Addressing Reliability and Validity

Research Project ProposalRevisit your emerging research proposal and suggest sampling and data collection strategies that you could employ. The data collection methods should be based on Chapters 5, 6, and 7 as the methods do not require ethical approval for human participants. You are now in a position to revisit your research outline and provide a detailed research proposal as follows:-Proper title page with title, name, date, course code, etc.;-Your area of interest and why;-Your research questions, clearly stated, with a rationale of why they are “good.” (NOTE: -You should read and report on three research articles which describe current work done by a sociologist in this area of research. You can learn a good deal from their methods and findings. These articles must be “scholarly” and come from peer-reviewed journals.);-A brief sketch of the type of research (qualitative or quantitative) and process you will engage in to answer your questions;-The main goals (objectives) of your research (as outlined in the text);-A detailed plan for addressing reliability and validity;-A detailed plan for sampling–specific approach, strategies, and rationale (if proposing observations, surveys, interviews, or content analysis);-A detailed plan for using your data-collection methods (refer mainly to Chapters 6 and 7);-A guess as to how you will go about analyzing this data and what it might mean. (HINT: -The answer to these final questions is the core of Module Three. Therefore, at this stage, your answer is simply a “good guess” and we will explore your hunches in the next part of the course.)-The proposal should be about 7-8 pages in length, have proper referencing (APA format), and provide enough detail to allow for approval of your project