COMS 3002 FINAL EXAM QUESTION
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Qualitative methods - correct answer Specific tools steps and ethics used in research. Common
methods include focus groups, interviews, and participant observation
Ethnography - correct answer Studying individuals, interacting with cultures and behaviours. The
researcher emerges themselves in a culture
Unobtrusive methods - correct answer Ways if amassing data without interacting with the research
participants. Interpretive content analysis through discourse analysis and framing
Framing - correct answer An approach to a topic or issue in which certain aspects are emphasized or
subjugated
Sample - correct answer Group or unit selected from a broader population
convenience sampling - correct answer using a sample of people who are readily available to participate
purposive sampling - correct answer a biased sampling technique in which only certain kinds of people
are included in a sample
snowball sampling - correct answer recruitment of participants based on word of mouth or referrals
from other participants
simple random sampling - correct answer every member of the population has an equal probability of
being selected for the sample
, systematic sampling - correct answer select some starting point and then select every n'th element in
the population
stratified sampling - correct answer A type of probability sampling in which the population is divided
into groups with a common attribute and a random sample is chosen within each group
Boolean search terms - correct answer the terms AND, OR, and NOT, which are used in computer
searches of a literature database and used to narrow or broaden a search
Manifest content - correct answer Tangible or concrete surface content
latent content - correct answer Underlying meaning behind the surface content
Generic social processes - correct answer 1)Acquiring perspective 2)Achieving identity 3)Doing activity
4)Developing relationships 5)Experimenting emotionality 6)Achieving linguistic fluency
Data - correct answer Facts and statistics collected to support claims
research data management - correct answer Overall how will the data be managed? what type of data
will be collected? How will it be organized and processed? Where will it be stored? How will
confidentiality be managed?
Research paradigm - correct answer Consider various research paradigms, philosophies, and worldviews
Critical paradigm - correct answer Examine & identify historical and cultural ways in which power
relations shape interpretive views of reality
Interpretive Paradigm - correct answer research based on the assumption that there are multiple
realities. Subjective and contextualized with participants perspectives
Discovery Paradigm - correct answer 1 reality to be discovered. This method is precise, systematic and
decontextualized
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Qualitative methods - correct answer Specific tools steps and ethics used in research. Common
methods include focus groups, interviews, and participant observation
Ethnography - correct answer Studying individuals, interacting with cultures and behaviours. The
researcher emerges themselves in a culture
Unobtrusive methods - correct answer Ways if amassing data without interacting with the research
participants. Interpretive content analysis through discourse analysis and framing
Framing - correct answer An approach to a topic or issue in which certain aspects are emphasized or
subjugated
Sample - correct answer Group or unit selected from a broader population
convenience sampling - correct answer using a sample of people who are readily available to participate
purposive sampling - correct answer a biased sampling technique in which only certain kinds of people
are included in a sample
snowball sampling - correct answer recruitment of participants based on word of mouth or referrals
from other participants
simple random sampling - correct answer every member of the population has an equal probability of
being selected for the sample
, systematic sampling - correct answer select some starting point and then select every n'th element in
the population
stratified sampling - correct answer A type of probability sampling in which the population is divided
into groups with a common attribute and a random sample is chosen within each group
Boolean search terms - correct answer the terms AND, OR, and NOT, which are used in computer
searches of a literature database and used to narrow or broaden a search
Manifest content - correct answer Tangible or concrete surface content
latent content - correct answer Underlying meaning behind the surface content
Generic social processes - correct answer 1)Acquiring perspective 2)Achieving identity 3)Doing activity
4)Developing relationships 5)Experimenting emotionality 6)Achieving linguistic fluency
Data - correct answer Facts and statistics collected to support claims
research data management - correct answer Overall how will the data be managed? what type of data
will be collected? How will it be organized and processed? Where will it be stored? How will
confidentiality be managed?
Research paradigm - correct answer Consider various research paradigms, philosophies, and worldviews
Critical paradigm - correct answer Examine & identify historical and cultural ways in which power
relations shape interpretive views of reality
Interpretive Paradigm - correct answer research based on the assumption that there are multiple
realities. Subjective and contextualized with participants perspectives
Discovery Paradigm - correct answer 1 reality to be discovered. This method is precise, systematic and
decontextualized
