sdfsds

Assignment Content

1.

Top of Form

Competency

· Create a research question for a study that will help fill a gap and provide benefits in a field.

· Design a research strategy in order to answer a research question.

· Evaluate research and data that can help answer the research question and support a hypothesis.

· Draft a paper that answers the research question based on findings.

· Revise research and writing based on feedback.

· Compose a report inclusive of research and data analysis

Student Success Criteria

View the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane.

Scenario

You have received your master’s degree and now have a job in your field. Your boss has encouraged you to do research on a topic in your field and write a scholarly paper for publication. You remember that you took a graduate course in Research and Writing, in which you already did some work on a research question you have always been interested in. This will be an opportunity for you to pursue that research question in more detail and put everything together in a scholarly paper.

Instructions

Create a research question you are interested in, conduct the research to answer that question, and write a complete scholarly paper on your question. This paper should contain the following sections:

· An introductory section that explains your research question, your purpose, and how your paper fills a deficiency or gap in the research. Also explain any limitations to your study and how you dealt with any potential ethical issues.

· A section reviewing the current literature on this topic. This section should discuss as least five relevant and current articles related to your research question.

· A section on the methods you followed to perform your research.

· A section on data collection and analysis.

· A section that details your findings.

· A concluding section that evaluates the usefulness of your study and any practical implications it has

Resources

For writing assistance, please visit the  Rasmussen University Writing Guide .

For help with APA, visit the  Rasmussen University APA Guide .

Library databases such as the following are great resources for this project:

· Health Sciences

· CINAHL Plus

· Health Sciences and Nursing via ProQuest

· Medline

· Business

· Business Source Complete

· Business via ProQuest

Another database that you may be interested in knowing about is  ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global . You can view original research, view research design, data gathering techniques, etc.

Bottom of Form