.
Assignment Outline (APA style)
Title page
Introduction and literature review (approx. 500 words)(LO: #evidencebased)
(a) Define the topic and its importance.
(b) Explain relevant theories and describe past research on the topic
(c) Identify and explain gap(s) in knowledge based on the past research
Hypothesis and proposal (approx. 400 words)(LO #hypothesisdevelopment)
(a) State your hypothesis followed by a sentence that clearly identifies your variables.** Please explain the rationale behind your hypothesis using evidence. Why should the reader believe your hypothesis?**
(b) Justify the plausibility of your hypothesis. Please refer to the lesson plan of plausibility and evaluate your hypothesis based on criteria such as parsimony, generalizability, specificity etc. with explanations.
(c) Explain how the hypothesis is testable using survey methodology. Please discuss the scales that will be used with citations for both the IV and DV and any other confounding/control variables. Also, explain steps in data collection using the observational study design using a survey. The scales you will be using for the IV and DV should be taken from prior empirical research. Please do your search to find the correct scales for your study and cite the reference.
(d) Identify possible target population(s) for a survey.
Reference list
Assignment Information
Length:
<1100 words
Weight:
15%
Learning Outcomes Added
EvidenceBased: Identify and appropriately structure the information needed to support an argument effectively.
HypothesisDevelopment: Evaluate the link between hypothesis-driven research and the theories or observations that motivate it.
Sampling: Design effective sampling methods and evaluate the interpretation of results accordingly.
StudyDesign: Design and interpret observational studies
