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Capella University

Abstract

The abstract summarizes the entire project. Develop a brief description of the qualitative approach being used, implications for stakeholders, and description of expected results. (APA, 2010, p. 25).

The abstract contains an abbreviated overview of the entire project. This overview will reference the following elements of the project:

Note: the following are the points that should be covered in the abstract and should be written in well structured paragraphs with appropriate grammar and mechanics.

The Research Question_________________________________

The Research Problem: _____________________________________

The Significance of the Study:_______________________________

Theory of method: _____________________________________

Theory or theories that apply to the concepts associated with the RQ:________________

The Research Problem: _____________________________________

The Significance of the Study: __________________________________

A narrative describing the quantitative approach planned, implications for stakeholders, significance to the scientific community, and a description of expected results. The abstract is typically one concise paragraph.

Keywords: [Add keywords here.]

Introduction

Chapter 1, the Introduction provides an overview of the entire project that is more detailed than the abstract. It describes theory that applies to research topic, theory that applies to the research method, population studied, and key concepts under review. The significance of the study is described and justifications for proposing to do new and original research are offered. It constructs an argument that points to the need for the study and explains how the study will answer their research question.

Note: the final draft of Introduction is typically written after the entire project has been completed and just prior to the abstract. It is important to understand that the project is iterative. You will work on, change, and refine all elements of the project. It is advisable that as you complete chapters that will comprise elements of the project, you refer to them in the introduction. More importantly, it is advisable that you work them up on your own prior to the submission of Chapter 1 in week 9. Use the following as a guide to elements of the project that should be described, explained, and justified in your final draft of Chapter 1, the Introduction. Make time to work on this each week as you work on the project. These are the same elements that will be presented in concise form in the abstract. They are:

Note: the following are the points that should be covered in the abstract and should be written in well structured paragraphs with appropriate grammar and mechanics.

The Research Question_________________________________

Up to 5 hypotheses for typical Quantitative Research Questions

a. Hypothesis: _____________________________________

b. Hypothesis______________________________________

c. Hypothesis_____________________________________

d. Hypothesis_____________________________________

e. Hypothesis_____________________________________

The Research Problem: _____________________________________

The Significance of the Study:_______________________________

Theory of method: _____________________________________

Theory or theories that apply to the concepts associated with the RQ:________________

The Research Problem: _____________________________________

The Significance of the Study: __________________________________

A narrative describing the quantitative approach planned, implications for stakeholders, significance to the scientific community, and a description of expected results.

Chapter 2

Chapter 2, the Literature Review, provides detailed information about theory that applies to the research topic, theory that applies to the research method, population studied and key concepts under review. Seminal and current sources are analyzed and evaluated thematically. Ethical considerations and human variation and diversities are addressed as they relate to the topic and to the peer-reviewed sources being evaluated. This is where scholars identify what we know so far and make suggestions about what we need to know. The research problem is identified.

Note: this is typically the entry point for beginning the project. It is important to understand that the project is iterative. You will work on, change, and refine all elements of the project. But you will begin by understanding and synthesizing what we know so far in the Literature Review, (Chapter 2). It is essential that the literature review be organized with reference to themes identified in articles that you have read. It is not acceptable to organize the literature review article by article.

Chapter 3

Chapter 3, the Methodology, begins with an introduction to this chapter. This chapter contains an introductory paragraph, a description of the target population, a description of procedures needed to gather data, and a description of the strategies planned for the analysis of expected data.

Introductory Paragraph: The introductory paragraph addresses the research problem or proposes to fill the gap in the literature. It includes the purpose of the proposed research and presents formally the Research Question. The purpose is to answer the research question. State your Research Question in the form of a question in the introductory paragraph for Chapter 3. As you prepare this section of this chapter, review the characteristics of Qualitative Research Questions:

1. Qualitative Research questions ask for description and interpretation of phenomena through the identification of socially constructed themes and categories.

2. Qualitative questions address concepts associated with thoughts, feelings, and actions that are not necessarily accessible with empirical methods of measurement.

3. Qualitative data take the form of stories, narratives, and observations.

4. Qualitative questions identify the target population and phenomena under consideration.

5. Qualitative questions do not test empirically measured data.

Research Question

Conclude the introductory paragraph to Chapter 3 by writing out the Research Question and marking the question in bold text.

Research Question __________________________________?

Identify the independent and dependent variables associated with your Research Question.

Target Population

As you describe the target population you will include:

Information about the number of participants.

Information about inclusion and exclusion criteria; describe how you decide who can participate in the study and who cannot.

Information about the planned recruitment strategy.

Information about the sampling design, randomization strategies.

Information about ethical considerations.

Recruitment strategy.

Sampling design (purposive for qualitative).

Ethical considerations.

Procedure

As you describe the procedures you will include:

Information about materials used for data collection.

Information about the location where data collection takes place.

Information about the time required for data collection.

Information about the instruments used to collect data. Instruments used vary widely and can include audio- and videorecording equipment, pen and paper, interventions, observation journals, member-checking documents and so on, depending on the requirements indicated in the research question.

Information about the order of steps taken to obtain data.

Information about how data will be recorded and transferred into a transcript or documents, audio or video, ready for analysis.

When using an interview guide or observation, a check sheet is also included.

Analysis

Analysis describes strategies for analyzing the narratives offered by participants. Once the data has been transcribed into a format for interpretation—typically text— it can be interpreted. Analysis uses strategies that interpret meaning: components from words, phrases, and narratives, into conceptual descriptions across transcripts.

Note: Chapter 3, Methodology is typically written after the literature review. It is important to understand that the project is iterative. You will work on, change, and refine all elements of the project. But you will begin by understanding and synthesizing what we know so far in the Literature Review, (Chapter 2). Once we know what we know so far, you then will identify what we need to know. By listing what we need to know in the form of a research question, you have structured the project and set up a plan to execute new and original research.

Chapter 4

Expected Findings/Results: (Chapter 4) uses the literature reviewed in Chapter 3 to anticipate findings that are likely to result from the collection and interpretation of data. Note: some unexpected results are possible and should be addressed in this chapter.

Conclusion

Conclusion: (Chapter 5) Implications of the potential results are discussed; implications for a wide range of potential stakeholders are addressed; significance to the scientific community and the potential to address the research problem are discussed; limitations of the study are addressed, and suggestions for future research are offered.

References

List references using APA format. (APA, 2010, p.169)

Include Appendices in APA style if needed. (APA, 2010, p. 38)