TWO PART ASSIGNMENT Please see below for directions and the attached document for the topic and previously completed work such as the outline and literature review. Please submit both assignments separately.

PART ONE: The following questions have been designed to guide you through the processes of data gathering and choosing data analysis procedures. Read each question carefully, and answer each question. Proofread your answers for spelling and grammar. Use concise language and include appropriate references in the bottom when you cite external references. This will help you with your literature review and final reference page when you get to the final project. Answer the 3 questions below: Cite specific references that you have used in the process of selecting and structuring the data gathering and data analysis procedures of your study. Tell us how you plan to gather the data in your study. Are the methods you have chosen quantitative, qualitative, or both? Would you use instruments or other procedures? Are these instruments that you will write yourself, or will you adapt them from others? When, how, and by whom will the data be collected? (If you are involved, use "the researcher" instead of your name.) As you have defined the data gathering procedures, please formulate in more concrete terms the results that you expect to have. In other words, operationalize your study purposes or hypotheses. For Example: If your study is descriptive, identify the statistics or qualities that would describe the object of study. If your study is correlational, identify what variables will be measured and correlated. If your study is causal, present your hypothesis in quantitative terms: "The greater the _____, the greater (or the lower) the _____.'' Note: These are only models (examples) because each study is different. Based on the above, how would you summarize and report your data? Write a list of the main tables, graphs, statistics, or qualitative outcomes that you will use in order to answer your research questions. For instance, if one question was: "How well do victims of different ages remember their fire experience?", you will write "Table of Age Category by Amount of Details in Reported Fire Experience." PART TWO: Instructions for the Research Proposal. Establishment of the problem or research question Literature review Hypothesis, if it is a causal or correlation study; if not, define the study objectives Research design, with brief description (e.g., do not just say "this will be a quasi-experimental study"; state also the reasons for the design and how the groups are structured) Data gathering procedures, with example of instrument(s) if possible Statistical analysis, if statistics are used; describe what statistical procedures you will use and for what. If the study is qualitative, describe data coding and analysis procedures References, listed in alphabetical order Formatting And Submitting Your Research Proposal: Must be 8 to 11 pages in length, not including title page Must be submitted in MS Word Spacing: double spaced APA Style Written in future tense, and impersonal, as if the study would be performed by the researcher after approval of the proposal References: at least 10 references cited in text Content sections: At least the following sections must be included, although your titles may vary. Final Check Before Submitting Your Research Proposal: Carefully review your proposal to ensure that the following questions have been addressed and make any necessary final refinements to your research proposal. Submit your proposal when you are satisfied that your project has all of the pieces in place. Is the problem or research question clearly identified? Is the basic research problem well formulated, or is it poorly and vaguely structured? Is it stated in a few clear sentences? Has the area of concern regarding the problem been identified; i.e., has the need that exists to research the problem been clarified? Does the literature review provide an adequate theoretical framework for the study? Have relevant sources been used to identify the problem? Is the literature review oriented to identify the background and rationale for the problem, or is it just a perfunctory list of authors and quotes? Are the citations academically acceptable? Has a suitable hypothesis(es) been formulated, or has a suitable research question(s) been stated? Have you operationally defined the variables in the hypotheses? Have you established objectives for the study; e.g., What will be obtained as an outcome? How will the results be used? Is the project and research design well structured and outlined? Has the research methodology been clearly articulated? Is there a clear correspondence between the stated research goals and the chosen methodology? Have you identified the measurement procedures and/or instruments to be used? Have the sampling methodology and data collection been adequately clarified? Is there an indication about how the data will be analyzed? Are these procedures appropriate to the research goals? Why is it important to undertake this research? For whom will it be of value and importance? Is the problem re-searchable and is it feasible? Is the proposal appropriately written in APA style regarding sections, titles/subtitles, citations, figures, tables, and references? Is each paragraph well structured in the sense of presenting a main idea and developing it? Do the paragraphs adequately flow in meaning from one to the next? Has the proposal been carefully reviewed in terms of spelling, grammar, and word choice?