Overview

The CARMA Research Methods Education Program (RMEP) is established to bring recognition to faculty and students who participate in CARMA educational events. For 2022-2023, RMEP consists of  CARMA Digital Badge Series. There is no separate registration fee for RMEP. However, to participate in this series, membership in a CARMA program and completion of assessments may be required. For those registered for RMEP, a record of participation and achievements will be available in their CARMA User Area. More details on the Digital Badge Series is provided below, along with registration information and examples of CARMA Digital Badges that may be earned.

RMEP – Digital Badge Series

The CARMA RMEP- Digital Badge Series is based on a series of six modules (Modules 0 – 5, described below). These modules are based on different types of CARMA events, including current and past webcast lectures and their recordings, as well as CARMA short courses. For the five modules that are based on webcast recordings, membership in a CARMA program (e.g. Institutional Premium, Institutional Basic) giving access to the CARMA Video Library is required- RMEP membership itself does NOT enable access to the Video Library. Each component of each module includes an on-line assessment experience. These modules may be completed in any order, and a digital badge will be awarded for each. See the badges below. In addition, those completing in four of the advanced modules can receive a special CARMA Distinguished Scholar digital badge.

Module 0: Preview of Research Methods

This module consists of 10 record lectures (and assessments) selected to introduce doctoral students to issues related to design, measurement, analysis, and reporting of  quantitative and qualitative research on organizational topics. These lectures include:

1. Theoretical Specification and Methodological Rigor: Matching Theory and Methods, Dr. Micheal Hitt
2. Inductive Research Approaches, Dr. Paul Spector
3. Practical Issues in Developing a Measure, Dr. Fred Oswald
4. Contributing to Applied Psychology with Laboratory Research, Dr. John Hollenbeck
5. Lab vs Field OB: Do Findings Converge?, Dr. Jason A. Colquitt
6. Relative Importance of Predictors with Regression Models, Dr. James LeBreton
7. Power Analysis for Traditional and Modern Hypothesis Tests, Dr. Kevin Murphy
8. Total Recall: Should Meta-Analyses Have Expiration Dates, Dr. Hannah Rothstein
9. Multi-Level Organizational Research: Where We’ve Been, and Where are We Heading, Dr. Gilad Chen
10. Qualitative Rigor in Inductive Organizational Research, Dr. Kevin G. Corley (Grounded Theory)

Module 1: Basics of Research Methods

This module consists of 15 record lectures (and assessments) covering additional topics typical of graduate level introductory level research methods course that would be offered in organizational and social sciences. Pick 10 lectures and complete 10 assessments for the badge. Examples of topics include survey and non-survey measurement, analysis with linear regression models, cross-cultural and qualitative research. These lectures include:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Non-Responses to Organizational Surveys, Dr. Steven Rogelberg
                        2. The Promise and Perils of Wearable Sensors in Organizational Research, Dr. John Hollenbeck
                        3. Measures of Agreement for Group Level Research, Dr. James LeBreton
                        4. Developments and Resources for Relative Importance Analysis, Dr. Scott Tonidandel
                        5. Estimating Interaction Effects Using Multiple Regression, Dr. Herman Aguinis
                        6. Regression Models for Limited Range Dependent Variables, Dr. David Harrison
                        7. Mediation Analysis, Dr. David MacKinnon
                        8. Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Dr. David Hofmann
                        9. Emerging Questions in Longitudinal Research, Dr. Robert Ployhart
                        10. Cross Cultural Research Methods, Dr. Mark Peterson
                        11. Crafting Qualitative Organizational Research, Dr. Ann Cunliff (overview)
                        12. More Tales of the Field: Ethnography Then and Now, Dr. John Van Maanen
                        13. Publishing Criteria for Qualitative Research, Dr. Mike Pratt
                        14. Tips and Traps for Publishing Qualitative Research: An Editor’s Perspective, Dr. Tima Bansal
                        15. Statistical and Methodological Myths and Urban Legends, Dr. Robert Vandenberg

Module 2: 2022-2023 Current Lectures on Research Methods 

This module consists of 10 recorded lectures (and assessments) from the 2022-2023 Webcast Lecture Series. These lectures include:

1. TBA, Dr. Fred Oswald
2. TBA, Dr. Tine Koehler
3. TBA, Dr. John Mathieu
4. TBA, Dr. Jason Huang
5. TBA, Dr. Aaron Hill
6. TBA, Dr. Brent Goldfarb
7. TBA, Dr. Dina Krasikova
8. TBA, Dr. Andrew Knight
9. TBA, Dr. Jane Le
10. TBA, Special Event

Module 3: Recent Lectures on Research Methods (2021-2022, 2020-2021 and 2019-2020)

