Assignment:
Description
Course guides the student to develop and finalize a selected research problem and to construct a proposal that effectively establishes the basis for either writing a thesis or launching an experiential capstone project. The course provides an overview of strategies for effective problem investigation and solution proposal. Research methodology is studied and applied as part of suggesting a solution to a problem. Writing and formatting techniques are also explored and applied as a communication tool for cataloging the investigation and recommending the solution.
Through course the student will develop and finalize a specific research problem and construct a proposal that effectively establishes the basis for the graduate studies experiential capstone of a thesis, project, or internship.
Objectives
Students who go through course will be required to meet the following objectives:
(1) Describe, compare, and contrast the different research worldviews, designs, strategies, methods of data collection, methods of data analyses, and units of analyses.
(2) Describe the different styles of writing including the APA style, and differentiate between them. Summarize the APA style and master all its elements.
(3) Explain what plagiarism is, and be able to judge one's paper for plagiarism.
(4) Identify, extract, critique, and use appropriate library resources.
(5) Formulate a theoretical framework from which hypotheses, and research questions can be generated and tested.
(6) Explain the different elements of a research paper including the introduction, literature review, research design and methodology, results, discussion, recommendation, and conclusion.
(7) Select a researchable topic, and defend the topic as relevant to the course being pursued in the university.
(8) Develop and write a problem statement, a purpose statement, research questions and objectives, significance of study, ethical considerations, definition of terms, limitations of study, and delimitation of study.
(9) Write a literature review employing appropriate citation techniques of the APA style.
(10) Evaluate and select appropriate research design and methodology. Argue why the research design and methodology chosen is best for the project.
(11) Propose data collection and data analyses methods, and prove that research is ethical.
(12) Communicate study in a publishable APA format. Respond to professor's postings and evaluate postings of other students.