This assignment asks you to produce a formal proposal of at least 1200 words describing the research project you intend to pursue. Those in student teaching will use this proposal to guide your study during your student teaching. Paper format: 1200 + words; 1.5 spacing; separate title page including name, title, and date; page numbers; in-text citations and works cited in APA form; 1″ margins; visual evidence (as appropriate) with captions. USE YOUR PROBLEMS SHEETS. The research proposal MUST include the following headings:
Section I
Title Page
Table of Contents
Summary of Proposal
Section IIProblem to be investigated – This introduction should be designed to interest your reader in your topic and proposal and provide some historical/cultural context for your project. At the end of your introduction, include a tentative thesis to indicate to your reader that you are entering your project looking at your topic through a critical, analytic lens — this thesis should clearly state your intentions using a metadiscursive structure (i.e., “In this project, I will…” or “This research project will investigate …”). A good formula for an introduction is context + problem/complication + proposed argument or research question. Each stage in this formula should be a few sentences long. If you are not ready to construct a hypothesis at this point, be sure to include at least one well-thought-out research question to indicate what line of inquiry you’re going to use in your research. Include:Purpose of the study (including assumptions)
Justification for the study
Research questions and hypotheses
Definition of terms
Background and review of literature – In this section, you should discuss the methods and sources you will use to conduct your research, including specific references to sites, databases, key texts or authors that you feel will be indispensable to your project. Include here also reference to less traditional research methods– fieldwork, interviews, surveys, visits to chatrooms, gaming — as applicable to your topic. This is also the section in which you might troubleshoot the research project, or weigh the benefits and drawbacks of certain types of sources (i.e., availability, bias, etc.). Make sure your reader understands how the methodology/sources you have chosen are appropriate to your specific topic. Include:Theory, if appropriate
Studies directly related
Studies tangentially related
ProceduresDescription of the research design
Description of the sample
Description of the instrument
Explanation of the procedures that you will follow to conduct the study and collect the data
Proposal Conclusion
References (Bibliography) – If you cite any sources, you’ll also need to have a works cited at the end of the proposal, with the citations in APA format. Any parenthetical citations in the text itself should also follow APA guidelines. Even if you don’t have a works cited, you should include a preliminary bibliography at the end of your proposal containing at least 3 sources; be sure this is in proper APA form as well (please be sure to include URLs for your source UNLESS you found them through a database). Also, please after each citation, note how you found it. For example, this is a citation that might appear in the bibliography/works cited of a paper on Women & Computer Science:
“Women and Computer Science – Science Q&A – Readers’ Questions – New York Times Blog.” New York Times. 16 Apr 2007. Web. 19 Apr 2008 . Found through a search of NYTimes.com
Attached will be the research topic i used along with the problem sheets that the instructions are referring to.
This assignment asks you to produce a formal proposal of at least 1200 words des
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