Deck 2

Question 1

research proposal

Answer 1

exists out of a conceptual and a technical design

Question 2

conceptual design

Answer 2

what are you trying to accomplish with your research?
consists of:
- objective
- questions
- conceptual framework
- conceptual operationalization

Question 3

technical design

Answer 3

How are you actually going to do your research?
consists of:
- study design
- sampling
- technical operationalization
- planning (time, money)

Question 4

how to formulate a research problem

Answer 4

1. identify a broad field or subject area
2. familiarize yourself with the topic (literature, all different ways people look at the topic) end scope down
3. identify the knowledge gaps, use regulative cycle for this
4. formulate the research objective
5. formulate research questions

Question 5

common mistakes in research questions

Answer 5

• RQ’s are not well aligned with the internal objective (they either broaden or restrict the objective)
• RQ’s are related to the external objective (ask how to solve the problem instead of asking a scientific question)
• RQ’s are not researchable (desk questions, or aimed at changing the world)
• key terms are already operationalized

Question 6

tips for identifying knowledge gaps

Answer 6

• look at mediators (mechanisms in the effect of x on y)
• look at moderators (effect of z on relationship)
• look at the relationship in a different population (external validity)
• measurement validity: look at dimensions of x
• internal validity: control the confounders