Question 1

Which type of personal document requires analysis to determine why it is recorded, and then can provide a window into personal life and relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)   Diary
B)   Letter
C)   Memo
D)   Photo and video D

Question 2

Which type of case study studies one research entity at two time points separated by a critical event?

Accepted Answer

A)   Snapshot case study
B)   Longitudinal case study
C)   Pre-post case study
D)   Comparative case study C

Question 3

Case studies often use interviewing to gain knowledge about the research subjects. How do case studies use interviewing that is different from typical research interviewing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gathering interviews from multiple sources connected to the key subject
B)   Enacting a complex set of interviewer roles to set the subject at ease
C)   Maintaining strict interviewer/informant anonymity
D)   Holding interviews in small groups of participants A

Question 4

Which type of journal entry transforms a personal document into a solicited document?

Accepted Answer

A)   Entries to create a written record of daily events
B)   Entries for therapeutic release
C)   Entries created per a request from an investigator
D)   Entries created to be a chronological listing of new experiences

Question 5

Which type of case study is a set of multiple case studies of the same entity using a multi-design approach to provide a holistic view of the dynamics of the research subject?

Accepted Answer

A)   Snapshot case study
B)   Longitudinal case study
C)   Pre-post case study
D)   Patchwork case study

Question 6

Which researcher quality can be tested by a researcher's openness to findings that contradict the original research hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inquiring mind
B)   Ability to listen and sense
C)   Adaptability
D)   Unbiased interpretation

Question 7

What are the five typologies of case studies? Define each.

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Question 8

What are the five component elements required in creating a case study design, and how are they connected?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Which type of personal document can provide insight into the writer's deepest thoughts such as why a battle is fought, or why serial killers kill through reflecting the inner world of the writer communicated to another?

Accepted Answer

A)   Diary
B)   Letter
C)   Memo
D)   Photo and video

Question 10

A researcher undertakes a case study because something important has happened, and he/she wants to understand the particular problem because it is unique and interesting. The researcher is not trying to develop new grounded theory or to test abstract theory. Which type of case study is this example of?

Accepted Answer

A)   Embedded case study
B)   Intrinsic case study
C)   Instrumental case study
D)   Collective case study

Question 11

Which type of case study is undertaken when a researcher wants to better understand one particular case as an illustration of a particular trait, characteristic, or problem?

Accepted Answer

A)   Embedded case study
B)   Intrinsic case study
C)   Instrumental case study
D)   Collective case study

Question 12

An embedded case study is unique from a standard case study because it ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   uses multiple methods and/or sources
B)   represents one instance of a broader category of events
C)   includes several levels, or units of analysis
D)   studies organizations or individuals

Question 13

What are several reasons that a case study to generate theory or a theory after research model can be useful?

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Question 14

Which type of case study involves extensive research of several instrumental cases intended to allow better understanding, insight, or improved ability to theorize about a broader context?

Accepted Answer

A)   Embedded case study
B)   Intrinsic case study
C)   Instrumental case study
D)   Collective case study

Question 15

Which researcher quality allows the researcher to record data while interpreting and reacting to the data collected?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inquiring mind
B)   Ability to listen and sense
C)   Understanding of the issues
D)   Unbiased interpretation

Question 16

Which type of case study investigates one research entity at multiple points in time?

Accepted Answer

A)   Snapshot case study
B)   Longitudinal case study
C)   Pre-post case study
D)   Comparative case study

Question 17

A case study requires a deep and full examination of the case through ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   only primary sources
B)   multiple methods and/or sources
C)   deep detailed interviewing
D)   only secondary and tertiary sources

Question 18

Which researcher quality indicates that the researcher is willing to ask questions before, during, and after data collection to determine the true reasons the event is happening?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inquiring mind
B)   Ability to listen and sense
C)   Understanding of the issues
D)   Unbiased interpretation

Question 19

Why are objectivity and generalizability to important to case studies?

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Question 20

Which research design uses pattern-matching techniques to examine a plurality of influences in a case study with the goal of analyzing the many factors that build a causal explanation for the case?

Accepted Answer

A)   Exploratory case study
B)   Explanatory case study
C)   Descriptive case study
D)   Embedded case study

Exam 10: Case Studies

Which type of personal document requires analysis to determine why it is recorded, and then can provide a window into personal life and relationships?

Which type of case study studies one research entity at two time points separated by a critical event?

Case studies often use interviewing to gain knowledge about the research subjects. How do case studies use interviewing that is different from typical research interviewing?

Which type of journal entry transforms a personal document into a solicited document?

Which type of case study is a set of multiple case studies of the same entity using a multi-design approach to provide a holistic view of the dynamics of the research subject?

Which researcher quality can be tested by a researcher's openness to findings that contradict the original research hypothesis?

What are the five typologies of case studies? Define each.

What are the five component elements required in creating a case study design, and how are they connected?

Which type of personal document can provide insight into the writer's deepest thoughts such as why a battle is fought, or why serial killers kill through reflecting the inner world of the writer communicated to another?

Which type of case study is undertaken when a researcher wants to better understand one particular case as an illustration of a particular trait, characteristic, or problem?

An embedded case study is unique from a standard case study because it ____________.

What are several reasons that a case study to generate theory or a theory after research model can be useful?

Which type of case study involves extensive research of several instrumental cases intended to allow better understanding, insight, or improved ability to theorize about a broader context?

Which researcher quality allows the researcher to record data while interpreting and reacting to the data collected?

Which type of case study investigates one research entity at multiple points in time?

A case study requires a deep and full examination of the case through ___________.

Which researcher quality indicates that the researcher is willing to ask questions before, during, and after data collection to determine the true reasons the event is happening?

Why are objectivity and generalizability to important to case studies?

Which research design uses pattern-matching techniques to examine a plurality of influences in a case study with the goal of analyzing the many factors that build a causal explanation for the case?