Part 1
Write paragraph one in the research proposal template. Be sure to use .org or a scholarly article .gov for statistics about the problem you are addressing and whom it affects, and what you will address in your proposal. End with the completed sentence that begins with “The proposed research will address … ” and say exactly what your topic is.
Part 2
Find and paraphrase at least two of the 7-10 scholarly articles you need. You can put this in a separate paper or make a Nurse Killan table like in the wiki folder, or put it in the Literature Review heading in the template above. Be sure to include the full references.
Note: Your proposal will require 10 sources with at least seven from scholarly peer-reviewed journals and up to three Find a list of 7-10 scholarly articles that appear helpful. The easiest way to do this is to go to the UC library database or to Scholar.Google.com and up to three .org or .gov sites that appear to have helpful information. You might find these doing a simple Google.com search if you
like.
Write paragraph two of your proposal using the template that you began in week one.
*Refine or add to your literature review as you can. At least seven of your scholarly sources will be incorporated into well-written paragraphs that might include a brief history of the issue, what others have found in researching the causes or variables associated with the problem.
*Remember that you should avoid references to yourself “I” or “the researcher”…
Avoid using books as sources except for theory.
Seek articles written within the past six years for most of your sources.
Find the most recent statistics that you can find. write paragraph two of your proposal using the template that you began in week
one.
1. Write paragraph two to describe the population, sampling frame, and how you will identify participants in your study. How will you identify your sample? Would you use qualitative or quantitative methods? Will you do a focus group, interview, survey, or what? What do you want to find out from your sample (what do you need to know to answer your research question?
2. Write paragraph three of the introduction to describe your theory, what the theory says, and how it relates to the proposed study. This should be a formal theory such as Maslow’s hierarchy of need, role theory, socialization, exchange theory, or some other formal theory.
You will need to flesh out paragraph three of your introduction with a description of your theory with scholarly sources identified in APA and how or why that theory applies to your research (Ex. If using grounded theory) or population or problem. Complete the methodology section and as much of the paper as possible so that I can give you as much feedback as possible.