Research
Proposal Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to provide students
practice in the activity of scholarly research.
This research proposal is the capstone requirement for this course and
aligns with the Research Intensive requires of the Quality Enhancement Plan
(QEP) that is part of University’s SACS accreditation.
Students will prepare a research proposal, which will
include, but not limited to, an introduction to the problem, a review of
literature that provides the theoretical and/or conceptual framework for the
paper, the research questions/hypotheses, statements of significance and purpose,
methodology, as well as ethical considerations and limitations of the study.
General Guidelines
1.
As
a capstone requirement, this assignment is a culmination of the work you have
completed throughout this course. You will need to draw upon the work you have
accomplished throughout the various research drafts in order to expand upon them
to successfully complete this assignment.
2.
All
research topics must be undoubtedly related to the curriculum with our academic
programs (i.e., sport, event, and tourism management, coaching, outdoor
adventure, etc.) and, more broadly, within the discipline of sport, recreation,
or tourism management (or very closely related). Your instructor reserves the
right to disapprove any topic.
3.
The
final length/page count of the assignment will vary depending on a multitude of
factors unique to your research proposal and quality of work is always
encouraged to drive the quantity of work. Nevertheless, a minimum of 15 pages is
required (not including title page, abstract, table of contents, references, or
appendices) to effectively address all research components and the outcomes of
this assignment. A minimum of 10 peer-reviewed sources are also required.
4.
All
final submissions must strictly adhere to the provided qualitative or
quantitative research proposal templates (see separate template instructions) as
well as the latest version of the APA style manual.
5.
It
is strongly recommended that you read all assignment instructions carefully and
reference the assignment rubric for additional guidance.
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