Writing a Research Paper Outline
Writing a Research Paper Outline
CRJ 315
Research Methods
EXAM 2
You must complete this exam alone.
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for your records to prove successful submission. If you run into any issues with submitting
your work, email me before the deadline. Late work is not accepted.
Revised research proposal addressing all feedback: 100 points
Instructions:
The exam is open-note and open-book.
Your exam requires you to improve upon your research proposal by addressing the feedback I provided for your first exam and handing in a final research proposal.
You are required to review the feedback and make all necessary changes to improve your
proposal. As with Exam 1, you will be expected to have all of the elements of a research
proposal in your final draft. Below is a reminder of those elements:
You must improve upon your original proposal. Keep in mind that there are multiple
acceptable formats for a research proposal. The formats are tailored to the type of study
you wish to undertake—for example, a research proposal for an experiment will be
structured differently from a research proposal for interviewing individuals. You are
welcome to use the format that best explains your proposed research as long as you use
APA format AND you MUST include the following elements:
-Abstract
-Introduction and Purpose of your Research
-Background Information and Literature Review
-Theoretical framework you will be using
-Research Design and Method(s)
-How data will be analyzed
-Limitations of your proposal
-Generalizability, Value/What will be gained from your research
-Conclusion and directions for future research
-References
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has been submitted and you’re sure you have submitted it, I will ask for the screenshot.
Without a screenshot proving that the deadline was met and that the exam was
successfully uploaded, missing work will not be reviewed after the due date.
How your second exam will be graded:
Your revised research proposal can earn a maximum of 100 points. As with your original
proposal, you must include all of the following elements in your paper (1) Abstract, (2)
Introduction and Purpose of your Research (3) Background Information and Literature
Review, (4) Theoretical framework you will be using to guide your research, (5) Research
Design and Method(s), (6) How data will be analyzed, (7) Limitations of your proposal, (8)
Generalizability, Value/What will be gained from your research (9) Conclusion and
directions for future research (10) References
Your research proposal should be between 5 and 10 full, double-spaced pages of original
text (not including the abstract page or the references page). Use APA format and 12-
point Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins.
You must address the feedback provided from Exam 1 (your original research proposal).
Points will be deducted for:
o not addressing the feedback provided for your original proposal
o not making sufficient improvements
o missing elements
o having incomplete or incorrect information in the elements
o failing to upload the assignment to Blackboard (email submissions are not accepted)
o failing to use Microsoft Word in your final submission of the survey
o spelling errors
o composition errors
o grammar errors—proofread each answer carefully
o incorrectly using APA format
o missing citations
o incorrectly formatting the paper (e.g., incorrect spacing, margins, font, etc.)
o not following page requirements (must be between 5 and 10 complete, double-spaced
pages of text, not including abstract and references)
Remember that your thinking, composition, spelling, and grammar are important.
Proofread your exam before you submit it. Use the proofreading checklist available on
Blackboard. All sources—even if you paraphrase the information you read (i.e., put it into
your own words)—must be cited using APA format. This includes information from your
textbook, assigned articles, videos, or notes from Blackboard.
