Overview
This assignment assesses your understanding of:
GEL-1.02: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.
Beginning Sections of a Research Proposal
This week you will draft several sections of your research proposal. This draft should be 3–4 pages in length and include a minimum of four or more relevant resources. (It will be used as the foundation for the entire proposal in Unit 9.)
- Select a topic from the topic list for research proposal.
- Retrieve the research proposal template.
- Resource: Research Proposal Example
Complete the following sections for your research proposal:
- Title page: Follow current edition APA formatting and citation style for the title page.
- Introduction: present your topic, a problem statement, and some general information about your topic.
- Review of Literature: Summarize at least four research studies relating to your chosen topic.
- Variables: Give a brief description of your independent variable and dependent variable.
- Hypothesis: Provide the specific hypothesis statement which includes the independent and dependent variable.
- References: You must include correctly formatted APA in-text citations in the body of your proposal and a matching reference list in appropriate APA form.