18 Apr It appears to be a simple matrix with a few columns and a few rowsand it isbut the Design Alignment Tool (DAT) is also a key instrument to require the scholar-practitioner to demonstra
It appears to be a simple matrix with a few columns and a few rows—and it is—but the Design Alignment Tool (DAT) is also a key instrument to require the scholar-practitioner to demonstrate the clarity and strength of their doctoral study. Every element in the study must support each of the others; they must be in alignment.
In this Assignment, you will apply what you have learned about doctoral components to prepare the DAT for your own study.
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ASSIGNMENT: DAT (DESIGN ALIGNMENT TOOL)
It appears to be a simple matrix with a few columns and a few rows—and it is—but the Design Alignment Tool (DAT) is also a key instrument to require the scholar-practitioner to demonstrate the clarity and strength of their doctoral study. Every element in the study must support each of the others; they must be in alignment.
In this Assignment, you will apply what you have learned about doctoral components to prepare the DAT for your own study.
To Prepare
· Review the Learning Resources.
· Review the DAT.
· Think about the doctoral study you propose to do, either a project study or a dissertation.
· Think through the elements of the doctoral study you propose, and how those elements align.
learning RESOURCES
· Burkholder, G. J., Cox, K. A., Crawford, L. M., & Hitchcock, J. H. (Eds.). (2020). Research designs and methods: An applied guide for the scholar-practitioner. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
· Chapter 20, “Writing the Research Proposal” (pp. 309-332)
· Walden University, LLC. (2016). Design alignment tool (Links to an external site.) [Handout]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Week 9 Assignment
· Complete a draft of the Data Alignment Tool for your proposed doctoral study.
· Recognize that your study may change and evolve as you continue to work on it.
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Study Problem and Purpose Provide one sentence for each. They must align with all RQ rows. |
Research Questions List each research question (RQ) in a separate row below. Add or delete rows, as needed. |
Data Collection Tools List which instrument(s) are used to collect the data that will address each RQ. |
Datapoints Yielded List which specific questions/variables/scales of the instrument will address each RQ. |
Data Source List which persons/artifacts/records will provide the data. |
Data Analysis Briefly describe the specific statistical or qualitative analyses that will address each RQ. |
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