Research and Design Assignment
Assignment:
This week will be the first of a two-week opportunity in the completion of a proposed research paper. Having spent the last seven weeks looking at the various parts of good research techniques in relation to research methodology and developed design, you will use what you learned about the important connections between each part of a research design.
1. Use the below attached proposal overview to help create your written proposal. It is recommended that you begin by creating an outline to help you move easily through each part of the proposal.
2. Do not forget the needed transition statements between each section and use proper APA format for both your cited references and use of proper headings. This week you might want to complete the outline and then write the first couple sections of the completed paper.
The completed paper will be 1500- words, not including the title page or reference listings. Place any portion of the paper that you have completed into the dropbox to receive feedback from your instructor. You will use that feedback to complete this paper next week.
The Proposal Assignment
What should be contained within this final proposal paper:
1. The problem to be addressed and why it is significant.
2. The purpose of the proposed study.
3. An initial review of the literature related to the selected research topic, sufficient to inform the researcher of what is, and is not, known about the topic. For this assignment use the information found in your Annotated Bibliography and any other topic specific studies you discovered.
4. An initial set of research question(s) and hypotheses, as appropriate
5. Anticipated research methodology (Quantitative or Qualitative) and design which includes:
1. population and anticipated sample size,
2. procedures and measures,
3. hypotheses (if appropriate),
4. type of data to be collected
5. level of significance, and
6. statistical tests and/or trustworthiness options;
6. Concluding remarks concerning the research potential.