Research Methodology 4

SCS 444 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric

Milestone Three involves proposing how social research can be used to collect additional information on the workplace problem that would provide a more comprehensive assessment of what has occurred. You will identify the types of information further required, and consider which research methods could be used to gather reliable and valid data.

Prompt: Submit a 2–3-page draft of your Application of Research Methodology, addressing all critical elements from Section III below. In thinking sociologically about the root problem (as summarized in Milestone One), you will craft questions about it that need to be answered to provide a fuller, more in-depth analysis of it. A research method will then be discussed with respect to how it could be used to gather reliable and valid information to answer these questions.

Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:

III. Application of Research Methodology: Based on the problem, identify questions that need to be answered in order to arrive at a factual and value- neutral assessment, as well as the research methodology appropriate to obtain this information. Although you may include other elements, at a minimum this section should:

A. Identify potential research method(s) that will yield reliable and valid data, as well as the specific data the method(s) will generate. B. Identify potential challenges in collecting reliable and valid data. C. Reflect on how you will account for your personal biases and preconceived notions to arrive at a value-neutral assessment.

Guidelines for Submission: Your draft must be submitted as a 2–3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one- inch margins, and any sources cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Meets Expectations (100%) In Progress (75%) Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)

Value

Identify the Questions Generates evidence-based questions about the causes of the chosen problem

Generates questions about the causes of the chosen problem, but they may not be supported by evidence and/or may lack details

Does not generate evidence-based questions about the causes of the chosen problem

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Identify Potential Research Method(s)

Identifies potential research method(s) that will yield reliable and valid data, as well as the specific data the method(s) will generate

Identifies potential research method(s) and data that the method(s) will generate, but some method(s) and data are missing or lack details

Does not identify potential research method(s) and data

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Identify Challenges Identifies potential challenges in collecting reliable and valid data

Identifies challenges in collecting reliable and valid data, but they may not be appropriate and/or lack details

Does not identify potential challenges in collecting reliable and valid data

20

Reflect on Biases Reflects on accounting for personal biases and preconceived notions to arrive at a value-neutral assessment

Reflects on accounting for personal biases and preconceived notions, but reflection is superficial

Does not reflect on accounting for personal biases and preconceived notions to arrive at a value-neutral assessment

20

Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%