Research paper

Instructions:

A portion of your course grade will be based on a research proposal that you will put together on a topic of interest to you. You should follow guidelines from some federal funding agency (e.g., NIJ, NIDA) or grant-making foundation (e.g., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) (you can find examples of “Requests for Proposals” on their websites in order to help you think about how to structure the proposal). Also, you might think about purchasing a proposal writing guide to help you work through the process (Locke, L.F., Spirduso, W.W., & Silverman, S.J. (2007). Proposals that Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals, Fifth Edition. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.).

Overall, you should provide the background for the research problem in which you’re interested; a clear indication of your research question (s); a statement about your expectations, hypotheses, and aims; a thorough discussion of your research design and plan (e.g., sample, data collection strategy, and analytic plan); any anticipated problems with your strategy; and the potential implications of your study in terms of policy development, program enhancement, or theoretical contribution. You will be evaluated on your ability to convey your research plan to readers, so be sure that your proposal is well-written and thoroughly checked for spelling, grammar, etc.

Your paper should have a title page, it should be typed, approximately 12-15 pages in length, 12 point font, and double spaced. Be sure to include a reference page citing all of your sources using the American Psychological Association 6th edition. Papers submitted to other classes or by other students will NOT be accepted. Papers with an SA report yielding a percentage of 25 or higher will receive a 0 and students will not be allowed to redo the work.

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