The final paper will be about 4-5 pages in length. The paper will be submitted into Turnitin.com at the beginning of class time on the due date. All papers should be Times New Roman 12 font, double-spaced, APA format, with a title and reference page.
Section I: Problem Area, Proposed Strategy to Fix Problem, Research Question
I. Describe your proposed prevention/mitigation strategy
Identify the issue, including how serious the issue is and which individuals or locations it most affects. Remember – this should be connected to your literature review & original topic area/research question.
Give a brief synopsis of the program to address the issue. Here you can discuss an existing program that you know of, or invent one. Whichever you choose, give it a name and location, and discuss your target population. Discuss the specifics of how the program is supposed to work.
1. Research questions and variables
Provide a research question. It will be the same, or very similar to, the question from your literature review.
Identify and define your independent and dependent variables. Use the exhaustive literature review to support why you would choose these variables. (How have these variable been used by other authors discussed in your literature review & lit review build? How have they been measured? Be specific.) Include citations from your lit review articles as needed.
Section II: Assessing Whether or Not Your Proposed Strategy Will Work
1. Sampling Design
Identify the population from which you will sample, your desired sample size and the composition of your sample, and sampling technique to be used (i.e., describe the specific type of probability or nonprobability sample you will use, and how you will do it). Be specific and make the case as to why your chosen sampling method is appropriate. Tie in with what you wrote in Part I, Section A.
1. Proposed Data Collection Technique – original data
Describe the method you will use (i.e., survey, interviews, focus groups, content analysis, etc.) and the data collection instrument you will use. Explain why this is a good method to use. When discussing your instrument, tie in with what you wrote in Part I, section B (i.e., how you will measure your variables, how other have measured these variables).
V. Human Subject Protections
Identify issues related to the use of human subjects/respondents (i.e., possible harm) and how you will address them (i.e., keep from harming people). Discuss things like informed consent, the
voluntary nature of research, subjects being able to withdraw as needed, confidentiality of data provided, debriefing forms, etc.
1. Measurement Quality
Identify threats to validity inherent in your study’s measures and describe what efforts your study will take to control for these threats.
1. Reference page for whatever in-text citations you list throughout the proposal.The final paper will be about 4-5 pages in length. The paper will be submitted into Turnitin.com at the beginning of class time on the due date. All papers should be Times New Roman 12 font, double-spaced, APA format, with a title and reference page.
Section I: Problem Area, Proposed Strategy to Fix Problem, Research Question
I. Describe your proposed prevention/mitigation strategy
Identify the issue, including how serious the issue is and which individuals or locations it most affects. Remember – this should be connected to your literature review & original topic area/research question.
Give a brief synopsis of the program to address the issue. Here you can discuss an existing program that you know of, or invent one. Whichever you choose, give it a name and location, and discuss your target population. Discuss the specifics of how the program is supposed to work.
1. Research questions and variables
Provide a research question. It will be the same, or very similar to, the question from your literature review.
Identify and define your independent and dependent variables. Use the exhaustive literature review to support why you would choose these variables. (How have these variable been used by other authors discussed in your literature review & lit review build? How have they been measured? Be specific.) Include citations from your lit review articles as needed.
Section II: Assessing Whether or Not Your Proposed Strategy Will Work
1. Sampling Design
Identify the population from which you will sample, your desired sample size and the composition of your sample, and sampling technique to be used (i.e., describe the specific type of probability or nonprobability sample you will use, and how you will do it). Be specific and make the case as to why your chosen sampling method is appropriate. Tie in with what you wrote in Part I, Section A.
1. Proposed Data Collection Technique – original data
Describe the method you will use (i.e., survey, interviews, focus groups, content analysis, etc.) and the data collection instrument you will use. Explain why this is a good method to use. When discussing your instrument, tie in with what you wrote in Part I, section B (i.e., how you will measure your variables, how other have measured these variables).
V. Human Subject Protections
Identify issues related to the use of human subjects/respondents (i.e., possible harm) and how you will address them (i.e., keep from harming people). Discuss things like informed consent, the
voluntary nature of research, subjects being able to withdraw as needed, confidentiality of data provided, debriefing forms, etc.
1. Measurement Quality
Identify threats to validity inherent in your study’s measures and describe what efforts your study will take to control for these threats.
1. Reference page for whatever in-text citations you list throughout the proposal.