RES/724 v7 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. You will complete Part 1 in Week 2 and Part 2 in Week 3.
Part 1 (Due in Week 2)
Complete the following sections of the table below for each type of qualitative research design listed in the first column:
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Provide a definition in 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.
Note: You will submit this worksheet in Week 2 but will only be graded for Part 1 that week.
Part 2 (Due in Week 3)
Complete the following sections of the table below for each type of qualitative research design listed in the first column:
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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)
Action
Research
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Example of a Problem
Statement Using This Design
(Due Week 3)
Research Design Worksheet
RES/724 v7
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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)
Appreciative
Inquiry
Case Study
Delphi
Ethnography
Grounded
Theory
Narrative
Inquiry
Needs
Assessment
Phenomenology
Program
Assessment
References
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Example of a Problem
Statement Using This Design
(Due Week 3)

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