Assignment 3: Developing an Area of Focus

For the final project of this course, you will write a grant-proposal paper to secure funding for your proposed action-research project.

For this assignment, identify an area of emphasis for your action-research project. Then, respond to the following:

• Explain the scope of the project. For example, is it designed to better the situation of an individual, a workplace, or society as a whole?
• Provide a preliminary assessment of the needs that this project hopes to address, citing relevant research on the topic, issue, or community in question.
• Describe three ways in which your existing knowledge and skill sets have prepared you to tackle this project.

Write a 3–4 page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.

By Wednesday, February 22, 2017, deliver your assignment to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox.