Complete summary (CH 1-12) of the book Research Methods: The essential knowledge base written by James P. Donnelly and William M. K. Trochim. The summary consists of 60 pages and describes all important concepts and theory to know for the exam. Grade 92/100!
1. Foundation of Research Methods ............................................................................. 4
1.1 The Research Enterprise .................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Conceptualizing Research .................................................................................................. 5
1.3 The Language of Research.................................................................................................. 6
1.4 The Validity of Research .................................................................................................... 8
2. Ethics ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.1 Foundations of Ethics in Research ...................................................................................... 9
2.2 Historical cases of Unethical Research ............................................................................... 9
2.3 Evolution of a Modern System of Research Ethics ............................................................ 10
2.4 Ethics in the Production and Publication of Scholarly Work ............................................. 11
3. Qualitative Approaches to Research ....................................................................... 13
3.1 Foundations of Qualitative Research ............................................................................... 13
3.2 The Context for Qualitative Research ............................................................................... 13
3.3 Qualitative Traditions ...................................................................................................... 14
3.4 Qualitative Methods ........................................................................................................ 15
3.5 Qualitative Data .............................................................................................................. 16
3.6 Assessing Qualitative Research ........................................................................................ 16
8. Introduction to Design ............................................................................................ 39
8.1 Foundations of Design ..................................................................................................... 39
8.2 Research Design and Causality ......................................................................................... 39
8.3 Developing a Research Design ......................................................................................... 42
8.4 Types of Designs .............................................................................................................. 43
8.5 Expanding on Basic Designs ............................................................................................. 43
10. Quasi-Experimental Design ..................................................................................... 50
10.1 Foundations of Quasi-Experimental Design .................................................................. 50
10.2 The Non-Equivalent-Groups Design .............................................................................. 50
10.3 The Regression-Discontinuity Design ............................................................................ 50
10.4 Other Quasi-Experimental Designs ............................................................................... 51
11. Introduction to Data Analysis .................................................................................. 53
11.1 Foundations of Data Analytics ...................................................................................... 53
11.2 Conclusion Validity ....................................................................................................... 53
11.3 Data Preparation .......................................................................................................... 54
11.4 Descriptive Statistics .................................................................................................... 55
12. Inferential Analysis ................................................................................................. 56
12.1 Foundations of Analysis for Research Design ................................................................ 56
12.2 Inferential Statistics ..................................................................................................... 56
12.3 General Linear Model ................................................................................................... 56
12.4 Experimental Analysis .................................................................................................. 58
12.5 Quasi-Experimental Analysis ........................................................................................ 59
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