U4A1 - Your Research Question....Please follow all instructions and read the attachments. DUE SUNDAY BY 9PM CST. My Field is Public Service Leadership

Your Research Question Scoring Guide

Due Date: Unit 4 Percentage of Course Grade: 8%.

CRITERIA DISTINGUISHED

Align the research question with the problem statement. 16%

Aligns the research question with the problem statement, and develops a question that is well crafted and scholarly.

Identify the key concept (qualitative) or concepts (quantitative) to be investigated, using terms appropriate to the field. 16%

Identifies key concept (qualitative) or concepts (quantitative) to be investigated in the research question, using terms appropriate to the field, and develops the question using concise, accurate, and consistent terms.

Develop a research question that specifies the relationship among key concepts, if more than one concept is to be investigated. 17%

Develop a research question that consistently, accurately, and concisely specifies the relationship among key concepts, if more than once concept is to be investigated.

Develop a research question that specifies the type of phenomenon to be investigated, if there is only one concept. 17%

Develop a research question that consistently, accurately, and concisely specifies the type of phenomenon to be investigated, if there is only one concept.

Name the sample in the research question. 17%

Names the sample in the research question and provides a detailed definition of the sample.

Craft a research question using correct grammar, including a question mark. 17%

Crafts a research question using correct grammar, including a question mark; writes in an academic, scholarly tone.