For this assignment you are not expected to conduct an actual research. You are required to prepare a proper plan for conducting the research i.e. a research proposal. The research project should identify well defined sections such as the topic/problem/objective with a clearly defined hypothesis, literature review, research methods and techniques, unit of analysis, discussion of how data will be obtained and analyzed, “possible results and conclusions”.

Students must support all information with academically qualified references; however, emphasis should also be placed on original thought. Students should make an effort to minimize direct quotations by restating such researched information in their own words, but must be sure to cite others’ ideas properly to avoid even the appearance of plagiarism.

A minimum of four sources should be researched and reviewed for this paper. Proper in-text and reference page citations are expected and should follow the APA style.

Papers are evaluated on process and substance, including the students’ ability to synthesize the material and provide an impressive proposal. The paper should reflect college-level work in content, appearance, organization, grammar and effort.

P.S. The research paper proposal must be 6 – 10 pages in length but may be as long as necessary to achieve the objectives.

Your research paper proposal must follow APA citation style and include the following sections:

Title page
Abstract page
Table of contents
Introduction
Literature review
Research design and methodology
“Possible results section”
Reference page
Appendices (if necessary)