SMART WRITER: Capstone Project Research Question

Week 3 Assignment

Capstone Project: Research Question

CAPSTONE 2015

DUE  FRIDAY 10PM NEW YORK TIME 1-2 PAGE APA FORMAT IN-TEXT CITATIONS AND REFERENCE PAGE. PLEASE USE THE READINGS AND LINKS IN CITATIONS AND REFERENCES.  PLEASE CONSULT THE LINKS IN DEVELOPMENT OF AND AID OF THE RESEARCH QUESTION

Research Question Guidelines (PDF)

Capstone Project: Research Question

For this Assignment, you refine your research question from this week’s Discussion based on peer feedback and the Research Question Guidelines located in this week’s Learning Resources.

To complete:

• With peer feedback in mind, refine the research question you posted in this week’s Discussion.
• Compare your research question to the Research Question Guidelines document and refine accordingly.
• State your research question.
• Write a 1- to 2-page rationale for your research question, including why the question is relevant to public administration, public policy, or nonprofit management.

Readings

• Empire State College. (n.d.). Developing a research question. Retrieved August 28, 2014, from http://www8.esc.edu/esconline/across_esc/writerscomplex.nsf/0/f87fd7182f0ff21c852569c2005a47b7
• Document: Peer Review Guidelines (PDF)
  
  This document provides a list of review attributes and criteria to judge the strengths and weaknesses of research questions, and advises using diplomacy when giving feedback.
• Document: Research Question Guidelines (PDF)
  
  This document summarizes the key attributes and criteria for relevant research questions, such as clarity, focus, complexity, and directness. Proper framing of questions is also addressed.