Assignment Instructions:
In this assignment, you will apply the three research approaches (Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods) to your research topic. Topic:
“What have been the three most effective ways that the US military has contributed
to enhancing security along the US southern border during the five-year period 2018-
2023?”
In your discussion, select one method within each approach and discuss its applicability to your topic. Discuss at least one merit and one drawback for each method as it pertains to your topic, meaning at least one merit and one drawback for the Qualitative approach, at least one merit and one drawback for the Quantitative approach, and at least one merit and one drawback for the Mixed Methods approach, for a total of at least three merits and three drawbacks for your research topic. You must also provide at least one reference to the relevant lesson material to support each method (i.e., at least one reference to support the Qualitative approach, at least one reference to support the Quantitative approach, and at least one reference to support the Mixed Methods approach), for a total of at least three references to the lesson material to support this assignment.
Please follow this format:
1. Title page
2. Explain the Qualitative approach briefly, how the Qualitiave approach (and one qualitative method) can be used to answer your research question, and identify at least one merit and drawback for it as it applies to your research topic, supported by at least one reference to the lesson material (3/4 page)
3. Explain the Quantitative approach briefly, how the Quantitative approach (and one quantitative method) can be used to answer your research question, and identify at least one merit and drawback for it as it applies to your research topic, supported by at least one reference to the lesson material (3/4 page)
4. Explain the Mixed Methods approach briefly, how the Mixed Methods approach can be used to answer your research question, and identify at least one merit and drawback for it as it applies to your research topic, supported by at least one reference to the lesson material (1/2 page)
5. Identify which specific research method you intend to use on your research paper in this course — Qualitative, Quantitative, or Mixed Method — and provide a brief (two or three sentences) explanation for why you have selected this particular method for your research project (to help you apply what you learned in your analysis of the three methods in this assignment).
6. Reference page
TECHNICAL GUIDANCE:
Your answers should be at a minimum of 2 ½ – 3 pages (the Title Page and Reference page will be additional pages).
Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double-spaced.
Use in-text parenthetical citations in the body, and provide complete and accurate citations for all works cited in the bibliography.
Use only credible/scholarly sources of information for which you can identify the author and sources of evidence, including books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, etc. Do NOT use Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources (points deducted for doing so).
