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971研究方法課程第八次上課 General Design Issues 政治大學資訊管理系 李昌雄 E-mail: design 2 learn@gmail. com 教學網站 http: //learningweb. nccu. edu. tw/moodle/

Key theme o The strategies and tactics you select in carrying out a piece of research depend very much on the type of research question you are trying to answer. (textbook, p. 80)

A framework for research design o Figure 4. 1, p. 82, one should look for compatibility among these factors

Getting a feel for design issues o Box 4. 1 n n n Fixed designs o Randomized-controlled trials o Non-experimental studies o Single-case experimental designs o Quasi-experimental designs Flexible designs o Case study o Grounded theory approach o ethnography Multiple or mixed designs

Choosing a research strategy o The purposes help in selecting the strategy (p. 90) n o Exploratory, descriptive, or explanatory studies Linking research questions to research strategy (pp. 91 -92) n n n Is your proposed study an EVALUATION? Do you wish to carry out ACTION RESEARCH? Is a FIXED or a FLEXIBLE design strategy appropriate? o Which FIXED designs is more appropriate? o Which FLEXIBLE designs is more appropriate?

Establishing trustworthiness o o Relevance - Does it work in practice? Rigor – Is it true? n n n Validity Generability Reliability