Overview
For this Assessment, you will answer a series of short-answer questions to demonstrate your understanding of the philosophy of research, theory and research methods.
Submission Length: Three (3) items with responses ranging 2–3 paragraphs in length.
Professional Skills: Written Communication: Write with clarity, coherence, and purpose, is assessed in this Competency.
Instructions
Download the RT001 Written Response Template and answer each question in 2–3 paragraphs.
Download the Writing Checklist to review prior to submitting your Assessment.
All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly writing. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided where appropriate. Submissions that do not meet these expectations will be returned without scoring.
This Assessment requires submission of one (1) document: a completed Written Response Template. Save this file as RT001_firstinitial_lastname (for example, RT001_J_Smith).
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1. Post a brief description of a topic of research interest. Next, state the philosophical orientation that reflects your worldview, and explain the epistemological and ontological assumptions of this orientation. Then, explain how these assumptions lend themselves to one or more research approaches. Be sure to support your response with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA style.
2. Post an explanation of the role of theory in research. Next, identify a theory in your discipline, and explain its basic tenets. Then, with this theory in mind, consider your answer to the following question posed by Dr. Burkholder in this week’s reading: “What Do I Have to Believe About the World and About Human Beings in Order for Me to Accept or Use This Theory?” Finally, describe the extent to which the epistemological and ontological assumptions of your chosen theory align with the philosophical orientation that reflects your worldview. Be sure to support your response with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA style.
3. Discuss the extent to which a researcher’s knowledge and skills can support their role as an agent of positive social change. Be specific and provide an example(s). Be sure to support your response with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA style.
