ATTACHED IS THE PAPER YOU PREVIOUSLY WROTE WITH COMMENTS TO MAKE THE FINAL PAPER BETTER!

Your Final Research Proposal should be between 8-12 pages (double-spaced, 12 font size) long. Please note that this should include part (or all) of the previous literature review assignment. The prior literature review assignment is intended to help you complete the final research proposal assignment. Please be sure to implement the recommended changes on your literature review assignment before incorporating into the current assignment. Please note that the cover page, reference list, or anyappendices do not count towards the page limit.

The full guide to the “Final Research Proposal” assignment is provided below:

Key Elements

-A title page (as per APA guidelines)

-An abstract which summarizes your proposed project

-A detailed description of the project

-References

Your research proposal should be between 8-12 pages (double-spaced, 12 font size). The cover pageand the reference list don’t count towards the page limit.

I. TITLE PAGE
The title page should include a running head, your full name, and the course details

Please note the corrections/suggestions made on your “literature review assignment” and implementaccordingly.

II. ABSTRACT
The purpose of the abstract is to give the reader a brief introductory summary of your project. The abstract should not be longer than 150-200 words. It should address the following questions: – What is the topic of research?
– What is the research question?
– Why is this relevant?

– How do I study the topic

– What kind of findings do I anticipate?

– How will I interpret the findings?
– What are the implications of my research paper?

Tip: Even though the abstract comes first in a research proposal, it is advisable to write it last, i.e. after you have spelt out all information in detail in the later sections of the proposal. Be sure to place the abstract at the beginning of your paper (after your cover page).

III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In this section, you give a detailed account of what, why and how you are going to write about your chosen research topic. Write this section in a goal-directed manner. Do not attempt to give an exhaustive overview of the literature you have read. Rather, everything in this section should relate clearly to your research question. The specific points to address under this section include:

1) What is the research question?

Briefly state and describe your research question here.

2) Why is this relevant?

In this section, you briefly explain why you consider the research question to be relevant. What does your paper add to previous research in the field?

3) What do you want to study/write about?

Here, you zoom in on the particular topic/phenomenon/problem your paper addresses to answer the research question. Make clear why your topic, etc. is suitable for answering the research question.

4) What did previous research find?

In this section, you provide a brief overview of the relevant literature. Please outline the different positions/approaches/theories in the field, identify flaws or lacunae in previous research, pinpoint open questions and show how your study follows up on or relates to previous research. It is important to keep this section goal-oriented and brief. Please cite between 10 to 20 references for this assignment (most of these should be from your prior assignment).

Please note the corrections/suggestions made on your “literature review assignment” and implement accordingly

5) What is your hypothesis? Include your hypothesis.

6) Methods and research design: Name the type of study design (e.g. case-control, cohort, etc.) and describe how you will go about conducting the study. Explain why you opted for this study design and describe why this is the best design for your study.

7) Analysis plan: If you were actually implementing this study, state how you will classify, group, and analyze the results. Which comparisons would you make? Which analyses, if any, are you going to perform (e.g. frequencies, comparison of means, correlations, etc)?

8) What are the expected findings?

In this section, you anticipate the findings you think you are going to obtain. Typically, these should be consistent with the prediction flowing from your hypothesis. Write this section in future tense.

9) What is the expected contribution of your study to the field/research question?

Here, you briefly summarize the impact you think your proposed project will have.

IV. REFERENCES
You should list all references (10 to 20) cited in the proposal. Make sure these references are up-to-date

and conform to the APA referencing style.