Digital Ethics – Methods

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Based on feedback to date, here is my refined perspective for consideration: Research Questions with an attempt to narrow the focus of my research: “how do contemporary corporations define and approach the topic of digital ethics?” “what are the strengths and gaps of the current approach?” Methodology: As there does not, to my understanding, exist a quantitative way to define… Read more »

Research Methodology

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After making several reviews over my research question, my initial plan for my research project has deviated.  That being said, I also plan for it to adapt again as I dig further into the NCAA and the recent NIL bill.  Before, my research questions addressed recruitment violations, and the difference NIL makes with respect to some specific violations.  However, I… Read more »

Research Methods-Benefits of Cultural Competency Training

After a lot of narrowing and revising, I’m interested in researching the impact and benefits of cultural competency training in healthcare. This research is essential for evaluating the benefits and weaknesses of this training. In doing so, we can work to improve healthcare experiences for minority communities. It was suggested that I shift my main research questions from generic questions… Read more »

Chapter 13 Summary

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Qualitative Analysis  Qualitative analysis is the analysis of qualitative data such as text data from interview transcripts. Analytic and integrative skills Personal knowledge of data collected Grounded Theory  Interpreting recorded data about a phenomenon to build theories about said phenomenon Interpretations are grounded in gathered empirical evidence Eliminate bias and let data speak for itself Open Coding – method of… Read more »

Research Methods-Mental side of Competition

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Since looking at your comments on my research questions, I think you are probably right about my questions being too narrow. I know there are books dealing with Djokovic’s mental strategies and his training as well as one book that I know he wrote but I think that is not enough so I’m slightly changing my research questions, using your… Read more »

Chapter 15

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  Chapter 15 Quantitative Analysis: Inferential Statistics In this chapter we see this idea that theories can never be proven only disproved. As described in this chapter with the example of the sun, we accept that it will rise again tomorrow because it has everyday so far but that does not mean we can actually prove it to be fact…. Read more »

Chapter 14

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Chapter 14: Quantitative Analysis, descriptive statistics Descriptive analysis refers to statistically describing, aggregating, and presenting the constructs of interest or associations between these constricts. Inferential analysis refers to the statistical testing of hypotheses (Theory Testing). Basically, it refers to using statistical data to understand the results of a study. This chapter addresses each step that one must take when doing… Read more »

Chapter 13 Summary

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QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS -Qualitative analysis is dependent on researcher! Qualitative analysis uses “sense making” to make sense of social phenomena. -Differs from Quantitative analysis, which is usually independent of researcher and is driven by statistics GROUNDED THEORY -Technique used for analyzing text data -Developed by Glaser and Strauss, grounded theory ensures it is built on observed evidence only – First Phase… Read more »

Chapter 13 Summary

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Qualitative Analysis Qualitative analysis is heavily dependent on the researcher’s analytic and integrative skills and personal knowledge of the social context where the data is collected. The emphasis is on “sense making” or understanding a phenomenon. Grounded Theory Grounded theory is the inductive theory of interpreting recorded data about a social phenomenon to build theories about that phenomenon. Glaser and… Read more »

NCAA NIL Rule – Research Method

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I am conducting exploratory research about the NCAA NIL rule because there is little information on the impact that rule has on smaller D1 programs. I propose using interviews as my method to collect and analyze data in relation to the NIL interim rule. As a researcher, I want to provide participants, student athletes at UR, with a freedom to… Read more »