Homework
Ethical Considerations and Research Questions
Part A has three-parts in the homework that will be submitted as one document. You do not need to include an introduction or conclusion.
Note: This homework will also be integrated into the Part B below. Answer the following questions:
• Define the term research question in your own words, and expand upon the significance of carefully crafting it at the outset of the research undertaking.
• Explain the importance of ethical considerations in public and nonprofit administration research. Be sure to mention informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, anonymity, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) in your response.
U.S. Department of Education. (n.d.). College scorecard.
• First select Custom Search, then select your state of residence (Texas) in the Location box.
• In the Field of Study box, select Public Administration.
• In the Degree/Certificate Box select all options.
• Select Find Schools.
If your search returns zero results, select another state of your choice. You should see the names of a number of schools as well as each school's statistics for total undergraduates, average annual cost, graduation rate, and salary after attending. With the information provided, construct two research questions. The topic of the questions can be anything of your choice, but you should be sure to include the relevant variables as well as hypotheses that you would associate with each question.
Your scholarly activity must be at least two pages and no more than four pages in length, not counting title and reference pages. Please use at least the textbook in the development of your comprehensive homework. APA formatting applies.
The Textbook being used is Practical Research Methods for Nonprofit and Public Administrators. O'Sullivan;Rassel; Taliaferro (2016)
Part B
Survey Questions
In this unit, prepare an eight-question survey related to the research question that you developed in Part A. While developing your survey, consider the following information:
1. You must indicate whether your approach is more qualitative or quantitative in nature or if it is more of a hybrid approach and why the selected approach is most appropriate for your study.
2. For each question included, provide rationale for why the question has been included, what types of information the researcher expects to garner from the question, and why the question is worded the way that it is.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.