Overview
1. Write a research question that you could explore for a topic you are interested in. ( RQ1: How do students who have studied abroad experience and interpret fashion as a form of cultural communication?) Recall what we learned about RQ's and H's. You should write a specific RQ for a study you could potentially conduct, such as for a capstone project.
You will complete two parts to this paper: Part 1 involves preparing for an interview study and Part 2 involves writing survey questions.
Part 1
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1. Identify who you will interview to answer this research question. How many people? What are the qualifications they must meet? For instance, if studying dating relationships, you would want to interview people of a certain age, gender, and relationship status. (Example: I would interview 15 women from CCU. They must have completed a Public Speaking Class. They must be at least 18 years old. Etc.)
2. Select a sampling method from our course textbook that you would use for your study. Explain what sampling method you will use (define and explain it). Explain why this is the best sampling technique. Then explain how you would recruit people to interview: Would you call them, send them an email, etc.? How would you find these people? (Example: I would interview people face-to-face on campus. I would find them through a _______ sampling method because ______. I would contact them by _______ to see if they want to participate. This is the best way because _____).
3. How will you conduct the interview and WHY is this the best method? Face-to-face? Phone? If you are studying something very rare, for instance, it may be hard to find people to participate, so you may have to look across the country or world. In those cases, would you still do face-to-face interviews?
4. Write a 1 paragraph script for what you would either include in your email or phone conversation. It must be something you could read word-for-word or write word-for-word to potential participants. In this script, you should state 1) who you are and what academic institution you are affiliated with, 2) what kind of study you are conducting and why, 3) what the interview would be about, 4) how long it would take them, and 5) how it will be conducted.
5. Make a list of 15 questions you would ask in your interview. Be sure that they begin with more vague questions and as they progress, the questions get deeper, more personal. These should be open-ended questions in which people can tell stories, explain, and provide examples. They should not ask "how many" or "do you." These are saved for surveys.
Examples of how to begin your questions:
a. Tell me about a time when you....?
b. Tell me a story about when you.....?
c. Can you think of an example of when you...If so, please explain.
d. What do you think about.....? (say this instead of "do you think")
e. What is your experience with....?
6. Write an informed consent document. Include: 1) a summary of the study, 2) any risks that participants may have by participating, 3) the benefits to them and society for participating, 4) Any resources they may need (like websites, phone numbers) to manage/deal with any potential risks, 5) contact information for who they can contact if they have questions about the study. (5 pts)
Part 2: ------------------------------------------- Write 2 nominal, 2 ordinal, 2 interval, 2 ratio, and 3 open-ended SURVEY questions that you could provide on a survey for your chosen topic.
- Be sure to provide directions for how to complete the survey at the top of your survey questions.
- Be sure to order them from easiest to hardest.
- Make sure your questions are not double-barreled, are mutually exclusive, are exhaustive, and are easy to understand.