Graduate Research, Assignment 5: Research Design. 

Propose a research design to answer a specific, narrow research question.  Discuss whether it is an exploratory, descriptive, explanatory, or some other design.  Explain why you chose that design.  Be sure to mention how that design will provide information needed to answer the research question.  Discuss the principle threats to the internal validity of the design and how you might minimize them.  The grade will be based on the completeness and clarity of the description of the design, its appropriateness for answering the research question, and the extent to which threats to its validity are dealt with. Four to seven pages.