Research questions and Survey

Ethical Considerations and Research Questions 

Part 1 has three-parts in the assignment that will be submitted as one document. You do not need to include an introduction or conclusion. Note: This assignment will also be integrated into the Part II below. Answer the following questions: 

1. 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. 


2. 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. 


3. Go to The College Scorecard by clicking the link below. 

U.S. Department of Education. (n.d.). College scorecard. Retrieved from https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

1. First select Custom Search, then select your state of residence (Texas) in the Location box.


2. In the Field of Study box, select Public Administration.


3. In the Degree/Certificate Box select all options.


4. 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 assignment. APA formatting applies.  

The Textbook being used is Practical Research Methods for Nonprofit and Public Administrators. O’Sullivan;Rassel; Taliaferro (2016)

Part II

Survey Questions 

In this unit, prepare an eight-question survey related to the research question that you developed in Part I. While developing your survey, consider the following information: 

• 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. 


• 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. 

Explanatory portions should be included directly after each question as opposed to including all questions first and then all explanatory content. You are not required to include an introduction or conclusion for this assignment. You can number the questions and include the explanatory portions directly after each question. Please use at least the textbook in the development of your assignment. 

You will not need to cite your questions since this should be your original work, but be sure to include appropriate citations (and APA formatting) appropriately within your explanatory portions.