Study Design

Slides

• 06-Study Design

Handounts

• Study Variables

Required Reading

• No required reading

We will continue discussing Why Johnny Can’t Encrypt: A Usability Evaluation of PGP 5.0

Learning Outcomes

Topics

• Research questions
• Methodologies
• Causation vs coorliation
• Qualitative vs quantitative
• Study variables

Understand

• How to read a research paper
• Framing of research questions
• Critique a study in terms of limitations and strengths

Apply

• Select a research paper, read through the methodology section, note down what you think the limitations are. Then read through the limitations section and compare your notes against what the authors wrote.