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ASSIGNMENT ONE (Complete Parts 1-5)

TEXTBOOK(S) AND REQUIRED MATERIALS: Title: An Invitation to Social Research How It’s Done Author: Emily Stier Adler & Roger Clark Publisher: Cengage Learning Year Published: 2014

Part 1:

Go to www.apastyle.org and review all the parts of the Style and Grammar Guide and Instructional Aids. Through the links, you will learn about the required citations and Reference format. There will also be samples of papers, citations and references.

Describe all parts that are available through the guides and aids. Identify several items of new learning for you. Include what exact format is required for a Title Page and Reference page and when and how an in-text citation used

Part 2:

Use the textbook to define and/or explain the following – in your own words.

Research

Applied Research

Survey Research

Experimental Research Design

Hypothesis (and give an example)

Dependent Variable (and give an example)

Independent Variable (and give an example)

Informed Consent

Population and Sample

Questionnaire

Open-ended and Closed-ended questions

Part 3:

Read Appendix D. Explain, in detail, all parts of a research project proposal as outlined in pages 455-456

Part 4:

Read pgs. 84-88 and explain the Process and Importance of the Literature Review.

Part 5:

Review Box 1.1 on page 12. After you review the examples listed in the book, think of an actual example (from your work or experience) that was actually conducted and explain all aspects of the study. Include the response to the question in your attachment AND POST RESPONSE IN THE DISCUSSION FORUM. RESPOND, IN A SIGNIFICANT WAY, TO THE POST OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER CLASSMATE.