HW 3: Conceptualizing a study design (exercise 2)
Your research study topic (Ethical considerations of data privacy.):
Guidance:
Objective: Develop a study design for the topic chosen.
- What design do you propose to adopt to conduct your study?
- Which perspective was used to reach the study design that you chose?
- Explain why did you select this design?
- What are the strengths of this design?
- What are the weaknesses of this design?
- Who constitutes your study population?
- Will you be able to identify each respondent in your study population? YES or NO
- If yes, how will they be identified?
- If no, how do you plan to get in touch with them?
- Do you plan to select a sample? YES or NO
- explain the reasons for your decision.
- How will you collect data from your respondents (e.g., interview, questionnaire)?
- Why did you select this method of data collection?
- What are its strengths?
- What are its weaknesses?
- Where will the interviews be held if you are interviewing?
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If you are using mailed questionnaires:
- From where will you obtain the addresses of potential respondents?
- Are you planning to enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope with the questionnaires? YES or NO
- Justify your response.
- With a low response rate ,will you send a reminder? YES or NO
- Justify your response.
- If there are queries, how should respondents get in touch with you?
- Base don the above information, describe your study design in detail (not less than in 400 words – include the word count).
