Assignment task: Experimental approaches and the strengths and weaknesses of research designs/methods
Lily is a professor who teaches at a university which offers internships and professional placements to students. Lily is often asked by students whether they should do an internship and/or professional placement. She decides to conduct some research on whether completing an internship and/or professional placement as an undergraduate student increases career optimism.
Complete the following:
Using the Decision Making Framework guidelines, explain the following:
Q1. What design will be used?
Q2. Justify why you have chosen this design?
Q3. Who is involved? (i.e., participants)
Q4. What will they do? (Instruments, procedure)
Q5. What are the validity concerns?
Q6. How will you address these validity concerns?