Specific requirements:
Should have at least 3 testable hypotheses.
Surveys must include a sufficient number of questions to adequately test your hypotheses. This includes questions measuring independent, dependent, and control variables.
Cite academic references when appropriate.
This will be useful in your introduction when justifying your project and research problem. It may also be useful when justifying the various steps given in your proposal methodology.
Should be structured in the following manner:
Introduction
Overview of the issue being explored.
Explain why it is something that the reader should care about.
Summarize your approach to addressing the issue.
End with paragraph detailing the structure of the proposal.
Literature Review
Provide a brief review of the relevant literature concerning your research project. Should include a minimum of 10 peer-reviewed journal articles or academic books.
Methodology
Research Question and Hypotheses
Justify and explain your questions and hypotheses.
Sample
Justify and explain your sampling strategy and population.
Variables
Justify and explain your dependent, independent, and control variables.
Survey design
Justify and explain the types of questions and measures you are deploying. Describe how many questions your survey is, how long you expect an average respondent to take in completing it.
Ethical considerations
Detail any ethical considerations you foresee in trying to carry out this research.
Conclusion
Summarize your approach.
Explain the limitations of your study
Appendix
Attach a completed version of your survey to this assignment as an appendix. This does not count toward your page length total.