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cf_quantitative_integrate_project_guide.docxRunning head: ABBREVIATED TITLE OF YOUR PAPER 1
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Abstract
The abstract summarizes the entire project. For this project you will find it helpful to write drafts of the abstract, but it is necessary to complete it after the entire project has been developed.
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_________________________________
Up to 5 hypotheses for a 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. 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(s) 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 that 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 a 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(s) 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 or one article at a time.
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 Quantitative Research Questions:
1. Quantitative research questions point to empirical methods that will test the hypothesis or hypotheses associated with the question.
2. Quantitative research questions have independent and dependent variables.
3. Quantitative research questions measure relationships or correlations and/or manipulate natural phenomena through experimentation.
4. Quantitative data are presented in numerical categories or quantities.
5. Quantitative research questions do not interpret socially constructed themes, narratives and observations.
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.
Identify up to 5 hypotheses for the Quantitative Research Questions.
a. Hypothesis: _____________________________________
b. Hypothesis______________________________________
c. Hypothesis_____________________________________
d. Hypothesis_____________________________________
e. Hypothesis_____________________________________
As you describe the target population you will include:
Information about the number of participants.
Information about inclusion and exclusion criteria; that is you will describe how you decide who can participate in the study and provide data and who cannot.
Information about the planned recruitment strategy.
Information about the sampling design, randomization strategies,
Information about 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 video equipment, pen and paper, surveys, assessments, tests, interventions, observation matrices, scales, instruments for collection biological samples such as blood, saliva, urine and so on depending on the research question.
Information about the order of steps taken to obtain data.
Information about how data will be recorded and operationalized into discrete units ready for analysis.
Analysis
Describes strategies for analyzing and interpreting numerical data. Analyses of data is the section of the paper where strategies that support the interpretation of numerical information about the data collected. Typically, statistical methods are used to interpret components of natural phenomena that represent natural phenomena. The analysis section of the methods presents and addresses evidence of validity, reliability, and generalizability discovered in the process of interpreting the data.
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
Chapter 4, the Expected Findings/Results, uses the literature reviewed in Chapter 3 to anticipate findings that are likely to result from the collection and interpretation of data. When writing about expected results, use existing literature to explain why you expect these findings. Some results that are not expected are possible and should be addressed in this chapter.
Conclusion
Chapter 5, the Conclusion, identifies implications of potential results, implications for wide range of potential stakeholders is addressed, significance to the scientific community and the potential to address the research problem is 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)
