(My field of study is Human Behavior- Psychology) Assignment 3: Course Project Note: At the end of Module 8, you will have a final project of putting together a survey report.
(My field of study is Human Behavior- Psychology)
Assignment 3: Course Project
Note:
At the end of Module 8, you will have a final project of putting
together a survey report. This paper will include a supportive rationale
for your survey, survey instrument, data file, and analysis plan. Each
module you will have an assignment that helps you work toward the goal
of completing your final project.
In this module you will work on developing a topic for your survey and identifying your research hypotheses.
An
important part of this course is the development of a survey project.
There are many steps to successfully completing it, and each module will
be arranged to guide you to finishing the project in portions.
To start your project off, you will need to identify your survey topic.
Every
survey starts with a purpose, hypothesis, and statement/topic. Before
you begin your survey, it is essential that you develop a basic
understanding ofdescriptive and predictive surveys, exploratory
research, and how to develop a hypothesis.
Identify a survey topic. Make sure it is narrow.
Identify
the main variables of the study you wish to propose. List them below.
Put an IV next to the independent variable and a DV next to the
dependent variable.
Discuss the purpose of your survey.
Briefly
discuss the type of research you are doing as to whether it is causal or
correlational. Be sure to refer to Appendix B in your book (Alreck
& Settle) to insure you address key issues about external validity.
Develop
the hypothesis or hypotheses for your survey. In order to keep your
survey focused, you should have no more than 3 sets of hypotheses
Briefly
explain how you plan to design your course project. Briefly justify how
it is that you think using a survey best serves your research question.
Technology Check-up
Please
make sure that you have the SPSS software available to you as stated in
the technical requirements for this course as you will need this
software to successfully complete the course project.