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Methodology and IRB Planning
Overview: Now that you have closed in on the gap in the literature regarding your topic, you are ready to begin thinking about data collection. Most dissertations will require some form of instrumentation to gather data. This assignment will be a brainstorming time for you and your Chair to determine a possible instrument aligned with your initial literature review. Consider your approved topic and current literature review to determine the alignment between the topic, literature, and proposed instrument.
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How will you gather data to answer your research questions? Check the appropriate response.
Pre-existing validated survey
Design a new quantitative instrument. Select the appropriate area below.
Researcher-designed, Likert-type or other numeric survey instrument
Researcher-designed numeric data collection tool
Adapted or changed pre-validated numeric survey instrument
Feasibility of a study recruitment protocol
Feasibility of a study data collection protocol
Design a new qualitative instrument.
Interview questions and protocol
Open-ended questionnaire
Focus group questions and protocol
Needs assessment or other evaluation questionnaire
Secondary data.
Complete the appropriate table below based on the answer to the question above:
New Quantitative Instrument:
For a new quantitative instrument, you will need to determine what the instrument will measure and what theory is the basis for the instrument. A new quantitative instrument will require pilot testing after the pilot/field test IRB application has been approved. The full study IRB application requires submission of pilot test results. Review the required steps (Link to FAQ etc.)
New Qualitative Instrument:
For a new qualitative instrument, you will need to determine what the instrument will measure and what theory is the basis for the instrument. A new qualitative instrument will require review by an expert panel and then a field test after the pilot/field test IRB application is approved. The full study IRB application requires submission of field test results. Review the required steps (Link to FAQ etc.)
Secondary data:
For secondary data, your data should align with the variables in your research question. You should be familiar with the source of the data, how the data was collected, and if the data was collected from a survey, what construct the survey was validated to measure.
Where will you gather your data? Review the Doctoral Research Handbook guidelines for site permission.