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Homework: Information Systems

Prepare for writing qualitative research proposals. In this homework, you will write a paper with content that would be in a research proposal. For this homework, you will develop a research topic that is appropriate for a qualitative research study. You will use the same subject and research topic in the later homework in the course. Choose from one of the following subjects to develop the research topic for this homework:

1) Media bias.
2) Intelligence tests.
3) Employee rights.
4) Medicaid, Medicare reform.
5) Literacy in the United States.
6) Digital age influence.

Instructions

Write a paper that reflects your research topic. Use the Homework Template to structure your paper.

1) Write one paragraph that describes your topic.

2) Write one paragraph that communicates the background of your topic, including the relevant research surrounding this topic. This paragraph will provide the context of this topic.

3) Write one paragraph that describes the rationale for investigating the topic and why this topic is appropriate for qualitative research.

4) Write a research question based on this topic that is aligned with each of the ?ve methodological approaches using the research question examples provided as a guide. (In other words, write ?ve research questions and indicate which methodology each question represents.) The ?ve methodological approaches are:

a) Ethnography.
b) Case study.
c) Grounded theory.
d) Phenomenology.
e) Generic qualitative inquiry.

5) Explain how the characteristics of each of the five methodological approaches align with its associated research question.