This module consists of 27 recorded lectures (and assessments) from the 2021-2022, 2020-2021, and 2019-2020 Webcast Lecture Series. Pick 10 lectures and complete 10 assessments for the badge. These lectures include:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Disentangling Effect Size Heterogeneity in Meta-analysis: A Latent Mixture Approach, Dr. Mo Wang
                        2. A Framework for Literature Reviews, Dr. Zeki Simsek
                        3. Omitted Variable Bias, Dr. Mike Withers
                        4. Rigor/Trustworthiness in Qualitative Research, Dr. Elaine Hollensbe
                        5. Testing Interactions with Latent Variables, Dr. Jose Cortina
                        6. Multilevel and Meta-Analysis, Dr. Janaki Gooty
                        7. Funding at NIH: Topics, Processes, Research Methods, Dr. Lillian Eby
                        8. Writing about Methods and Results, Dr. Timothy Pollock
                        9. Power Analysis with Regression Models, Dr. Samantha Anderson
                        10. Research Methods Reviews, Dr. Herman Aguinis
                        11. Quantifying Content Validity, Dr. Jason Colquitt
                        12. Confirmatory Factor Analysis Application with R-lavaan, Dr. Lisa Harlow
                        13. Network Analysis, Dr. Mike Howard
                        14. Causal Mediation, Dr. David Mackinnon
                        15. Design Considerations for Multilevel Studies, Dr. Gilad Chen
                        16. Content Analysis for Macro Research, Dr. Rhonda Reger
                        17. Video Confederates in Experimental Research, Dr. Keith Leavitt
                        18. Reflexivity in Research Methods , Dr. Glen Kreiner
                        19. Null and Equivalence Hypothesis Testing, Dr. Jeff Stanton
                        20. Grounded Theory/Discourse Analysis, Dr. Gail Fairhust
                        21. Scale Adaptation In The Organizational Sciences, Dr. Eric Heggestad
                        22. Longitudinal Structural Equation Modeling, Dr. Zhou Le
                        23. Neuroscience Methods and Organizational Research, Dr. David Waldman
                        24. Big Data Analytics, Dr. Fred Oswald
                        25. Big Data Concepts, Dr. Sang Woo
                        26. Recommendations for Discouraging, Identifying, and Removing Dirty Data in Survey Research, Dr. Justin DeSimone
                        27. Panel Data, Dr. Paul Bliese

Module 4: Advanced Topics on Research Methods

For this module, RMEP participants may select 10 lectures (and assessments) beyond those selected for Modules 0-3 from one of eight areas including:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Data Analysis and Research Methods
                        2. Strategic Management
                        3. Correlation & Regression
                        4. Structural Equation Methods
                        5. Multilevel Analysis
                        6. Measurement- Individuals/Groups
                        7. Longitudinal Analysis
                        8. Qualitative Methods

       For a complete listing of lectures in each of these areas click here.

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Module 5: Short Courses on Research Methods

For this module, RMEP participants must attend and complete assessments for a total of 4 CARMA Short Courses.

These courses are offered each year at several locations. For a complete listing of upcoming Short Courses and their locations click here.

For information on the rationale for RMEP click here.

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RMEP Registration

To complete CARMA’s RMEP Assessments and receive CARMA RMEP Digital Badges, participants must register for RMEP in their User Area. Registration for RMEP is free. Since completion of RMEP requirements requires access to the CARMA Video Library, RMEP participants must be a member of a CARMA program that allows access to videos required of the desired digital badge. For 2021-2022, Module 0 and 1 videos are available to Affiliate Program members.  CARMA Institutional Premium and Basic Members, as well as AOM-CARMA Doctoral Student Development Program Member have access to all videos from Modules 0-4. Participant membership in one of these programs will be verified before CARMA Digital Badges may be awarded.

Current doctoral students/faculty from member schools:

To register for RMEP:

1. If you are new to CARMA sign-up as a CARMA Website User to establish your login email and password https://carma.azurewebsites.net/account/register
2. Using this information log-in as a Website User, which will take you to your User Area https://carma.azurewebsites.net/account/login
3. From the menus in the middle, click “Register for Special Collections” (again, there is no fee)
4. From the Package Menu, select RMEP Research Methods Education Program
5. Click Continue, which will take you to the RMEP Overview section of our website
6. NOTE: If you registered for the original RMEP Program and have viewed any of its Module 1 videos and completed assessments, please contact us carma@ttu.edu. We will send you a form that will enable you to count those viewings towards the new Module 1 requirements.

Incoming doctoral students/faculty from member schools:

As noted above, registration as a CARMA Website User is required to access the CARMA User Area, where registration for RMEP and access to the CARMA Video Library occurs. Registration as a CARMA Website User requires a university-based email address (one with .edu as the domain) that may not be initially available to incoming doctoral students/faculty changing institutions. For these individuals, we have created a temporary registration that does not require a university-based email so they can have access to RMEP Modules 0 and 1 assessments and CARMA Video Library recordings prior to receiving their university email address. Once their university email address is available, they register as a CARMA Website User and access Assessments and recordings in their User Area.

Temporary registration for RMEP:

1. Click here and fill the required information.
2. You will receive an email including link and password of the Module 0-1 page.
3. Type the password and complete the assessments.