Research
Proposal Project
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 13, and it is
suggested you review all formerly assigned chapters from Practical
Research: Planning and Design and the Comparative Approaches
to Program Planning text, any text or scholarly materials from any
prior courses, along with any selected peer-reviewed, scholarly, and credible
sources that you have located through the past several weeks to help support
your Research Proposal Project.
Building off the research problem identified in Week 1, you will design a
hypothetical research proposal. The research proposal will be based on the
problem identified at a human/social service organization. The organization
selected can be one in which you are currently employed, an agency that you
have an interest in, or where you intend to someday seek employment. The
Research Proposal Project reflects the measures required in submitting
proposals in house within an organization where the evaluation of programs,
modification of programs, and/or development of programs is part of your job
description or to a grant-awarding agency. Examples of grant-awarding agencies
include: Corporation for National and Community Service, Department of Health
and Human Services, National Institute of Health, Housing and Community
Facilities Programs, Homeland Security, Special Delinquency Prevention Program,
and Centers for Disease Control Prevention.
Your Research Proposal Project will be broken down into the following
sections and sub-sections:
Introduction and Background
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Statement of the problem
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Significance of the problem
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Populations served
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Proposed solution
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Research questions
Methodology
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Conceptual framework
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Method
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Design
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Rationale
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Planning strategy
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Ethical Considerations and Concerns
Management Plan
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Proposed timeline
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Feasibility
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Anticipated challenges
References
In your paper,
Select an existing or hypothetical Human
Services organization/agency program.
Compile a proposal that develops, evaluates or
modifies the hypothetical implementation of this change in a real-world
setting.
Describe in detail the process for determining
the need for the new program, the evaluation, or the modification of this
program.
Explain the proposed solution to the problem,
gap, or need for this hypothetical proposal.
Select a qualitative, quantitative, or mixed
methods design for the proposal.
Explain in detail as to why this methodology and
design is most appropriate for the proposed change (i.e., develop, evaluate, or
modify a program).
Create a hypothetical research proposal to a
grant funding organization or an organization where the evaluation of programs
is part of your job description.
Address the problem that was identified
including the evidence that supports this problem.
The Research Proposal Project
Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in
length (not including title and references pages and formatted according
to APA
Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing
Centers APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an
external site.) resource.
Must include a separate title page with the
following:
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Title of paper in bold font
Space
should be between title and the rest of the information on the title page.
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Students name
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Name of institution
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Course name and number
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Instructors name
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Due date
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic
Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional
guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion
paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis
statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
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For assistance on writing Introductions
& Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well
as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external
site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least eight scholarly,
peer-reviewed and credible sources in addition to the course text.
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The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links
to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate
source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is
appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor
has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a
particular assignment.
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To assist you in completing the research
required for this assignment, view this UAGC Llibrary Quick n Dirty (Links to an external
site.) tutorial, which introduces the university library and the
research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources
in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Centers APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external
site.) guide.
Must include a separate references page that is
formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See
the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an
external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading
Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be
used to evaluate your assignment.
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