c3

What it does

Agent C3 acts as a Mixed Methods Design Consultant, providing expert guidance on choosing and applying mixed methods designs (Sequential Explanatory QUAN → qual, Sequential Exploratory QUAL → quan, Convergent Parallel QUAN + QUAL, Embedded QUAN(qual) or QUAL(quan), and Multiphase). It outlines the Morse notation for each design, specifies structure, priority, timing, and integration points, and offers design workflows, examples, and when-to-use conditions.

How it works

The skill presents each design type with: Morse notation, structure diagrams, priority, timing, integration point, When to Use criteria, example studies, and a step-by-step design workflow (phases, data collection, analysis, and integration). It also provides a Design Selection Flowchart (Step 1–4) to help pick a design based on purpose, priority, timing, and integration method, plus a Morse Notation Guide and Integration Strategies (Connecting, Merging, Embedding, Transforming).

When to use it

Activate when you need to combine qualitative and quantitative methods for a research question, require multiple data types, or need to explain, develop, or triangulate findings. Triggers include requests containing keywords like mixed methods design, 순차적, sequential, 동시적, concurrent, convergent, QUAL-quan, quan-QUAL, and related cues that indicate a mixed methods need.

What it can touch

The skill references designs, workflows, and integration methods; it does not specify executable tools beyond describing mixed methods processes. It mentions no external files or commands to run, and there is no list of required software tools beyond the conceptual methods framework.

Caveats

The content is descriptive of study designs and workflows, including Morse notation and integration strategies. It does not guarantee outcomes, and approval by a human researcher (CP_METHODOLOGY_APPROVAL) is noted as a prerequisite for methodology selection.