These are not generic but are your assumptions as the researcher on what you will study. If it is a questionable assumption, then make it a limitation. Example: subject recall bias Research Questions & Hypotheses Questions for descriptive Hypotheses for experimental/analytical Objectives for outcomes research or project Limitations These are the constraints on the study, who/what is studied and who/what is not Biases: sampling, subject recall, interviewer, misclassification Potential confounders (extraneous variables) Inability to generalize the anticipated findings Keep the study clean and not littered with extraneous variables Conceptual and Operational Definitions Operationally define each element in your hypothesis and variables Definitions for the reader Theoretical/Conceptual Framework Define the theoretical or analytical framework. Why is it appropriate? Visual diagram showing relationships for hypothesis or question Chapter 2 - REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Start broad and then narrow to the specific literature for your study Concept mapping (visual of related concepts & effect modifiers) Example: Depression, Depression in adolescents, Depression in Latino Adolescent Chapter 3 - METHODOLOGY Research Questions & Hypotheses (repeat) Research Design Quantitative, qualitative name of design: cross-sectional, pre-post, descriptive, phenomenological …) Explain why the design is most suitable Description of Setting Where? (Hospital, , homeless shelter, on a ship)
These are not generic but are your assumptions as the researcher on what you will study. If it is a questionable assumption, then make it a limitation. Example: subject recall bias Research Questions & Hypotheses Questions for descriptive Hypotheses for experimental/analytical Objectives for outcomes research or project Limitations These are the constraints on the study, who/what is studied and who/what is not Biases: sampling, subject recall, interviewer, misclassification Potential confounders (extraneous variables) Inability to generalize the anticipated findings Keep the study clean and not littered with extraneous variables Conceptual and Operational Definitions Operationally define each element in your hypothesis and variables Definitions for the reader Theoretical/Conceptual Framework Define the theoretical or analytical framework. Why is it appropriate? Visual diagram showing relationships for hypothesis or question Chapter 2 - REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Start broad and then narrow to the specific literature for your study Concept mapping (visual of related concepts & effect modifiers) Example: Depression, Depression in adolescents, Depression in Latino Adolescent Chapter 3 - METHODOLOGY Research Questions & Hypotheses (repeat) Research Design Quantitative, qualitative name of design: cross-sectional, pre-post, descriptive, phenomenological …) Explain why the design is most suitable Description of Setting Where? (Hospital, , homeless shelter, on a ship)
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