3-4 Leadership Paper

Research Outline Length: 3 – 4 pages (excluding title page) Due: Week 3 by Sunday Midnight Value: 150 Points for 15% of the grade Post: Week 3 Assignments Prepare and submit by Sunday midnight an outline of your research which includes the following components:

• A description of the research issue • The research purpose and 2 research questions your research will answer • An outline of the literature review, and conclusions and recommendations • A preliminary reference list of 5 - 8 sources you may use in preparing your Literature Review (the

final Literature Review due in week 7 requires a minimum of 8 sources of which 7 must be peer- reviewed journal articles and include 2 research studies).

Evaluation Criteria for the Research Outline

Report Elements Exemplary

Proficient

Developing

Emerging

Research Issue

20 - 19 Clearly and concisely describes the research issue and purpose. The importance and value of the project is evident.

18 - 17 Fairly clearly describes the research issue and purpose. The importance and value of the project is clear.

16 - 15 Somewhat clearly describes the research issue and purpose. The importance and value of the project is somewhat clear.

14 - 0 Unclear or confusing description of research issue and purpose. The importance and value of the project is unclear.

Research Purpose and Questions

25 - 23 Clearly and concisely describes the research purpose and identifies 2 specific research questions which can lead to specific conclusions and recommendations that address the research issue.

22 - 20 Fairly clearly identifies research describes the research purpose and identifies 2 specific research questions which can lead to conclusions and recommendations that address the research issue.

19 - 17 Somewhat clearly describes the research purpose and dentifies 1 - 2 research questions which may be too general or not easily researched. May need to more clearly define research purpose and question(s) to ensure findings result in valid conclusions

16 - 0 Research purpose is not defined. Research questions may be overlapping, not succinct, and/or may not result in conclusions or recommendations that address the issue.

Literature Review Outline

30 - 27 Clearly and concisely identifies key points to respond to research questions supported by citations. Outline indicates comprehensive research and analysis effort.

26 - 23 Fairly clearly identifies key points to respond to research questions supported by citations. Outline indicates a fairly comprehensive research and analysis effort

22 - 19 Somewhat clearly identifies key points to respond to research questions supported by citations. Outline indicates some research and analysis has been done

18 or less Limited if any identification of key points to respond to research questions supported by citations. Outline indicates little if any research and analysis has been done

Conclusions and Recommendations

25 - 23 Clearly and

22 - 20 Fairly identifies key

19 - 17 Identifies key points

16 - 0 Limited if any

Outline concisely identifies key points based on research and findings supported by citations.

points based on research and findings supported by citations.

somewhat based on research and findings; may or may not be supported by citations.

identification of key points based on research findings which are not supported by citations

Organization and Critical Analysis

30 - 27 Research questions support the purpose. Outline organizes the data effectively; writer has integrated findings from the literature in outline to answer the research questions

26 - 23 Research questions support the purpose. Outline organizes the data fairly effectively; writer has integrated findings from the literature in outline to answer the research questions

22 - 19 Research questions somewhat support the purpose. Outline somewhat organizes the data but writer has not integrated findings from the literature in an outline to answer the research questions

18 - 0 Research questions and purpose don’t seem connected. Outline may not be completed and/or does not organize the data in a meaningful way.

References 10 Accurately prepares 5 or more references from scholarly sources emphasizing recent peer-reviewed journal articles on selected topic. Accurately adheres to APA standards

9 - 8 Fairly accurately prepares 5 references from mostly scholarly sources emphasizing peer- reviewed journal articles on selected topic. Adheres to APA standards with a few minor errors

7 Somewhat accurately prepares 4 - 5 references although some may not be from scholarly sources. Somewhat adheres to APA standards with several and/or reoccurring errors

6 - 0 Limited if any inclusion of scholarly references. Limited adherence to APA standards and/or multiple significant errors.

Writing Mechanics

10 Outline is comprehensive, logical and well- written; spelling, grammar and punctuation are accurate. Outline is the required length, and includes a correctly prepared title page

9 - 8 Outline is logical and well-written; spelling, grammar and punctuation are accurate but include a few minor errors.. Outline may be 10% too long or short; includes a correctly prepared title page

7 Outline is somewhat logical’ may contain spelling, grammar and/or punctuation errors. Outline may be 15% too long or short; may not include a correctly prepared title page

6 - 0 Outline is unclear and difficult to understand or read’ includes significant spelling, grammar and/or punctuation errors. May by 20% too long or short and/or not include a title page