In the previous unit, you wrote your literature review and presented your hypothesis. In Units 7 and 8, you will develop a method for testing your hypothesis. For the Unit 7 assignment, you will write your participants and research design sections. Your participants and research design sections should be 1 – 2 pages in length in total.
Additionally, it will be important to complete this assignment on time to ensure you receive the feedback needed to revise your method section for your Unit 9 Assignment.
Be sure to include the following in your assignment:
Describe your research design and explain why it would be appropriate to use.
Describe your population of interest.
Describe your sampling procedure.
State how many participants you would aim to recruit.
Describe the expected demographic and other characteristics of your sample.
Describe any inclusion or exclusion criteria that you would apply when recruiting participants.
Describe any screening procedures you would use when recruiting participants.
You may use the optional Unit 7 Assignment Template to complete this assignment.
Note: Remember that you do not need to conduct this research study or base the study on what you could personally do or finance. You should propose a reasonable, realistic study that would be appropriate for testing your hypothesis. For example, you could include in your method section a plan that involves partnering with a real or fictitious agency, organization, school, or company to recruit participants and collect data, even though you may have no affiliation with that research partner. When developing the details of your study, contact your instructor if you have any questions about what would be reasonable and realistic to include.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Describe your research design.
Before writing this section, review “Research Designs and Threats to Internal Validity”
Describe your research design. Identify the specific name of your research design. Then, provide a few sentences describing how you would apply this design. Explain why this design would be appropriate for your research proposal.
Describe your participants.
Before writing this section, read Chapter 7: “Choosing Your Sample” and review “The Sample”
Write your participant section for your proposed study. Be sure to include the following information:
Describe your population of interest (e.g., demographics and other characteristics).
Describe your sampling procedures. Would you use a random or non-random sampling procedure? How would you connect with potential participants? How would you share information about your study with them and ask them to participate? Outline the processes that would take place when recruiting participants.
State how many participants you would aim to recruit.
Describe the expected demographic and other characteristics of your sample.
Describe any inclusion or exclusion criteria that you would consider when recruiting participants.
Describe any screening procedures you would use when recruiting participants.
Your participants and research design section should be 1 – 2 pages in length in total (you may use the Unit 7 Template if you’d like), and should include the following elements:
A title page
An explanation of the research design and participants for your study
A Reference list
Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced and left aligned.
Standard 1″ margins on all sides.
Current APA formatting and citation style.
Use the unit 7 template in the file provided based on the completed unit 6 literature review file provided as well (references already included in the unit 7 template).
