Unveiling Your Research: Sharing Study Topics and Variables

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Discussion: Sharing Your Research Topic and Variables With the Class | Graded Discussion Assignments Overview Discussion assignments in this course are designed to provide you an opportunity to share the progress of your independent research project with fellow classmates. Also, the discussions allow others in the class (the instructor and fellow students) the opportunity to provide input and recommendations to improve study components. Finally, they provide all students a forum to ask questions they may have about their research project and weekly assignment.     Week 1 Discussion Assignment Instructions For the Week 1 discussion, you will present the research question(s) and variables you intend to investigate in your study. Specifically, in your first discussion post, identify each of the following aspects of your study idea: What is the goal of your research? What research question (or questions) do you intend to investigate in your study? What predictor variable (or variables) are you proposing to investigate in your study? What measure or measures included in the dataset will you use for each of these predictor variables to be measured?  What outcome variable (or variables) are you proposing to investigate in your study? What measure or measures included in the dataset will you use for each of these outcome variables to be measured?  Based on your predictor and outcome variables, what is the nature of your research question? In other words, will your question be investigating a relationship using a correlational design or comparing preexisting groups using a comparative quasi-experimental design? Why do you expect that there will be a relationship between the variables included in your research question(s)? Your initial discussion post is due by Friday at 11:59 p.m. ET  of Week 1 of class. After sharing your study idea, read about the study ideas proposed by your classmates and comment on...