Also, read the course project description in this syllabus before reading the chapter. Interviewing Preliminary project proposal due. The course project consists of a research design to be presented orally to the class on November 27 and December 4, and turned in as a research proposal on November 27. A preliminary design proposal is due on October 30. The research design should be explanatory or evaluative in nature.
Explanatory research seeks to identify the causes of some phenomenon or condition.
Evaluative research seeks to determine whether a program or service was implemented properly and is performing as expected. In either case your presentation and paper should include sections as outlined below. Introduction - tells the reader why is this topic important and what question you are asking. Research Hypotheses - outlines the theorized relationships between the variables you are researching. Data and Methods - describes the data and sources of data and the methods you propose to use for analysis.