Midterm

 Midterm Exam: Research Methods

Andrews/Fall 2020

 

 

Please respond to 3 of the following topics. Your responses should be 2-3 paragraphs in length. Spend approximately 20 minutes on each response. These responses are worth 10 points each. You may use your books, blogs and notes.  Please send me your responses BY EMAIL no later than 11pm on Sunday, October 25.

 

 

 

1) What is the role of writing a literature review in the context of a major research project? Why do scholars expend the considerable time and effort required to do this step?

 

 

2) How did the literature review help you in understanding what topic you wanted to pursue?




3)Write a 2-3 paragraph “executive summary” of your literature review for this class.

 

4) What are the challenges and benefits of open-ended questions in the context of a survey? Give examples.

 

 

4) What kinds of survey questions enable a researcher to most effectively depict his or her research results graphically? Give examples.