Research Proposal

Criteria for Grading

Possible Points

What is the purpose of the study? Include specific examples and statistics from the literature.

10%

What is the research question/hypothesis that you are investigating? Lead into the question with support for the need of the study.

Research question from first assignment How does diversity within nursing staff impact patient care on a medical-surgical floor?

10%

Selection of appropriate research design. In Polit & Beck (2021), review chapter 9 and 11 that describe the different types of qualitative designs (research traditions) and the steps to design a quantitative study.

You are to select which research method you will be using and explain why you select that particular research method.

descriptive qualitative method – from first assignment

20%

Sample size and selection process. How are you going to select the sample/participants for the study? Review the following chapters based on the type of study you will be conducting:

Chapter 10-Quantitative Sampling

Chapter 12-Qualitative Sampling

15%

Identification appropriate data collection methods. This is also based on the type of research method selected.

Chapter 10- Quantitative Data Collection

Chapter 12–Qualitative Data Collection

Thematic analysis- from first assignment

20%

I dentification of how human subjects will be protected. Refer back to chapter 5 "Protection of Human Subjects". This includes and not limited to:

Informed consent

Confidentiality procedures

Protection of Human Rights

IRB procedures

15%

The paper shall reflect a scholarly effort; proper grammar, coherence and spelling, and accurately use APA format. Include a summary of your proposal. Maximum 6 pages (not including title page and reference lists). Use References that are beyond the textbook!

10%

TOTAL

100%