Hi all: I have been thinking about the research proposal paper and rethinking the purpose of the assignment. Based on what students have been doing so far, I want to adjust the assignment a bit. Below are the major changes. I will go over all of this in more detail when I see you in class on Wednesday. You have all put in a lot of work into your papers, and I am hoping these changes will allow students to focus their ideas while practicing writing skills.
1. The proposal will now be a literature review. Instead of a formal proposal that includes all the sections noted in the packet, students will write a literature review (think of this as a longer "Background" section). The end of the review, though, will still include your hypothesis/prediction for a new study.
2. Students will be responsible for providing information as to what the literature says (and does not say) about their topic area; providing details of studies and reviews as examples to support arguments.
3. Given that the paper will now be a literature review, the "method," "results," and "implication/discussion" sections ARE NO LONGER NEEDED.
4. The deadlines for drafts will be changed. I will speak more about this in class on Wednesday.
5. The deadline for the first draft is NO LONGER THIS FRIDAY.
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