Research Design Worksheet
Exercise 1
| Qualitative Research Designs | Case study | Phenomenology | Grounded theory |
| Type of questions the design would answer | In most cases, the questions answered by a case study are those related to a scenario | This type of research design mostly makes some effort to answer the question, “what is it.” | The questions that are likely to be answered through grounded theory barley links to a particular domain but instead to the design of the manner in which the researcher wishes to organize the results (Carey, 2017).
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| Type of problems the design would address
| The type of issues addressed in a case study is those ones which are affecting the company. Further, it describes some experience in an institution, community, group, family, or a person (Carey, 2017). | Phenomenology is majorly used in ordering and describing the experience. For that reason, it can be used to the first person encounter of sickness in order to shed some light on this experience and allow healthcare players to progress their understanding of it (Carey, 2017).
| The grounded theory is in identifying what problems are present in a social outlook and how people address them. It is used to address issues in social sciences.
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| Type of data collected | quantitative data is used in this case; for instance, questionnaires further, qualitative data from the interview is used.
| The type of data collected in this case is descriptive; besides, it also relies on primary data. | In this theory, both qualitative and quantitative theories are used |
| How data are collected | Data is collected through the interaction with the subject or observation | This method uses a number of data collection methods, and among them is direct observation, videotaping, and delineate the phenomenon experience. | Data collection is facilitated by record interviews, observation, interviews, among others.
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| How data are analyzed | Synthesis of experience is the approach adopted in data analysis | The data analysis includes rank and classification, sense of wholeness, and evaluate experience yonder human cognizance | There are various approaches used in data analysis, and they include: · Concept formation · Concept progress · Selective literature sampling · Core concept emergence · Concept integration and modification
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| How results are presented | The data presentation is facilitated by a comprehensive description of the experience. | Results explained from participant’s point-of-view Researcher recognizes theme | The data presentation is done by the theory which is validated by examples from the collected data |
Exercise 2
| Case study | Phenomenology | Grounded theory | |
| APA citation | Cai, L., Katopodis, C., Johnson, D., Zhang, P., & Zhao, P. (2018). Case study: Targeting species and applying swimming performance data to fish lift design for the Huangdeng Dam on the upper Mekong River. Ecological engineering, 122, 32-38. | Schuemann, K. B. (2014). A phenomenological study into how students experience and understand the university presidency. | Stray, V., Sjøberg, D. I., & Dybå, T. (2016). The daily stand-up meeting: A grounded theory study. Journal of Systems and Software, 114, 101-124. |
| Research question(s) | “what is the swimming performance of the seven fish species under induced velocity. “ (Cai et al., 2018). | 1. “How do students experience and understand the university presidency?” 2. “How does this experience and understanding of the university presidency inform or shape the college experience for students?” (Schuemann, 2014).
| 1. “What have you done since we last met?” 2. “What are you planning to do until we meet again?” (Stray, Sjøberg & Dybå, 2016). |
| Research problem | The current construction of dams has a great impact on the genetic exchange, nutritional exchange, and migration of fish (Cai et al., 2018). | There is trivial information regarding college learner’s understanding and experience of university leadership (Schuemann, 2014).
| Stand-up meetings are common in Agile practices, but they are a few qualitative on this topic (Stray, Sjøberg & Dybå, 2016). |
| Sample size and selection
| Seven species in the constructed dam | 10 college students | 12 software teams in 3 firms in Malaysia, Norway, Poland, and the United Kingdom (Stray, Sjøberg & Dybå, 2016). |
| Type of data collected | Data on the velocity test was collected | Primary data | Primary and secondary data |
| Data collection procedure(s)
| By measuring the velocity of the target species | Interviews | Questionnaires, Observations of DSMs, and Interviews (Stray, Sjøberg & Dybå, 2016). |
| Data analysis procedure(s)
| Data was analyzed through Ucrit =Up+ (tf/ti) Ut “ (Cai et al., 2018). | phenomenology data analysis model | Coding, Constant Comparative Method, and Memoing (Stray, Sjøberg & Dybå, 2016). |
References
Cai, L., Katopodis, C., Johnson, D., Zhang, P., & Zhao, P. (2018). Case study: Targeting species and applying swimming performance data to fish lift design for the Huangdeng Dam on the upper Mekong River. Ecological engineering, 122, 32-38.
Carey, M. (2017). Qualitative research skills for social work: Theory and practice. Routledge.
Schuemann, K. B. (2014). A phenomenological study into how students experience and understand the university presidency.
Stray, V., Sjøberg, D. I., & Dybå, T. (2016). The daily stand-up meeting: A grounded theory study. Journal of Systems and Software, 114, 101-124.