PLEASE REVIEW THE TOPIC AND OUTLINE IVE CHOSEN FOR THE PAPER. IT IS ATTACHED IN THE FILE BELOW
Research Proposal (Instructions and Grading Rubric Found in Appendix A) students will be given a choice of topics (or may choose one of their own) to develop a research proposal that falls into the category of program/practice evaluation (group design – survey method) or community needs assessment. Students will complete Human Subjects protection training and apply the ethical standards, while considering personal values and bias, in selecting samples, creating/selecting data collection tools (100 pts)
2.a – students will maintain a journal of their activities, thoughts, and reasonings as they develop their research proposal. Keeping a journal while working on a complex research process, encourages the student to make careful and thoughtful decisions along the way, tracking and linking each aspect of the proposal, while recognizing how personal values and bias can impact their decisions. (50 pts)
Students must turn in a working outline for the literature review (supporting evidence and sources) Due Date: 2/25
Students must turn in a working draft of the proposed method Due Date 4/21
Students must turn in draft documents of informed consent and data collection tools: Due Date 4/28
Students will engage in a mandatory class workshop for developing a research plan with mandatory attendance. Date TBD
Final Project Plan Proposal Due: 5/5
Grading Rubric for Final Research Proposal
Does not Meet Expectations
0-69% of pts
Meets Expectations
70 -89% of pts
Exceed Expectations
90%or greater
Quality of Writing (15 pts)
Numerous grammatical/spelling errors/APA errors/unorganized lacks depth, not indicative of graduate level writing. Does not follow prescribed formatting guidelines
Some APA errors (3-4); information is informative information flows in an organized manner. Follows prescribed formatting guidelines. Reflective of graduate level work.
Little to no grammatical/spelling/APA errors, follows prescribed formatting guidelines exceptional quality indicative of graduate level work
Background/Introduction of the Problem (10 pts)
Does not provide a background summary of problem area or information provided does not reflect main themes identified in literature review
. Provides a succinct (1 – 2 paragraphs) summary of the problem area developed in the literature review with 1-2 key pts missing
Provides a succinct
(1 – 2 paragraphs) summary of the problem area developed in the literature review includes all key pts
Literature Review (30 pts)
Information simply defines, describes, identifies, labels or lists; no demonstration of understanding of facts or ideas as evidenced by comparing, translating, interpreting and/or stating main ideas.
The information presented is applied, related to a concept in the current social; economic or cultural environment; or is applied to a novel situation.
A synthesis of different subtopics to come to a greater understanding of the state of knowledge about the larger issue;
The literature review should be no more than 5 pages and must have between 20 and 25 unique references of which no more than 3 can be websites. Websites are generally used to support relevant statistical information related to a population or problem area.
Problem Statement (2.5 pts)
Does not provide a problem statement or problem states is unrelated, lacks links to purpose statement and research question/hypothesis
One or two succinct statements accurately reflecting the information presented in the Introduction and literature review with only minor revisions needed.
One or two succinct statements accurately reflecting the information presented in the Introduction and literature review with no revisions needed.
Purpose Statement (2.5 pts)
Does not provide a purpose statement or purpose statement is unrelated, lacks links to purpose statement and research question/hypothesis
One statement accurately reflecting the purpose of the study based on the problem statement with only minor revisions needed.
One statement accurately reflecting the purpose of the study based on the problem statement with no revisions needed.
Research Question/Hypothesis (10 pts)
Does not provide a research question/hypothesis or there is a lack of links to problem statement and purpose statement
Accurately reflects problem statement, purpose statements and are manner feasible to research inquiry, with only minor revisions needed.
Accurately reflects problem statement, purpose statements and are manner feasible to research inquiry, with no revisions needed.
Methods Section (30 pts)
Missing methods section or does not provide required details to carry out a research study
Articulates sample characteristics of prospective participants and recruitment methods.
Incorporates appropriate measures/instruments to gather data to answer research question or test hypothesis with only minor revisions needed
Clearly articulates sample characteristics of prospective participants and recruitment methods.
Incorporates appropriate measures/instruments to gather data to answer research question or test hypothesis
