Research Design Worksheet

The CDS Dissertation Guide (located on CDS Central) outlines 10 qualitative research designs. For this assignment, you should review each of these research designs and complete this worksheet.Complete Part 1 in Week 2 and Part 2 in Week 3.

Part 1 (Due in Week 2)

The following sections of the table below for each type of qualitative research design are listed in the first column:

• Define the second column.
• Identify the key characteristics in the third column.
• Include in-text citations (one citation per box) and references for the first two columns in the appropriate area at the bottom of this worksheet.

Complete the following sections of the table below for each type of qualitative research design listed in the first column:

• Identify appropriate sample sizes in the fourth column.
• List the types of data collected in the fifth column.
• Provide an example of a problem statement using each design in the sixth column. Remember: A problem statement is very different from a topic.
• Include in-text citations (one citation per box) and references for the last three columns in the appropriate area at the bottom of this worksheet.

Note: You will submit this worksheet again in Week 3 with everything completed.

Type of Research Design	Definition (Due Week 2)	Key Characteristics (Due Week 2)	Appropriate Sample Sizes (Due Week 3)	Types of Data Collected (Due Week 3)	Example of a Problem Statement Using This Design (Due Week 3)
Action Research
Appreciative Inquiry
Case Study
Delphi
Ethnography
Grounded Theory
Narrative Inquiry
Needs Assessment
Phenomenology
Program Assessment

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