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Video link: Quantitative vs Qualitative Research  
Learning Objective: LO 4-3, 4-4:  What are the characteristics of qualitative research?  What are common forms of qualitative data?;  What are the characteristics of quantitative research?  What are common forms of quantitative data?
Description:  The basic characteristics of qualitative and quantitative research are outlined in this video.

Questions to consider:

1. How do qualitative and quantitative research differ in their purposes?
    

Video link: Introduction to Research Design  
Learning Objective: LO 4-2:  What is a research design?
Description:  Dr. Michael Quinn Patton provides an overview of research design in this video.

Questions to consider:

1. How does Dr. Patton define ‘scholar-practitioner?’
2. Explain why Dr. Patton feels one cannot fail in research.
    

Video link: Ethics in Research
Learning Objective: LO 4-6:  What are the ethical responsibilities of a researcher who conducts action research?Description:  A number of ethical issues in research are addressed in this Go!Animate video.

Questions to consider:

1. What is plagiarism in the context of research?
2. What is informed consent?
    

Web link: Research Rundowns:  Mixed Methods Research Designs
Learning Objective: LO 4-5; What is mixed methods research?
Description: This fact sheet briefly outlines the basic characteristics of mixed methods research and its strengths and weaknesses.

Questions to consider:

1. Why might someone want to use a mixed methods design?
2. What do you believe to be the greatest strength of mixed methods design and why?