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CJA 339: Research Proposal

III. Research Methodology: Data Collection and Analysis (~2 pages)
NOTE: This section must include methods of terminology learned throughout the class to describe each piece of the research. As you use this terminology, cite the textbook page or lecture date from which it comes.

a. Research Questions/Study Design i. Begin this section by clearly and briefly restate your purpose and/or the research questions your research will seek to answer.
ii. Also explain what kind of research study you are conducting: quantitative/qualitative? Exploratory/descriptive/evaluative/explanatory? What makes it so?
iii. Be specific as to what kind of study design you are using. What is it called? (Use your text and class notes!)
b. Data Collection i. Sampling

1. How would you sample? (Be specific as to the kind of
2. What are your sampling criteria?
3. How would you go about selecting participants or cases and from where?
   ii. Data
4. Explain the kind of data you would to collect in detail.
5. If you are using face-to-face interviews or surveys, describe what kind of interview guide or survey you are using, how many questions are on your guide, provide an example of one or two questions.
   a. Then refer the reader to an appendix, where you should include a copy of your survey or interview instrument.
   c. Ethical Issues i. What ethical issues are relevant to your study? (There are always some!)
   ii. What would you do to try to manage them and decrease potential “harm”?