Introduction

This final assignment is the culmination of the research paper and a continuation of the first two assignments.  Specifically, you will finish your research paper and provide your analysis in a fully completed project.

Content

Your paper will contain:

1)  All previous sections were turned in with Assignment #1 and #2 but corrected and modified to incorporate the critiques from the first and second assignments.

2) A 2-3-page analysis and/or discussion section discussing the results of your research.

3)  An appropriate conclusion that should discuss future research surrounding your topic.

You should add a “Methods” section (how you reached your conclusion).

You should add a “Discussion/Analysis” section which elaborates on your findings.

Format

The format of your research proposal, including the literature review, should:

1) Be a total of 13-15 pages in length, not including the title page and references (this is the length of the previous assignment plus the addition of a literature review).  In intelligence writing, succinctness counts, so points will be deducted if your proposal is longer than 18 pages (not including the title page or references).

2) Include a title page, proposal body, and reference page (title and reference page are not included within the page count). You do NOT need an abstract or table of contents.

3) Have a 1-inch border on all four sides, use Times New Roman-12 point font, be double-spaced, and not have an extra space in between paragraphs.

4) Have all references and citations in the Chicago author/date format. This information is from the Master’s Capstone Manual, and it should help you develop your research proposal.

Submission Instructions

The research proposal must be submitted as a Word Document Attachment in the Assignments section of the classroom. Please include your last name in the file name.

While it is inappropriate (not to mention a violation of university policy) to cut-and-paste from past assignments in old courses into new ones, this research project is evolutionary and builds itself up from a research proposal to a completed product. For this reason, in this class it is permissible to paste the information (as appropriate and as it makes sense) from the first two assignments assigned in this course into your final assignment.