Good Morning Professor, this is the final project. I received a 100 percent for the one you did last week. Thank you very much.
Final Project
Paper
This week you will compile everything you have written in the first three weeks into a final research proposal. In doing this make sure you have implemented suggestions and feedback from your instructor. The following is a detailed outline that you should use when putting together your research proposal. Please use the bolded headings as headings and subheadings within your paper.
· Title Page
· Abstract
· Introduction
o Introduction
o Problem statement – this is a statement of your problem being studied. Additionally you will give the rational for why this study is important. Talk about the
why and how this fills a gap in the existing knowledge. Also what benefits to society, community, or organization will the knowledge that will be gained
through this study have?
o Research question and hypothesis
o Definitions – these are all of your operational definitions. You will need to define your independent variable (s) and dependent variable (s).
o Conclusion
· Literature Review
· Methodology
o Introduction – including your research question and hypothesis
o Research design – Here you will discuss your chosen methodology (e.g., experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational, survey, etc) and justify why it is
the best design for your study.
o Setting – Where will you conduct your study?
o Participants – What is your population and sample? What are their characteristics? Why have you chosen them?
o Instrument(s) – Descriptions of tests, measures, observations, scales, questionnaires, observation guides, and document characteristics should be
included. If you can find reliability and validity of the instrument in the literature you should talk about that here.
o Procedures
§ Recruitment – Where and how are you going to get your sample?
§ Data collection – Step by step how are you going to collect your data?
o Data analysis – You should be able to get insight on how you can analyze your data through the literature. This is not a huge focus since we are not
spending a lot of time on analysis.
o Limitations of the study
§ Confounding variables
§ Threats to validity
§ Any additional limitations
o Ethical considerations – Make sure you discuss informed consent, right to privacy, and the voluntary nature of research. Any possible risks sound also be
covered here.
o Conclusion
· References
Submit your final paper by clicking on the Final Project link below by Saturday of Week 4 by 11:59pm EST. Your paper should be written in APA format and your sources should be properly cited and referenced.
