Description
Units
- Foundations & Inquiry: refining researchable questions; aligning purpose, scope, and feasibility- 30 Qs
- Literature Review & Synthesis: locating, evaluating, and integrating sources; identifying gaps- 30 Qs
- Methodology: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods; operational definitions; reliability & validity- 30 Qs
- Sampling & Design: probability vs. non-probability sampling; controls, confounds; pilots; triangulation- 30 Qs
- Data Collection & Analysis: surveys/interviews/observations/content analysis; descriptive & inferential stats; qualitative coding- 30 Qs
- Ethics & Integrity: IRB principles, informed consent, confidentiality/anonymization, avoiding plagiarism/fabrication/falsification- 30 Qs
- Writing & Presentation: scholarly structure (abstract→discussion), visuals, citation styles, academic tone- 30 Qs
- Oral Defense & Evaluation: evidence-based justification of choices, limitations, implications, next steps- 30 Qs
- Project Management: timelines, documentation, version control, reflection on researcher growth- 30 Qs
- Interdisciplinarity: connecting theories and methods across fields to strengthen claims- 30 Qs




