Description
Last week you found three different types of research articles along a similar theme. Each of you chose your own theme. Using the three articles you found from the week 6 assignment as your references please write a brief “research proposal” (450 words +/-) that addresses a research question related to your theme. Use the articles you chose last week to propose better/different statistical analysis or research design and/or to address any gaps/limitations you noticed or the authors mentioned.
Your’s research proposal should include the following sections:
Introduction – why is this research needed? (probably can do this in 4-5 sentences)
Literature review – what is currently known about this topic? The literature review should conclude with a formally stated research question(s)
Research design – describe the proposed quantitative techniques used to answer your research question.
References – list the references you used in your introduction and literature review.
Note: typically research proposals will be a bit longer than 450 words… But the point here is not about a research proposal, per se, but thinking about how to address an identified need. I would save the bulk of the words for the research design section. Your introduction needs only to be a few sentences. Your Lit. Review only needs to consist of the three articles you used last week and tie them all together. As noted, a bulk of this week’s work should be in describing the research design you think would best answer your question. I am expecting that your proposed research design address any of the weaknesses you identified last week.
Hint: Who is your target sample, how will you find/recruit them, what type of research design, what are any potential biases to internal and external validity (Or other bias), what stats are needed to answer your question
Remember this a quantitative assignment, so no qualitative ideas allowed, yet… (FYI a qualitative version of this same assignment will be coming, wink, wink).
You do not need to submit these research proposals in a Word document. You can simply type directly into the Canvas box or copy-n-paste to the discussion board because I would like the entire class to review and comment on each other’s suggestions.
Let me know if you have questions!
And… I know most of you are not quantitative design experts, so I am not expecting a flawless proposal (think abstract without the results and conclusions)… we will learn through these together.