- Problem Objective
- Literature Review
- Subjects of the Study
- Measurement
- Data Collection Methods
- Analysis
- Conclusion
- References
Full Proposal Paper (~10 pages, not including title pages or references)
PLEASE use the Bolded headings in your paper (not the subquestions themselves, yet you may use components of the subquestions if it helps you organize your paper (e.g. purpose, intervention, etc.))
- Problem Objective (~1-2 pages)
What is the purpose of the project?
What is the intervention of this project?
What are the specific aims of the project?
What are the expected outcomes/hypothesi/es?
What are the benefits of this study?
- Literature Review (~2-3 pages)
Why is this issue important?
What does current research tell us about this issue?
What theory can help explain this phenomenon?
What do we know about this intervention?
How does this intervention connect with theory and the issue?
What are the gaps/next steps? (which helps justify your project!)
- Subjects of the Study (~1-2 pages)
Who are the subjects? (include proposed number and sample characteristics etc.)
What is your sampling strategy?
What is your recruitment strategy?
Inclusion/exclusion criteria for participating in the study?
Why would this sample be helpful for you in conducting your study?
- Measurement (~1-2 pages)
What is the study design?
What measures will you use?
Describe each measure:
Include description of purpose of each measure, and if there is range of score, and reported reliability and validity for each measure?
Has this measure been used before in similar studies?
What is the benefit of using this measure?
How will using these measures help you reach your goal of evaluating the intervention?
- Data Collection Methods (~1 page)
How will you collect the data from the participants?
How will you store the data?
How will you keep the data confidential?
- Analysis (~1 page)
What is your proposed analysis?
What are some potential limitations?
What are the benefits and general applicability?
- Conclusion (~1/2 page)
- References
| 501 Final Research Proposal Rubric | Points Possible | Score | Questions/Comments |
| Problem Objective Purpose Intervention Specific aims Expected outcomes Benefits | 15 | ||
| Literature Review Importance Uses current research Theory Intervention info Gaps/next steps justification | 15 | ||
| Subjects of the Study Sample description Sampling strategy Recruitment Inclusion/exclusion Appropriateness of sample | 10 | ||
| Measurement Study design Measure information Benefits of these measures | 10 | ||
| Data Collection Methods Collecting Storing Confidentiality | 10 | ||
| Analysis Proposed analysis Limitations Benefits/applicability | 10 | ||
| Conclusion | 5 | ||
| References | 10 | ||
| APA 7th edition guidelines are used throughout paper (Title Page, Headings, Page #s, etc.) Length: ~10pgs | 10 | ||
| Correct spelling, grammar, and syntax used throughout the paper | 5 | ||
| TOTAL | 100 |
