Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English.

Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English.

As
you have learned during this class, the many methods of research
available make it helpful to think through the different options prior
to determining which research method is appropriate for your study. It
is important to think of what is most needed from your study results
when choosing what method to use. If a researcher wants to study an
exercise intervention for reducing depression, s/he might study this
approach in depth with one person using a single case study, s/he might
try to study this by watching people and collecting observational data,
s/he might survey people on their rates of exercise and their moods,
s/he might collect data from people who regularly use their gym
membership and people who do not in terms of their mood, or s/he might
randomly assign people to receive or not receive an exercise
intervention. Different research designs yield different data. The data
obtained, in turn, impact the conclusions that can be made and the
implications of study results for professionals working in the field.

For
this expository essay, you will identify uses, strengths, and
limitations for main study methods discussed in class for a topic of
interest (ideally the topic you have used for the course learning
activities, but this is not required). You will then choose which of
these methods you think is best for studying your research question and
design a study using the chosen method. You will present hypothetical
findings, discuss limitations of your study, discuss areas for further
research, and discuss how your study findings could be used by
professionals in the field.

• Compose your paper in a Word document
• Title and Reference pages are required
• The viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained
• The paper should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling)
• The writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful