Time: 6pm Darwin, NT, Australia
Words: 1500 (Excluding References)
Referencing style: APA 6th edition (CDU referencing guide attached)
Referencing: Minimum 12 references (In-Text referencing and reference list is a must)
Assignment name: Assignment 2 – Research Proposal
Note: Research proposal that follows on from your Literature Review (same topic) which is attached with the document. The name of the file is “Literature Review” Please write it on the basis of the attached topic of literature review. The one question you developed at the conclusion of your Literature review will be the title of your research proposal.
Write a research proposal that follows on from your Literature Review (same topic). You will need to include the following:
· Title and 100-word summary of the proposed study
· Rationale for the research (refer here back to the literature review)
· Aims and Objectives, or research question/s
· Research Design including
· Sampling Procedure
· Data Collection Procedure
· Draft Research Instrument(s)
· Proposed Data Analysis
· Ethical Considerations
· Limitations and Strengths of the project
· Proposed Timetable
· References
Please remember this is a proposal only. No data collection is to be undertaken at all.
The assignment will be assessed according to the following criteria: (each criteria will be given equal weighting)
· Demonstrated case for the research including rationale
· Quality of proposed research design
· Critical awareness of both limits and possible external factors affecting the proposal.
· Strength of considerations of limitations and ethical issues within the research
· Adherence to academic conventions of writing (e.g. referencing; writing style)
Note: The example assignment attached is just for help. The example assignment is done on a different topic so keep in mind it does not match your literature review. Read the example assignment to know how the research proposal is done.
Important readings
· Babbis, D. (2013) 'Ethics and Social Research' (Chapter 4) in Social Research Methods 3rd Edition, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne.
· Gabriel, M. (2013). 'Writing Up Research' (Chapter 15) in Walters, M.(2013) Social Research Methods 3rd Edition, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne.
· Flynn, C., & McDermott, F. (2016) Doing Research in Social Work & Social Care. Chapter 3 'Researching ethically: What you do is important, but how you do it is more important.
· White, Rob. (2013) Doing Evaluation Research. Chapter 13 in Walters (2013) Social Research Methods
· Comino, J. Knight, J., Grace, R., Kemp, L. & Wright, D.C. (2016) The Gudaga Research Program: A Case Study in Undertaking Rearch with an Urban Aboriginal Community. Australian Social Work 69 (4) pp443-455.
· Wadsworth, Y. (2011). How to go about 'finding out' (Chapter 5)
· Campbell, A., Taylor, B., & McGlade, A. (2017) Sampling Techniques in Quantitative and Qualitative Research (Chapter 3) in Research Design in Social Work. Safe: Thousand Oakes.