research draft

CLB 475 – Seminar Spring 2020

Research Proposal

(20% of final grade)

The final research proposal is a combination of the Literature Review and Methodology assignments in one paper. The guidelines for the research proposal are as follows:

• There should be ONE cover page and ONE reference list; these pages do not count towards the page limit

• Literature review section:

o 4 to 6 pages in length o Contain all sections specified in the Literature Review Instructions and Rubric document o AT LEAST five (5) primary references should be used o References must be included as in-text citations in the body of the literature review and in

the reference list o All references (primary and secondary) should be formatted in APA format

• Methodology section

o 1 to 2 pages in length o Contain all sections as specified in the Methodology Instructions and Rubric document

• The entire document should be formatted in Times New Roman font, size 12, 1-inch margins, and

double-spaced.

• The entire document should not exceed 10 pages. All pages, except the cover page, should be numbered.

• Proper grammar and spelling are required. ______________________________________________________________________________ Rubric for Assessment of Research Proposal:

Rubric for Assessment of Literature Review Rubric for Assessment of Methodology

• Problem statement – 1 point • Description of published literature on topic –

3 points • Purpose – 1 point • Significance – 1 point • Research question – 1 point • Hypothesis – 1 point

• Design – 1 point • Variables – 2 points • Participants – 2 point • Controls – 1 point • Sampling – 1 point • Validity and Reliability – 1 point • Data Collection Technique – 1 point • Research ethics – 1 point

• References and in-text citations in APA format – 1 point • Format and page limit – 0.5 point • Proper grammar and spelling – 0.5 point