Discussion: Data Collection Design

Benchmark – Data Collection Design
This assignment should be a continuation from your literature review from unit 2. The Literature Review is ATTACHED
Part 1: When doing research, you need to be able to specify how you are going to collect your data. Explain the data collection process by writing a 500-750-word proposal that:
1. Describe Sampling Methods
2. Explain Measurements Levels (Unitization)
3. Differentiate between Post-Positivist Paradigm (quantitative) and interpretive (qualitative) or critical

Part 2: When doing research, you also need to design methods of effectively answering your research question(s) and accurately testing your hypothesis. For this part of the assignment, you will be utilizing a survey design. In the survey, you need to include:
1. Ten scale items that will serve as a composite measure
2. Four demographic/population questions
3. One open-ended question
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
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Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:
BA Communication
3.1 Differentiate between different approaches to communication research.
STUDY MATERIALS
Read Chapters 7-8 in The Basics of Communication Research.
Read “Protecting Hyperlinks and Preserving First Amendment Values on the Internet,” by Dalal, from University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law (2011).
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Read “Follow the Connections! Finding the Big Picture of Internet Communications,” by Maireder, from GfK-Marketing Intelligence Review (2014).
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Read: “Selecting the Survey Method.” URL:http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/survsel.php
View: “10 Step Guide to Questionnaire Design,” by RCU URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53mASVzGRF4
Read: “Research into Questionnaire Design,” by Lietz. This is the article referred to in the video.
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Read: “Researching Internet-Based Populations: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Survey Research: Online Questionnaire Authoring Software Packages, and Web Survey Services,” by Wright, from Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (2006). URL:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2005.tb00259.x/full?utm_source&globalMessage=0
Read “On the Interpretation of Digital Trace Data in Communication and Social Computing Research,” by Freelon. URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=94723699&site=ehost-live&scope=site

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