Assignment 9: Draft Proposal
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TITLE: BOLD and in ALL CAPITALS and double spaced By: YOUR NAME HERE New York University School of Professional Studies Master of Science in Management and Systems Professor Andres Fortino New York University Spring 2019 Abstract Your abstract should not exceed one page. Abstract text must be single-spaced with no paragraph breaks. Thus, the abstract for the completed study thesis should include all the elements of the study that were described in the thesis. You should: (a) limit the abstract to one typed page; (b) maintain the scholarly language used throughout the thesis; (c) keep the abstract concise, accurate, and readable; (d) use correct English; and the past tense (e) ensure each sentence adds value to the reader’s understanding of the study; and (f) use the full name of any acronym used again in the abstract, and include the acronym in parentheses. Do ensure you include any references or citations in the abstract when you make a statement of fact. According to APA’s 6th ed. style requirements for the Abstract, unless beginning a sentence, use numerals, not words for numbers (American Psychological Association, 2010). Table of Contents Abstract i Chapter 1 – Introduction 1 Background 1 Problem Definition 1 Problem Statement 1 Purpose of the Study 1 Research Questions 1 Significance of the Study 1 Chapter 2 - Literature Review 6 Introduction 6 Conclusions 12 Chapter 3 – Research Design and Methodology 13 Methods 13 Data Collection 13 Qualitative data collection 13 Quantitative data collection 13 Data Analysis 13 Qualitative data analysis. 14 Quantitative data analysis. 14 Limitations 17 Summary of Proposal 18 References 20
Chapter 1 – Introduction Comment by TSC1: The header page numbers have been formatted to begin with page number 1 and be located it at the top tight-hand corner of each page from this point to the end of your research proposal. Comment by TSC1: The main objective of this chapter is to make an argument for why you want to do the study. Why is it important? Who is your target audience?
Background Comment by TSC1: Note the paragraph indentation of .5” and the rest of the paragraph markings for each chapter of your proposal. Click on Paragraph tab above in order to view those perimeters.
Problem Definition Comment by TSC1: While this problem statement is just one sentence, it should be accompanied by a few paragraphs that elaborate on the problem. The paragraphs could cover present persuasive arguments that make the problem important enough to study. They could include the opinions of others (politicians, futurists, other professionals); explanations of how the problem relates to business, social or political trends by way of presentation of data that demonstrates the scope and depth of the problem.
Problem Statement Comment by TSC1: A problem statement is the description of an issue currently existing which needs to be addressed. It provides the context for the research study and generates the questions which the research aims to answer. The statement of the problem is the focal point of any research. A good problem statement is just one sentence (with several paragraphs of elaboration).
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study is to … Comment by TSC1: Explain the goals and research objectives of the study as it related to the problem statement within your study..
Research Questions Comment by TSC1: Narrow the purpose statement to research questions. Specific questions worded as: How or What? What do you want answer? How do you want to answer it?
The study will attempt to answer the following research questions. Comment by TSC1: Number accordingly if more than one
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Hypotheses Comment by TSC1: Only quantitative can or will have hypotheses. Otherwise, delete this heading and replace it with the Philosophical Paradigm you will using in Qualitative. Comment by TSC1: Studies that engage in hypotheses testing usually explain the nature of certain relationships, or establish the differences among groups or the independence of two or more factors in a situation. It is a logical conclusion based on the results of previous research
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Significance of the Study Comment by TSC1: This is the last place you have to wrap up your chapter 1 and stipulate the target audiences that would benefit from your study and its importance to them.
The overall significance of this study is to
This study could serve as a
It is important to note that
Chapter 2 - Literature Review Comment by TSC1: A literature review discusses published information in a particular subject area, and sometimes information in a particular subject area within a certain time period. A literature review can be just a simple summary of the sources, but it usually has an organizational pattern and combines both summary and synthesis. A summary is a recap of the important information of the source, but a synthesis is a re-organization, or a reshuffling, of that information. The literature review is NOT an Annotated Bibliography of the subject matter.
Introduction
This literature review was organized Comment by TSC1: In the Introduction, establish the writer's reason (point of view) for reviewing the literature; explain the criteria to be used in analyzing and comparing literature and the organization of the review (sequence); and, when necessary, state why certain literature is or is not included (scope).
Conclusions Comment by TSC1: This subtopic wraps up chapter 2 neatly. What conclusions can you make about the research and studies you reviewed? How do they align with your study? How are they different? What is the end result of this review for you?
The existing research around
Specifically examining the
Most of the research reviewed concluded that
Chapter 3 – Research Design and Methodology Comment by TSC1: This chapter should answer how, when, where and who?
The purpose of this study is to Comment by TSC1: Repeat the purpose statement exactly as it is written in chapter 1.
Methods Comment by TSC1: State all of the research methods you will use for your entire study.
Data Collection Comment by TSC1: Your study may have more portions or pieces so add them accordingly. Comment by TSC1: For each type of data, state what is the data you will collect, and give the details of how you will do it, who or what and how many of them you will collect, and how exactly you will collect the sample or documents or existing data? From where? And where will you store them before the analysis?
This study will use a mixed methods approach to gathering the data for the research.
Qualitative data collection. The first portion of the study Comment by TSC1: Third level headings begin a paragraph indentation.
Quantitative data collection. The second portion of study
Data Analysis
Once both the quantitative and qualitative data are collected the researcher will then determine
Qualitative data analysis. Comment by TSC1: How exactly will you code the data? What will you do after coding to categorize it, organize it, and extract themes and trends?
Quantitative data analysis. Comment by TSC1: What descriptive statistics will use on the sample you used? Give the details of them whether they be documents, people or other existing sources. Follow it with the inferential statistics. Exactly, which one will you use, how, and the reason you are using it?
Limitations
Although this study will provide significant insight into ………………. there are limitations. First, this study will only
This study will not account for
Lastly, this study will only
Summary of Proposal Comment by TSC1: This is not a conclusion to the study, and does not add material or make conclusions about the research proposal, but summarizes the material you have already written for Chapters 1, 2 and 3 for the reader.
In today’s …
References Comment by TSC1: References are formatted for APA 6th with a hanging indent, and alphabetized. Please do not number them.
Anderson, P. (2013, Nov 07). K-state promo sizzles on social media. Topeka Capital Journal.
Ahmad, T. (2012). An analysis of how national basketball association (NBA) teams use social media (Order No. 3523412). Available from ABI/INFORM Complete; ProQuest Central. (1038366829). Comment by TSC1: Examples ONLY
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