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Data Collection Methods

[WLO: 1] [CLOs: 1, 3]

As a reminder, each week, your assignment will comprise a vital component of your Final Community Assessment Presentation and Final Community Assessment Report final projects. As such, you are encouraged to ensure that you use the feedback you receive each week to make the necessary revisions for your final projects.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Action Step 4: Gather Data on pp. 13­–18 (PDF pp. 26­–31) of Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE): Building a Foundation of Knowledge to Prioritize Community Needs Download Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE): Building a Foundation of Knowledge to Prioritize Community Needs[Action guide]. Table 1 will be your first assignment for this week. You will use a modified version of the table from this resource, the Methods Assignment Template Download Methods Assignment Templateto highlight the advantages, disadvantages, and external feasibility of your work. While you are working on a heavily truncated timeline, your research is no less important.

In your paper,

• Complete the template of Table 1 from Action Step 4: Gather Data.,
• Interpret the advantages of each data collection methodology for this table.,
• Interpret the disadvantages of each data collection methodology for this table.,
• Interpret the external feasibility of each data collection methodology for this table.

The Data Collection Methods paper

• must be at least three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
  • title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • student’s name Data Collection Methods
  • name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • course name and number
  • instructor’s name
  • due date
• must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
  • Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least two credible sources.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide. Data Collection Methods
• must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment