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Signature Assignment: Research Project, Part 4: Final Proposal and Presentation [due Mon 4/26]
Assignment Content
Throughout this course, you have worked on different elements of your research project. Now it is time to combine those elements and finalize your research proposal.
Combine your Research Project, Parts 1, 2, and 3 assignments into a cohesive proposal, applying any feedback you have received from your faculty member. Your final proposal should be a paper of 1,750 to 2,100 words, and should include the following:
Description of social problem
Research question
Literature review
Formulation of hypotheses
Delineation of major variables
Selection of appropriate research design
Evaluation of strengths and weaknesses of research design
Assessment of sampling methodologies
Evaluation of data analysis methods
Application of study to social work practice
At least 3 peer-reviewed sources that support your research proposal ideas
Include sub-headings for each component of your research project that align with the bulleted listed of items above. The sub-headings in the Final Proposal should align with those that have been included in Parts 1, 2 and 3.
Create a 12- to 18-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you summarize your proposal for your agency's board. Each slide should have a title which aligns to the bulleted list of items above.
Note: Powerpoints are meant to be a visual aid to a verbal presentation. Therefore, each slide should contain only main ideas of text and should be visually appealing to an audience member (with color, images, graphics, etc). Speaker's Notes should be included for each slide, and are expected to include rich and significant details to support the main ideas presented on each slide.
Format both your paper and your presentation according to course-level APA guidelines with title page/slide, sub-headings, in-text citations, reference page/slide.