Data Collection: Sources and Methods 1

Data Collection: Sources and Methods

Justin Ward
Walden University
DR .Martin
EIDT 61!
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Data Collection: Sources and Methods
Understandin% the i&'ortance o( evaluation ho) lar%e a tas* )ill +e and the 'ur'ose o(
the evaluation is i&'ortant (or evaluatin% the 'ro%ra&. ,earnin% )hat use(ul relevant e((ective is
and en%a%in% are essential to achieve the %oals and o+-ectives o( the 'ro%ra&. .o) it can +e +est
utili/ed to dis'lay the results needed )ill illustrate the e((ectiveness o( the 'ro%ra&.
E0istin% docu&ents and records as )ell as (ocus %rou's1 and intervie)s are all hi%hly
e((ective &ethods o( data collection desi%n1 sa&'lin% strate%y. Mi0ed &ethods a''roach
Intervie)in% and sa&'lin% to %et i&'ortant data needed. Sa&'lin% students at the end o( the
course throu%h )e+ +ased or 'hone intervie) is an e0a&'le o( %atherin% necessary data.
The sta*eholders include the University 2trustees# +oard &e&+ers31 develo'er2s3
instructors#(acilitators and the students 2clients#custo&er3 and e&'loyers. The university needs
the 'ro%ra& to e((ectively 're'are students as )ell as +e delivered 'ro'erly. The develo'ers )ant
the +est 'ossi+le 'roduct delivered4 the instructor#(acilitator needs the re5uired &aterials to
conduct course e((ectively. The students e0'ect to co&'lete an enrichin% relevantly use(ul
'ro%ra& that 're'ares the& 'ro(essionally. The e&'loyers need the +est 5uali(ied candidate to +e
a 'art o( the co&'any1 or%ani/ation or 'ro%ra&.
Data Collection: Sources and Methods
The data collected sho)s the e((ectiveness o( &i0ed a''roaches o( intervie) or (ocus
%rou' ty'e discussion. Ma*e thin%s relevant and use(ul to the sta*eholders )as discovered
throu%h the intervie). 6lso si&ilar 'ers'ectives )ere discovered throu%h the intervie) 'rocess.
The idea o( e0it intervie) as a one on one or %rou' intervie) ty'e )ould +e a use(ul evaluation
&easure to discover ne) (indin%s
The 'rocess (or carryin% out the intervie) )as very re(reshin% to use so&e (antastic
technolo%y throu%h %oo%le han%outs. The intervie) 'rocess )as very user (riendly en%a%in% and
e((ective. It )as )onder(ul to ta*e a +rea* (ro& ty'in%1 'ostin% or sendin% &essa%es. It )as %reat
to %ather in'ut in a (ace to (ace on the s'ot &anner. 7ne thin% learned )as ho) to utili/e
e((ective co&&unication &ediu&s to %ain valua+le in'ut i&&ediately throu%h the 8oo%le
.an%out intervie) conducted. I thorou%hly en-oyed &eetin% )ith +oth class&ates intervie)ed
2Jenni Monallis 9 Marnie Christie3 and I loo* (or)ard to )or*in% )ith others and utili/in% &ore
e((ective en%a%in% technolo%y.