SOC-400 Week 8 Research Proposal Outline Assignment
To understand how to write a research proposal, sociology students should know how to use an outline to organize the information in the proposal in a logical way. This assignment will assist you in learning this skill.
Complete the “Research Proposal Outline.”
SOC-400 Research Proposal Outline
Sociology students should know how to organize their writing to present a research proposal. This assignment will help you learn this skill. Complete the sections below as directed, citing scholarly sources where needed.
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Assignment Directions:
Use this outline below to complete this assignment. Fill in the missing portions needed to write a research proposal based on your research question and selected type of research:
| Write your research question here: |
| Type of Research:
After reviewing the five types of research presented in this course, describe the type of research (method) you would use for your study. Why did you decide on using this type of research? (50-75 words) (You will be summarizing this aspect in Part III below but in this section, explain why you plan to use this method. Why did you reject the other possible methods?) |
Title: Social Problem/Issue
| Describe the social problem/issue. |
Introduction:
| List the sections that will be included in your introduction: (Note: The literature review is not a section of your introduction in this assignment. Also, there is no determined number of sections in the introduction, but use the list provided below as needed)
a. b. c. |
Literature Review: Explain the results of your exploration of what has already been studied and what gaps exist in the research that has already been done about the problem or issue you have identified.
Methods: Description of research method(s) you plan to use for your proposed research.
Data Analysis: Include any specific hypotheses you plan to test, what variables you will measure, and how you will measure them. If you are going to use any statistical tests, which ones do you plan to use and what software will this require?
Implications: Why is this research important? Will it be used to change some policies, or to improve some social condition? Will it give us a better basic understanding of some type of human behavior?
Timeline: This section includes planned dates for the research, especially the data collection and analysis.
| a. |
Budget: What is it going to cost to carry out this research proposal and where will you get the funds to do this?
| a. |
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a scoring guide. Please review the “Research Proposal Outline” scoring guide prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Submit the assignment to your instructor by the end of Topic 8.
Course: SOC-400 Social Research and Statistics
School: Grand Canyon University
- 13/06/2018
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