diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential.py
index 867916332d..e7b412b6c7 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def main():
         name=dict(required=True),
         user=dict(),
         team=dict(),
-        kind=dict(choices=KIND_CHOICES.keys()),
+        kind=dict(choices=list(KIND_CHOICES.keys())),
         credential_type=dict(),
         inputs=dict(type='dict'),
         host=dict(),
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential_type.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential_type.py
index 5ba41f99ca..f3655841b3 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential_type.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential_type.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def main():
     argument_spec = dict(
         name=dict(required=True),
         description=dict(required=False),
-        kind=dict(required=False, choices=KIND_CHOICES.keys()),
+        kind=dict(required=False, choices=list(KIND_CHOICES.keys())),
         inputs=dict(type='dict', required=False),
         injectors=dict(type='dict', required=False),
         state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_host.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_host.py
index a29d98aa25..a0d9a3e350 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_host.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_host.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ options:
     new_name:
       description:
         - To use when changing a hosts's name.
-      required: True
+      required: False
       type: str
     description:
       description:
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def main():
         description=dict(default=''),
         inventory=dict(required=True),
         enabled=dict(type='bool', default=True),
-        variables=dict(type='dict', default=''),
+        variables=dict(type='dict', required=False),
         state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
     )
 
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_launch.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_launch.py
index b811d595d6..383300eba6 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_launch.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_launch.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ options:
         - Credential to use for job, only used if prompt for credential is set.
       type: list
       aliases: ['credential']
+      elements: str
     extra_vars:
       description:
         - extra_vars to use for the Job Template.
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ options:
       description:
         - Specific tags to use for from playbook.
       type: list
+      elements: str
     scm_branch:
       description:
         - A specific of the SCM project to run the template on.
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ options:
       description:
         - Specific tags to skip from the playbook.
       type: list
+      elements: str
     verbosity:
       description:
         - Verbosity level for this job run
@@ -137,12 +140,12 @@ def main():
         job_type=dict(type='str', choices=['run', 'check']),
         inventory=dict(type='str', default=None),
         # Credentials will be a str instead of a list for backwards compatability
-        credentials=dict(type='list', default=None, aliases=['credential']),
+        credentials=dict(type='list', default=None, aliases=['credential'], elements='str'),
         limit=dict(),
-        tags=dict(type='list'),
+        tags=dict(type='list', elements='str'),
         extra_vars=dict(type='dict', required=False),
         scm_branch=dict(type='str', required=False),
-        skip_tags=dict(type='list', required=False),
+        skip_tags=dict(type='list', required=False, elements='str'),
         verbosity=dict(type='int', required=False, choices=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]),
         diff_mode=dict(type='bool', required=False),
         credential_passwords=dict(type='dict', required=False),
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_template.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_template.py
index 0fbd2d8fe3..817bd6dc39 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_template.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_template.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ options:
       version_added: 2.8
       type: list
       default: []
+      elements: str
     vault_credential:
       description:
         - Name of the vault credential to use for the job template.
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ def main():
         credential=dict(default=''),
         vault_credential=dict(default=''),
         custom_virtualenv=dict(type='str', required=False),
-        credentials=dict(type='list', default=[]),
+        credentials=dict(type='list', default=[], elements='str'),
         forks=dict(type='int'),
         limit=dict(default=''),
         verbosity=dict(type='int', choices=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4], default=0),
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_notification.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_notification.py
index ab79779915..fb384fd878 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_notification.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_notification.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ options:
         - The recipients email addresses. Required if I(notification_type=email).
       required: False
       type: list
+      elements: str
     use_tls:
       description:
         - The TLS trigger. Required if I(notification_type=email).
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ options:
         - The destination Slack channels. Required if I(notification_type=slack).
       required: False
       type: list
+      elements: str
     token:
       description:
         - The access token. Required if I(notification_type=slack), if I(notification_type=pagerduty) or if I(notification_type=hipchat).
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ options:
         - The destination phone numbers. Required if I(notification_type=twillio).
       required: False
       type: list
+      elements: str
     account_sid:
       description:
         - The Twillio account SID. Required if I(notification_type=twillio).
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@ options:
         - HipChat rooms to send the notification to. Required if I(notification_type=hipchat).
       required: False
       type: list
+      elements: str
     notify:
       description:
         - The notify channel trigger. Required if I(notification_type=hipchat).
@@ -185,6 +189,7 @@ options:
         - The destination channels or users. Required if I(notification_type=irc).
       required: False
       type: list
+      elements: str
     state:
       description:
         - Desired state of the resource.
@@ -319,17 +324,17 @@ def main():
         notification_configuration=dict(required=False),
         username=dict(required=False),
         sender=dict(required=False),
-        recipients=dict(required=False, type='list'),
+        recipients=dict(required=False, type='list', elements='str'),
         use_tls=dict(required=False, type='bool'),
         host=dict(required=False),
         use_ssl=dict(required=False, type='bool'),
         password=dict(required=False, no_log=True),
         port=dict(required=False, type='int'),
-        channels=dict(required=False, type='list'),
+        channels=dict(required=False, type='list', elements='str'),
         token=dict(required=False, no_log=True),
         account_token=dict(required=False, no_log=True),
         from_number=dict(required=False),
-        to_numbers=dict(required=False, type='list'),
+        to_numbers=dict(required=False, type='list', elements='str'),
         account_sid=dict(required=False),
         subdomain=dict(required=False),
         service_key=dict(required=False, no_log=True),
@@ -337,13 +342,13 @@ def main():
         message_from=dict(required=False),
         api_url=dict(required=False),
         color=dict(required=False, choices=['yellow', 'green', 'red', 'purple', 'gray', 'random']),
-        rooms=dict(required=False, type='list'),
+        rooms=dict(required=False, type='list', elements='str'),
         notify=dict(required=False, type='bool'),
         url=dict(required=False),
         headers=dict(required=False, type='dict', default={}),
         server=dict(required=False),
         nickname=dict(required=False),
-        targets=dict(required=False, type='list'),
+        targets=dict(required=False, type='list', elements='str'),
         state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
     )
 
