Title: The title should reflect the general topic area covered in your proposal and should be derived from the topic approved from Assignment 3.
Introduction: The introduction section, or literature review portion, of your research proposal will form the largest segment of this assignment. You should use the articles summarized in the previous assignment as the basis for your literature review. In addition to the four (4) articles you summarized for Assignment 3, you will need to find and refer to at least four (4) more articles to inform your literature review. Think of this literature review as a short (4–5 page) essay whose main purpose is to contextualize the research question you have framed. As you write this segment, you should consider using your introduction as a space that will answer, for the reader, questions such as: “What have other researchers said about the topic?” “What main findings do other researchers present to support their hypotheses?” “Are there theoretical approaches used by the authors that help frame the topic clearly?” “Do other authors point out particular flaws or gaps in the research?”
Research question: Present your research question (the one approved in Assignment 3) in one or two sentences.
Research methods: Clearly describe exactly how your research project would be conducted. Include the following two segments in your methods section:
Sample: In this section, briefly describe the potential research participants (i.e., the sample group). This section should answer such questions as, “Who will be participating in my study?” “How will I recruit them?” “What special characteristics do individuals need to have in order to take part in my study (e.g., should they be women, adolescents, mothers, professionals?)?” “How will my sample help me address my research question?”
Procedures: In this section, describe for the reader exactly how you, the researcher, would go about conducting the study and collecting the data that would allow you to answer your research question. This section should answer such questions as “What steps do I need to take to conduct the study?” “Will I need special equipment to conduct my study (e.g., audio or video recording equipment)?” “How will I measure the behaviours or attitudes that I need to measure in order to answer my research question?” “How will I collect the data I need in order to answer my research question (e.g., observing participants in natural settings, observing participants in experimental settings, interviewing participants, asking participants to fill out surveys or questionnaires)?”
Proposed results: In this section, provide a brief overview of the results you would expect to see if you (or someone else) were to conduct your proposed research project.
Discussion: In this section, briefly discuss how the anticipated results (above) of your proposed research project would answer your research question, and how the expected findings would contribute to the literature on the topic you examined in your literature review section.
References: In this final section, include all of the references you used in your proposal. Be careful to use APA style in formatting the references for this section. All references and citations must conform to APA style . (The AU Library website has additional information on style guides and citing sources.)
Appendices (Optional): If your study proposes the use of a survey or interview instrument, provide a brief outline of the kinds of questions that would be asked. Although you will not be conducting this study, pay attention to the ethical guidelines established by the Tri-Council Policy (TCP) . (Information on research ethics is available through the AU Women’s and Gender Studies program’s home page and on the National Council on Ethics in Human Research website.
I have submitted my article summary assignment that was done before this assignment, it has 4 references you can use for the research proposal as well as my summaries – you can use.
i also submitted a file – of what is expected from the meteology