RSH9102B - Activity 3: Conceptual or Theoretical Framework October 18, 2009
Posted by thinkphd in : RSH9102B , trackbackI just completed and handed in Activity 3: Conceptual or Theoretical Framework assignment, since I received back the graded Activity 2. At NCU, you cannot turn in the next assignment until your instructor has graded and returned the last one you submitted. I know, bummer. But that is OK if you are working on an assignment while your mentor has one. I try not to wait to get one back before I start on the next.
Activity 3 kind of threw me for a loop because I took at least an hour just thinking and pulling together the opening. In the end, I discarded what I had written anyway. I really struggled with what this assignment required; here is the syllabus wording:
“Based on your topic paper developed in RSH9101B, write a Theoretical Perspective section for your envisioned dissertation research. Theoretical frameworks provide a basis for the study, examples include social and psychological theories, organizational theories, economic theories and educational theories. For guidance, refer to chapter 3 of the Creswell text.”
After reading the chapter two times, I decided to map the assignment as Example 3.1 on page 59. I used two theories; one was a later study which built on the first. The theories involve “arcs of integration” in a supply chain.
Now I am looking at Activity 4 or 12:
“Read (a) Creswell, Threats to Validity, (p. 171), (b) Trochim, chapter 3 and chapter 6, and (c) Zikmund, Chapter 13. Based on your topic chosen in RSH8961-B, write a paper in which you compare and contrast the characteristics of external, internal, and construct validity. Also, please identify the threats to external and construct validity. Please discuss how validity issues could impact your envisioned research.”
Holy cow! The Creswell page 171 has nothing to do with this topic! After consulting the index, it looks like the section beginning on p. 162 is the correct Creswell reference. According to the chart on p. 163, there are six threats: history, maturation, regression, selection, mortality, and diffusion of treatment. Looks like I have some reading to do to get ready for this assignment.
And you guessed it; it’s worth 5 points.
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I am starting the exact same course (RSH9102-B Activity#2) with the same school and these are my thoughts also! Have you ever asked the question “why must you wait until the Professor grades the previous paper before you move on even when it does not feed into the next?”
Anyway, thank you for the information and I hope to survive the activity…any tips will help…thank you.
Duwayne Jones
I apologize, I should have said activity#3
Duwayne Jones
It depends on the Prof. I’ve turned in 4 papers at once and they all got graded. I’ve also turned in a paper (in another class), waited 10 days, not gotten a grade, submitted my next paper and had the prof reject that paper. My thinking… you have enough time to reject my paper but not grade the one before it.
I’m just keeping really good notes of which profs NOT to let on my dissertation panel (hopefully).
Hey Bradley,
At NCU you cannot turn in but one at a time - “bulk uploading” is not permitted. You are correct though to watch out for those types of professors for your dissertation committee!!
Thanks again…I’m on this assignment now and was looking at p171 with a blank stare…