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SSCI 306: Expository Writing DUE: 19 August 2018

Summer Session 2018

DUE DATE:

The assignment is due on 19 August 2018.

OVERVIEW:

Your readers should not only have an understanding of what you want to do, but also be able to gain a

sense of your passion for the topic and be excited about the research’s possible outcomes.

DIRECTIONS:

To complete this assignment, complete the following steps:

Using the template provided, fill in each of the following sections with information described from this

week’s assignment:

1. Introduction – This is where you will give a short introduction to what your research will be about.

2. Background and Significance - This is where you will explain the context of your proposal and describe, in detail, why it is important. Approach writing this section with the thought that you can’t

assume your readers will know as much about the research problem as you do. Choose what is

relevant to help explain the goals for your study.

3. Literature Review - Place your project within the larger whole of what is currently being explored,

while demonstrating to your readers that your work is original and innovative. Assess what you

believe is missing and state how previous research has failed to adequately examine the issue that

your study addresses.

4. Research Design and Methods - Convince the reader that your overall research design and methods

of analysis will correctly address the problem and that the methods will provide the means to

effectively interpret the potential results. Describe overall research design – be specific about the

methodological approaches you plan to undertake to obtain information, the techniques you would

use to analyze the data, and the tests of external validity to which you commit yourself.

5. Preliminary Suppositions and Implications - The purpose of this section is to argue how and in

what ways you believe your research will refine, revise, or extend existing knowledge in the subject

area under investigation. Describe how the anticipated results will impact future scholarly research,

theory, practice, forms of interventions, or policymaking.

6. Conclusion - The conclusion reiterates the importance or significance of your proposal and provides

a brief summary of the entire study. This should only be one or two paragraphs long, explaining why

the research problem is worth investigating, why your research study is unique, and how it should

advance existing knowledge.

7. Citations - As with any scholarly research paper, you must cite the sources you used in composing your proposal.

Successful assignments are typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins and 12-point font. Formatting to

follow example provided.

Grading Rubric

40-50 A Follows format, completes all sections with

information regarding topic, no grammatical errors

Research Proposal

SSCI 306: Expository Writing DUE: 19 August 2018

Summer Session 2018

30-49 B Follows most formatting, completes all sections, but

some responses might be inadequate, very

few/almost no grammatical errors

20-39 C Formatting is sometimes there, sometimes not,

sections may be missing, information seems there

but mediocre at best, some grammatical errors

10-19 D Little to no formatting, sections missing,

grammatical errors, information not clear on

relevancy

0-9 F No formatting, entire sections missing, grammatical

errors, incomprehensible, and no connection tied

back to topic