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_receive.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_receive.py
index 1e33f7f6a3..dfe6f4b08c 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_receive.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_receive.py
@@ -33,56 +33,67 @@ options:
         - List of organization names to export
       default: []
       type: list
+      elements: str
     user:
       description:
         - List of user names to export
       default: []
       type: list
+      elements: str
     team:
       description:
         - List of team names to export
       default: []
       type: list
+      elements: str
     credential_type:
       description:
         - List of credential type names to export
       default: []
       type: list
+      elements: str
     credential:
       description:
         - List of credential names to export
       default: []
       type: list
+      elements: str
     notification_template:
       description:
         - List of notification template names to export
       default: []
       type: list
+      elements: str
     inventory_script:
       description:
         - List of inventory script names to export
       default: []
       type: list
+      elements: str
     inventory:
       description:
         - List of inventory names to export
       default: []
       type: list
+      elements: str
     project:
       description:
         - List of project names to export
       default: []
       type: list
+      elements: str
     job_template:
       description:
         - List of job template names to export
       default: []
       type: list
+      elements: str
     workflow:
       description:
         - List of workflow names to export
       default: []
       type: list
+      elements: str
 
 requirements:
   - "ansible-tower-cli >= 3.3.0"
@@ -136,17 +147,17 @@ except ImportError:
 def main():
     argument_spec = dict(
         all=dict(type='bool', default=False),
-        credential=dict(type='list', default=[]),
-        credential_type=dict(type='list', default=[]),
-        inventory=dict(type='list', default=[]),
-        inventory_script=dict(type='list', default=[]),
-        job_template=dict(type='list', default=[]),
-        notification_template=dict(type='list', default=[]),
-        organization=dict(type='list', default=[]),
-        project=dict(type='list', default=[]),
-        team=dict(type='list', default=[]),
-        user=dict(type='list', default=[]),
-        workflow=dict(type='list', default=[]),
+        credential=dict(type='list', default=[], elements='str'),
+        credential_type=dict(type='list', default=[], elements='str'),
+        inventory=dict(type='list', default=[], elements='str'),
+        inventory_script=dict(type='list', default=[], elements='str'),
+        job_template=dict(type='list', default=[], elements='str'),
+        notification_template=dict(type='list', default=[], elements='str'),
+        organization=dict(type='list', default=[], elements='str'),
+        project=dict(type='list', default=[], elements='str'),
+        team=dict(type='list', default=[], elements='str'),
+        user=dict(type='list', default=[], elements='str'),
+        workflow=dict(type='list', default=[], elements='str'),
     )
 
     module = TowerModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, supports_check_mode=False)
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_send.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_send.py
index 07334d5589..2deb763e45 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_send.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_send.py
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ options:
       required: False
       default: []
       type: list
+      elements: str
     prevent:
       description:
         - A list of asset types to prevent import for
       required: false
       default: []
       type: list
+      elements: str
     password_management:
       description:
         - The password management option to use.
@@ -97,8 +99,8 @@ except ImportError:
 def main():
     argument_spec = dict(
         assets=dict(required=False),
-        files=dict(required=False, default=[], type='list'),
-        prevent=dict(required=False, default=[], type='list'),
+        files=dict(required=False, default=[], type='list', elements='str'),
+        prevent=dict(required=False, default=[], type='list', elements='str'),
         password_management=dict(required=False, default='default', choices=['default', 'random']),
     )
 
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_team.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_team.py
index 1f14c38292..4838923c81 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_team.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_team.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ options:
     new_name:
       description:
         - To use when changing a team's name.
-      required: True
+      required: False
       type: str
     description:
       description: