Analyzing Research Design as Used in the Article.
Journal articles are peer-reviewed publications that help scholars communicate ideas, theories, empirical analyses, and conclusions.
Instructions
STEP 1: DOWNLOAD PDF OF THE ARTICLE
STEP 2: ANALYZE THE ARTICLE (2 PAGES)
- Identify the 12 parts of the article, as described in the Anatomy of a Journal Article and elaborated upon in the Details of Analyzing Journal Articles, and you can also review the Walkthrough.
STEP 3: DEMONSTRATE IDENTIFICATION OF PARTS
- Paper: hand write on the margins or the back of the page
- Electronic: electronically highlight the text and/or comment in margins of the page
STEP 4: WRITE OUT THE RESEARCH DESIGN
- Of the 12 parts, only one of them needs to be written out: Research Design. The Research Design is how the author compares the effect of the explanatory variable (X) on the outcome variable (O) in a group (G) or set of groups.
- If needed, return to the Details of Analyzing Journal Articles page and the Walkthrough Presentation for clarification on the concept.
- For an in-depth discussion on research design, you can read Chapter 6 – Elements of Research Design in Introduction to Political Science Research Methods (Links to an external site.).
- STEP 5: UPLOAD YOUR FILE UPLOAD SUBMISSION
- Paper: If you hand wrote your analysis on a printed paper, please use CamScanner app (Links to an external site.), use “Batch” function to take pictures of each page and create a single PDF. After a single PDF is created, please upload the file.
- Electronic Option 1: If you used Adobe PDF software to annotate, then you can upload the annotated file
- Electronic Option 2: You can try annotating in the Canvas Student App.
Support
Go to How do I view annotation feedback comments from my instructor directly in my assignment submission? (Links to an external site.) to learn how I directly include feedback on the file you upload, compared to the Assignment Comments or Rubric Results.
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