Research design refers to the specific type of study that you will conduct. Research design is normally consistent with ones philosophical worldview and the methodological approach the researcher chooses. In this case, you are using a quantitative methodology. Quantitative research designs can be experimental and non-experimental. You will be using a non-experimental design that can include descriptive statistics, correlational or causal-comparative research methods.
Research methods refer to specific procedures selected based on the chosen design. This is where you will provide detail on how you collected and analyzed your data. For quantitative methodologies, research methods can be quite detailed and require that attention be paid to recruitment, sampling, sampling frame, sample size, surveys, pilot tests, observations, data collection, data analysis, statistical procedures, data interpretation, coding, validity, reliability, generalizability, reporting, etc.
For this work, you will develop the research design for the Sun Coast project (Uploaded reference sun coast.pdf), utilizing the template (Uploaded UnitIII_Template.pdf) to complete the work.
The research design submission should include the below elements.
