Policy Analysis Unit 4<\/p>\n
As you complete the study of validity, you should be considering how you will produce a complete research plan geared towards a homeland security, criminal justice, or emergency management issue for the final week\u2019s assignment.
\nThroughout the term, you have been introduced to many concepts related to conducting social science research. By the end of the term, you must synthesize what you\u2019ve learned and produce, execute in part, and write up results of a complete research plan.<\/p>\n
You may draw a topic from any of the illustrations used in past weeks or any topic of your choosing related to the fields of homeland security, criminal justice, or emergency management.<\/p>\n
Assignment Guidelines<\/p>\n
Choose a topic, and describe why it should be studied. What is the problem or condition you seek to consider and evaluate, and why will the results of your study matter for social science and for policy makers?
\nFind at least 3 external sources that address a topic relative to yours to produce a miniversion of a comprehensive literature review. Use journal articles, government documents, texts, testimony, official manuals, and other credible resources only.
\nProvide each source\u2019s bibliographic reference here in accordance with APA style guidelines.
\nSummarize briefly what exists\u2014or does not exist\u2014in the literature review that provides a starting point for your project. This point should inform the choices you make in answering the questions below.
\nIf your topic seems to be difficult, you may want to start anew with a narrower focus.
\nCreate a research question or questions. Look back at narratives from previous weeks for guidance on this.
\nIdentify and explain your research constructs.
\nCreate 1 or more hypotheses.
\nFully operationalize each variable. Make certain that this step is as extensive as possible.
\nExplain how and why your form of operationalization for each variable will help you avoid the threats to validity you learned about this week.
\nWhat approach will you employ to study your topic\u2014quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods analysis?
\nDefine the parameters for the population you will study as a whole, draw samples from, or combine methods for.
\nHow will you extend any findings from this population to a larger one?
\nFully defend the choices you are making.
\nExplain what research instruments you plan to use for any and all phases of your research.
\nFully defend the choices you are making.
\nOutline how you will proceed in conducting your study.
\nWhat forms of data collections will you use, and why did you choose them?
\nExplain the findings you expect to reveal.
\nConsider and forecast the form your data output will be in.
\nEstimate what process you will use to interpret and report your findings (you cannot do much more without conducting your research).
\nProvide an outline for your entire research plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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