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Your proposal should include the following headings and subheadings (minimum page counts are provided in parentheses):

I. Proposal Timeline: Using the percentages mentioned in the unit Reading, create a timeline (with actual dates) for the completion of each step in your proposed study.

II. Introduction (1 page): This would be an edited version of the introduction you completed from the Unit 3 Assignment.

III. Problem Statement (1–2 paragraphs): Insert the problem statement that you created earlier in this course. Make sure you make corrections or revisions, as needed.

IV. Literature Review (3–4 pages): Again, insert the literature review that you completed earlier in this course, after making any necessary corrections or revisions, following feedback from your professor.

V. Methods (4–5 pages): Outline how you would propose to conduct your applied research study.

Make sure to address the following items:

  • Main concepts to be studied (e.g., substance abuse treatment and recidivism).
  • Conceptual and operational definitions for your primary study variables. For example, you might conceptualize recidivism as re-offending following completion of a substance abuse treatment program; and you might operationalize recidivism as any conviction for a crime occurring within one year of program completion.
  • Research hypothesis/questions that the applied study would address/answer were it to be conducted.
  • Sampling design or strategy for your study. Explain how you would identify members of the population and how you would select the study sample.
  • Research design. Will the data be quantitative, qualitative, or both? Would the study involve: experimental design, quasi-experimental design, process evaluation design, outcome evaluation design, cross-sectional or longitudinal design, etc.? Explain the rationale for your selections.
  • Data collection. How would you collect the data? Would you use quantitative surveys/questionnaires, qualitative interviews, participant observation, focus groups, and/or secondary data, for example? Discuss any data collection tools you would use, including examples of questions you might ask or data fields that you might collect.
  • Ethical considerations. Describe how you would ensure the protection of any human subjects and confidentiality of data for your proposed study.

VI. Conclusion (1 page): Provide a summary of the problem and plan for studying the issue, emphasizing why the research is important and what would be accomplished were the proposed study to be conducted.

Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English. Use examples to support your discussion. Cite all sources on a separate reference page at the end of your paper and cited within the body of your paper using APA format.

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