Research methods literature review

Research Methods Literature Review

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the qualitative
and quantitative research designs encountered so far in this course.

For your literature review, you will select one design from each of the following categories.

Visit the Research Methods research guide in the Ashford University
Library and search the databases for a minimum of one peer-reviewed
journal article published within the last 10 years about each of the
research designs you selected. The articles must not be research studies
using the designs. Instead, they must be about how to conduct a study
using the design. Examples of acceptable articles for this assignment
are listed at the Suggested Articles tab in the Research Methods
research guide.

In your paper, briefly outline the topic you
selected for your Final Research Proposal in Week One and apply the
scientific method by suggesting both a specific research question and a
hypothesis for the topic. Evaluate your chosen peer-reviewed articles
summarizing each and explaining how the research design described could
be useful for designing original research on your topic. Compare and
contrast the paradigms or worldviews inherent in the methodology
associated with each research design. Apply professional standards and
situate yourself as a researcher by identifying which of these
approaches best fits with your worldview.

The Research Methods Literature Review

• Must be four to six double-spaced pages in length (not including
  title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as
  outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least four peer-reviewed sources published within the last 10 years.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.