The
purpose of the Research Proposal: Final Assignment is to ensure you
appreciate the challenge of setting up an effective research plan, consider the
context, research questions, sources, timeline, integrated implications, analysis,
and writing required. Building a proposal will demand you work through all the
research stages explored throughout the course including: clarifying the
research question; designing the research; reviewing relevant scholarly
literature, data collection, preparation and examination; analyzing the data;
and reporting on the research.
Using
the Research Proposal: Topic Assignment that has been approved, build a
comprehensive research proposal on that topic.
The
Research Proposal: Final Assignment should use the following outline/structure
and follow the suggested quantity of content for each element:
·
Title – clear, concise and well-defined to
explain your research question.
·
Executive Summary – short summary of 100-250
words that includes the research question, hypothesis of your research, the
research methodology and findings.
·
Introduction (>200 words) – provide a
background or context related to your research problem. It should include the
purpose, background, significance, issues, variables and hypothesis.
·
Problem statement (250
words) – describe the explicit benefits
·
Research Design (>400 words) – explains the
phases of the research, sampling design, participants, data collection design,
instruments, procedures, ethical requirements, etc.
·
Nature and Form of Results (>250 words) –
explain the anticipated form for the results to include the types and format of
data to be presented for the expected audience.
·
Budget (>150 words) – summary of costs and
expenses necessary to conduct the research.
·
Schedule (>150 words) – summarize the major
phases, timelines, milestones and primary deliverables.
·
Ethical considerations (>200 words) – must
carefully consider data collection processes and participant rights.
·
Implications and considerations (>200 words)
– identify at least 2 implications and 2 limitations of the proposed study.
·
References
Ensure
the following requirements are met:
Follow
the outline, content structure and length provided in the assignment
instructions
At
least 3,000 words (excluding the title page and references pages)
·
Reference at least 10 scholarly (peer
reviewed) research articles. For assistance on how to identify scholarly sources,
refer to the Liberty University Research Portal tutorials (see Resources
section).
·
Use proper grammar, current APA format and
submit in MS Word format.
The
Research Proposal: Final Assignment does not require an abstract or
Biblical integration.
Do
not reuse work from any previous courses you have taken.
