1. Research Design
1.1. Experimental - random assignment to assign participants to a treatment and control group
1.1.1. Essential components: random assignment, control and intervention group, and time
1.2. Correlational - quantitative analyses of the strength of relationships between 2 or more variables
1.3. Qualitative -hypothesis driven approaches to gather data that can be statistically analyzed
1.3.1. Types: historical analysis, ethnography, case study
1.4. Population & Sampling: target polulation, sampling mehods, recruitment strategies
2. Data Collection
2.1. Instruments
2.1.1. Types: Surveys, assessments, questionaires, interviews, focus groups, observations, tests
2.2. Procedures
2.2.1. Key component: Systematic collection
2.2.2. Primary vs. secondary source
2.2.2.1. Primary source: 1) direct measures, 2) indirect measures / observations, 3) interviews / surveys
2.3. Types (qualitative vs. quantitative)
2.3.1. Qualitative data: use a variety of observational and participatory methods
2.3.2. Quantitative data: from individual participants using interviews or questionaires.
3. Variables
3.1. Independent
3.1.1. Treatment variable - the researcher manipulates and "causes" the outcome
3.2. Dependent
3.2.1. Outcome variable
3.3. Control
3.3.1. Participants that do not receive the experimental treatment
4. Data Analysis
4.1. Reliability
4.1.1. Stability and equivalence
4.2. Validity
4.2.1. Content, empirical, construct, discruminant
4.3. Analytical techniques
4.3.1. Statistical tests and thematic analysis
5. Ethical Considerations
5.1. 1) Morally acceptable ends and 2) morally acceptable means to those ends
5.2. Guidlines and codes for protection of human participants
5.2.1. 1) Nuremberg Code of 1947, 2) Declaration of Helsinki of 1964, 3) Belmont Report of 1979
5.2.1.1. Belmont Principles: 1) Respect, 2) Beneficience, 3) Justice
5.3. Institutional Review Board (IRB) - protect the rights and welfare of participants in the research
5.3.1. Informed consent
6. Theoretical Framework
6.1. Set of established models in the published literature to guide research
6.1.1. Examples: The Health Belief Model (HBM) and the Social Ecological Model
7. Research Questions / Hypotheses
7.1. Types: Prediction, historical, intervention, exploration, attitudes, causation, measurement, characterization
7.1.1. Has to define, be specific, set boundaries, and provide direction