The student will post one thread of at least 750–850 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday. The student must then post 2 replies of at least 250–300 words words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday. For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 4 scholarly citations in APA format. Each reply must incorporate at least 2 scholarly citations in APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years. The original thread must incorporate ideas and several scholarly citations from all of the Learn materials for that Module: Week. The reply posts can integrate ideas and citations from the Learn materials for other Modules: Weeks. Integrate Biblical principles in your personal thread and in all replies to peers.
Due by Tuesday 11:59a.m (Eastern Time) September 7,2021. NO LATE WORK!
Discussion Board Question #2
What if you were a professional journalist? Do you think your chief goals would be the same as that of a social scientist? Should they be the same? Why or why not?
References
King James Bible. (1970). The Holy Bible. Camden, New Jersey. Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Maxfield, M. G., & Babbie, E. R. (2018). Research methods for criminal justice and criminology (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
LOS
Recognize how explanatory scientific research centers on the notion of cause and effect, and why this is a probabilistic model of causation. Describe the three basic requirements for establishing a causal relationship in science, together with what is a necessary cause and a sufficient cause Understand the role of validity and threats to validity of causal inference Summarize the four classes of validity threats, and how they correspond to questions about cause and effect Recognize how explanatory scientific research centers on the notion of cause and effect, and why this is a probabilistic model of causation Describe the three basic requirements for establishing a causal relationship in science, together with what is a necessary cause and a sufficient cause Understand the role of validity and threats to validity of causal inference Summarize the four classes of validity threats, and how they correspond to questions about cause and effect