Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.

GEL 1.02: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.

Beginning sections of a Research Proposal

This week you will draft several sections of your research proposal. This draft should be 2–4 pages in length and include a minimum of five resources (it will be used as the foundation for the entire proposal in unit 9).

Select a topic from the list.
Retrieve the research proposal template.
Resource: Research Proposal Example.
Complete the following sections for your research proposal:

Title page: Follow 6th edition APA formatting and citation style for the title page.
Introduction: present your topic, a problem statement, and some general information about your topic.
Review of Literature: Summarize at least five relevant/related research studies relating to your chosen topic.
Variables: Give a brief description of your independent variable and dependent variable.
Hypothesis: Provide the specific hypothesis statement which includes the independent and dependent variable.
References: You must include correctly-formatted APA in-text citations in the body of your proposal, and a matching reference list in appropriate APA form.
Remember the following:

Format your work consistent with 6th edition APA formatting and citation style.
The viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained.
You should follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling).
Writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.