96. How to Complete Your Mixed Methods Reflection

About this lesson

Welcome to Module 5.22, the final module of Week 5! This session offers a detailed walkthrough of your self-reflective writing assignment, helping you apply the mixed methods principles covered in Modules 3 to 5. You'll craft your own study design, justify integration strategies, and reflect on quality, rigor, and ethics, tying theory to real-world application.

What You’ll Learn to Do

• Develop a mixed methods study design for your own research interest
• Specify your design type, sequence, priority, and integration decisions
• Analyze where and how integration will occur (e.g., joint displays, sequential strategies)
• Identify challenges and solutions related to integration complexity
• Reflect on quality assurance, ethical considerations, and CITI training connections

Assignment Breakdown

• Section 1: Mixed methods design and justification
• Section 2: Integration strategy and problem-solving
• Section 3: Rigor, limitations, and ethical reflection
• Length: 2 to 3 pages, APA 7th edition formatting

This final writing exercise helps you demonstrate personal insight and applied understanding of mixed methods research, bringing together everything you've learned throughout the course.

Lesson notes

Full written notes for this lesson are in production. Until they publish, watch the video above and use the summary on this page as your study guide.