The goal of this assignment is to develop a research design for your
\nproject. The individual assignment can be related to the topic of your
\nMaster\u2019s thesis, but this is not mandatory.<\/p>\n
Qualitative Assignment<\/strong>: We want you to prepare a Maximum word count is 2,000 words<\/strong> (excluding Submission: Hand in your assignment via Canvas until Sunday**, March Assessment criteria:<\/strong> The assignment will be evaluated against the following criteria which are broken down in the matrix in Appendix 1:<\/p>\n Specific: this means that you will need to be specific in your Informed: this means that you have to provide justification for the In-depth: this means that your analysis and interpretation should go Systematic: this means that, rather than randomly\/eclectically Critical: this means that you should evaluate and discuss the quality Comparative: this means that you have to compare and contrast the Communication and structure: this means that you have to present your analysis and application in a logical and coherent way.<\/p>\n Appendix 1 – Individual Assignment.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nreport that summarizes the research design of your qualitative research
\nproject. In the assignment, we ask you to include (at least) the
\nfollowing information:<\/p>\n\n
\n ] Do a critical review of at least 3 academic articles that are
\nrelevant to your topic (i.e., integrate and compare the literature you
\nhave read, and make a case for the relevance of your own research)<\/li>\n
\n ] If your data collection relies on interviews: Prepare an interview
\nprotocol (introduction, questions, etc.), and make clear how it is
\nconnected to the literature review and your research question.<\/li>\n
\n ] Explain the validation procedures you are going to use (e.g., how to
\nincrease credibility, dependability, conformability, transferability?)<\/li>\n
\n ] Conclude by discussing the limitations of this research design? Can
\nthey be mitigated with the help of an alternative research approach
\n(i.e., quantitative research approach)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nreferences and appendices). It is up to you to decide how many words you
\n need for each part. Make sure that you include relevant literature
\n(e.g., that is offered in this course) to support your choices.<\/p>\n
\n3, 23:59**. A hardcopy is not needed. Use Times New Roman, font size 12,
\n line spacing 1.5 for the assignment. Please use the Academy of
\nManagement Journal\u2019s style guide or APA style for referencing.<\/p>\n\n
\nclaims. For instance, a claim like \u201cthe low reliability of the
\nmeasurement reduces the quality of the results\u201d is too unspecific. In
\nthis case, you need to specify which quality criteria of research design
\n is affected by reliability.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nopinions you express by grounding them in the prescribed literature for
\nthis course (of course, you can also use additional academic papers to
\njustify your opinions).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nbeyond a conclusion that can be reached without reading your report. For
\n instance, a claim like \u201cthis study did not examine the entire world, so
\n it has limited generalizability\u201d is too superficial. You need to show
\nthat you really understand and master the methodological literature,
\nsuch that your claims are thoughtful and backed up by detailed
\nargumentations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\ncombining pieces of information for your analysis, you explicitly apply
\nthe methodological frameworks offered by the prescribed literature to
\nyour research project.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n of the methodological choices made, rather than merely summarizing\/
\ndescribing what you are doing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\nmethodological approach within your research design with an alternative
\nresearch approach. Ideally, by the end of the essay, you will arrive at a
\n conclusion about the quality of your research design and argumentation
\nof how it can benefit (if at all) from an alternative research approach.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n