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Overview

In the Module Five discussion, you stated your proposed design for your capstone project research proposal. This included your chosen method, design, and data-collection instruments along with the reason behind each. For Milestone Three, you will build on your proposed design to develop a complete paper that discusses all aspects of the method, design, and data for your proposal. Research design is a major section of the capstone research proposal. Completing this milestone will provide you with a solid foundation for your capstone project. Refer to the Module Five and Six resources for more detailed information on research design. Review the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric and the Final Project and Milestone Alignment Guide to see how the critical elements in this milestone prepare you to meet the final project requirements and course outcomes used to evaluate your final capstone project.

 

The final project is meant for you to propose a hypothetical study. You are not and should not be conducting human-subject research for this project. It is not necessary for this assignment. All human-subject research requires written approval from the SNHU COCE Institutional Review Board to protect the welfare and ensure ethical treatment of the subjects.

 

Prompt

Write a five- to seven-page paper in which you describe the methodology, design, and data management tools you plan to use in your research proposal. Define the process from the selection of participants (and stakeholders, as applicable) through data collection to data analysis, including any limitations and assumptions. Provide a detailed plan to collect and analyze data and disseminate findings. Include all ethical considerations. Your paper should give a complete description of the entire process used to conduct the study. If your proposal involves implementation of interventions, then include a program evaluation component that describes your research design.

 

In your submission, be sure to include the following critical elements:

 

State the chosen research method or methods used.

Are they qualitative, quantitative, or both?

Provide support of method selection. Discuss why the chosen method or methods are best for the research topic or evaluation of the intervention.

Justify your choice of method, design, sampling, data collection, analysis, and overall process with logic and evidence.

Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the research design. Explain why it is the best design for the proposed study or evaluation. Support your explanation with logic and specific evidence.

Select valid and reliable data-collection tools for the research questions (and research design). If you develop data-collection tools, explain how validity and reliability will be determined.

Support the selection of the population and sampling procedures.

Describe data collection. Describe the process used to collect data from recruitment to consent to data collection. Include ethical considerations and mitigation. Include how you will handle the following:

Recruiting and managing study participants

Eliminating or mitigating any chance of harm to participants

Data handling, storage, and access

Handling consent, management of data, and requests to withdraw

Protecting confidentiality for the entire life of the data

Explain the proposed data-analysis process, including the following:

Any transcription and transformation of data for analysis

Use of tools, including software, for analysis

Select and provide justification for use of statistical analysis and/or processes for qualitative analysis.

Discuss methods for ensuring reliability of qualitative analysis if applicable.

Explain the limitations and assumptions connected to the research.

Identify potential limitations and delimiters to be used.

Describe proposed dissemination of findings. Propose how findings will be disseminated to relevant stakeholders, users, and interested parties.

Include any plans for presentation and publication of material.

Fully explain the ethical considerations that apply to the proposal or intervention.

Identify the ethical considerations associated with the individuals, communities, and organizations most likely to be affected by the identified gap or problem.

Articulation of Response: Ensure the submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax.

What to Submit

Your paper must be submitted as a five- to seven-page Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.

 

Milestone Three Rubric

Criteria Meets Expectations (100%)       In Progress (80%)            Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)          Value

Research Method(s)      States chosen research method or methods used and whether they are qualitative, quantitative, or both      States chosen research method or methods used but errs in determination of type    Does not state chosen research method or methods used and whether they are qualitative, quantitative, or both   8

Support of Method(s)    Discusses why the chosen method or methods are best for the research topic or evaluation of the intervention  Discusses why the chosen method or methods are best for the research topic or evaluation of the intervention but discussion is unconvincing or there are gaps in logic             Does not discuss why the chosen method or methods are best for the research topic or evaluation of the intervention 9

Strengths and Weaknesses       Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the research design and why it is the best design for the proposed study or evaluation of the intervention   Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the research design and why it is the best design for the proposed study or evaluation of the intervention but assessment is cursory or there are gaps in logic             Does not assess the strengths and weaknesses of the research design and why it is the best design for the proposed study or evaluation of the intervention              10

Data-Collection Tools  Selects valid and reliable data-collection tools for the research questions (and research design) or develops data-collection tools and explains how validity and reliability will be determined                Selects or develops data-collection tools for the research questions (and research design) but not all tools are valid or reliable or explanation for how validity and reliability will be determined has gaps in logic    Does not select valid and reliable data-collection tools for the research questions (and research design) or develop data-collection tools and explain how validity and reliability will be determined           10

Population and Sampling Procedures  Supports the selection of the population and sampling procedures                Makes an attempt to support the selection of the population and sampling procedures, but additional support would prove beneficial               Does not support the selection of the population and sampling procedures        10

Data Collection               Describes the process used to collect data from recruitment to consent to data collection and includes ethical considerations and mitigation     Describes the process used to collect data from recruitment to consent to data collection and but does not include ethical considerations and mitigation or description of process is cursory            Does not describe the process used to collect data from recruitment to consent to data collection or include ethical considerations and mitigation   8

Data-Analysis Process Explains the proposed data-analysis process, including any transcription and transformation of data for analysis, as well as the use of tools, including software, for analysis            Explains the proposed data-analysis process for analysis, but not all required elements are included         Does not explain the proposed data-analysis process, including any transcription and transformation of data for analysis, or the use of tools, including software, for analysis  8

Justification of Statistical Analysis and/or Qualitative Analysis               Selects and justifies statistical analysis and/or process for qualitative analysis and discusses the methods for ensuring reliability of qualitative analysis if applicable         Selects and justifies statistical analysis and/or process for qualitative analysis but does not discuss the methods for ensuring reliability of qualitative analysis if applicable or justification has gaps in logic                Does not select and justify statistical analysis and/or process for qualitative analysis or discuss the methods for ensuring reliability of qualitative analysis if applicable     8

Limitations and Assumptions  Explains the limitations and assumptions connected to the research Explains the limitations and assumptions connected to the research, but explanation is cursory or contains inaccuracies                Does not explain the limitations and assumptions connected to the research 8

Dissemination of Findings         Proposes how the findings will be disseminated to relevant stakeholders, users, and interested parties Proposes how the findings will be disseminated to relevant stakeholders, users, and interested parties, but approach will not be effective for all stakeholders and parties Does not propose how the findings will be disseminated to relevant stakeholders, users, and interested parties 8

Ethical Considerations Fully explains the ethical considerations that apply to the research proposal or intervention      Partially explains the ethical considerations of the research proposal or intervention Does not explain the ethical considerations of the research proposal or intervention     8

Articulation of Response            Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization      Submission has minor errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization with room for improvement Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization