Liberty University Hypotheses Research – Describe the purpose of operationalizing variables

Description

Learning Goal: I’m working on a research & summaries writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

1. For this Research Roundtable, you will share your variables, their relationships amongst each other, and the purpose of your operational variables.

You will receive instructor feedback from your instructor after you submit your work in Module 3 Variables and Operations Definitions.

SHARE & DISCUSS

State your Research Topic, Objective/Purpose, and Research Question(s).

List and label the variables, including independent, dependent, intervening, or moderating.

Explain the relationships among the variables.

Describe the purpose of operationalizing variables.

Post your initial response by the fourth day of the module week. Be sure to address all of the required elements listed thoroughly. All posts should be free of spelling and grammar mistakes.

Return at least once later in the module week to review two or more of your classmates’ variables. Provide feedback to a classmate that has not received any. Once all classmates have received feedback, you may provide additional comments to others.

2. Variables and Operational Definitions

Assignment

Stack of papers with a note to review attached.Prior to this assignment, you are required to share your Variables, Operational Definitions, and Hypotheses in Module 3 Research Roundtable: Variables and Operational Definitions in order to receive feedback from your classmates. Be sure to address any edits or changes that you found helpful before submitting your assignment for instructor feedback.

SUBMIT

In this activity, you will submit the following elements, resulting in a set of hypotheses.

State your Research Topic, Objective/Purpose, and Research Question(s).

List and label the variables, including independent, dependent, intervening, or moderating.

Explain the relationships among the variables.

Describe the purpose of operationalizing variables.

Describe how you would operationalize the variables in your research question(s). You can mention more than one possible option for these, as there can be different ways of operationalizing the same variables.

Develop a set of hypotheses (null and alternative) from your identified variables that address your identified research question(s).

Prepare your document to submit by the end of the module week. Be sure to address all of the required elements listed thoroughly. Your document should be free of spelling and grammar mistakes.

Save your assignment using a naming convention that includes your first and last name and the activity number (or description). Do not add punctuation or special characters.

3.

Literature Draft Review

Assignment

Open book with laptop in the background.This is where your previous work begins to come together. The literature review builds on your annotated bibliography and supports your topic/research question. It also allows you to receive instructor feedback on your draft, giving you time to make any revisions before turning in the final version in Module 5.

SUBMIT

Before you begin, read the Literature Review & Report Guidelines. This will give you step-by-step guidance for creating your draft review.

Note: The rubric for this draft is the same rubric that will be used for the final submission. Your draft is worth 5% of your final grade.

Submit your Literature Draft Review by the end of the module week. Be sure to address all the required elements listed thoroughly. Your document is required to be in current APA format and free of grammar and spelling errors.

Save your assignment using a naming convention that includes your first and last name and the activity number (or description). Do not add punctuation or special characters.

You are submitting your paper as a draft to Turnitin so that you can check the originality report, but the paper will not be stored in the Turnitin repository at this time.

4. MODULE 4 BEGINS:

Population, Sample, and Data Collection

Research Roundtable

Stack of papers with a note to review attached.

For this Research Roundtable, share your population, sample, and any preliminary methods of collecting data.

You will receive instructor feedback from your instructor after you submit your work in Module 4 Population, Sample, and Data Collection.

SHARE & DISCUSS

For this activity, address the following:

State your Research Topic, Objective/Purpose, and Research Question(s).

Who would be the population for your study?

What would constitute an appropriate sample?

What methods would be appropriate for collecting data to answer this question/these questions?

Why are these methods appropriate/effective?

Post your initial response by the fourth day of the module week. Be sure to address all of the required elements listed thoroughly. All posts should be free of spelling and grammar mistakes.

Return at least once later in the module week to review two or more of your classmates’ variables. Provide feedback to a classmate that has not received any. Once all classmates have received feedback, you may provide additional comments to others.

4.2.

Population, Sample, and Data Collection

Assignment

Stack of papers with a note to review attached.

Prior to this assignment, you are required to share your collected data in Module 4 Research Roundtable: Population, Sample, and Data Collection.

SUBMIT

For this activity, address the following:

State your Research Topic, Objective/Purpose, and Research Question(s).

Who would be the population for your study?

What would constitute an appropriate sample?

What methods would be appropriate for collecting data?

Why are these methods appropriate/effective?

What is an alternative method of data collection for this question/these questions?

Why is this also appropriate?

Which method do you think is better? Why?