NURS 500 Research Proposal: Final Assignment Instructions
Overview
The purpose of this assignment is to provide a full overview of the research process. When this assignment is completed a full research proposal will have been developed. The only new element is the narrative literature review. All other information is from previous assignments with an emphasis of improvement based on feedback on those assignments. This assignment will include all the elements of the research proposal you have completed up to this date. You will combine them into one continuous proposal (paper) following the steps of the research process. Use heading according to APA format to give the paper organization. This assignment is worth significant points therefore it should be done with an attention to detail.
All feedback from the previous graded assignments should be addressed in this final paper. This is an important feature of the final paper. By putting all the information for the proposal in one paper, the totality of the research process is addressed. The ability to accept feedback and make corrections is an essential feature of the research process. Full information from each section should be included in the final paper to receive full credit in each section on this assignment. Review the grading rubric for this assignment to ensure you know the required elements of the assignment.
Instructions
1. This paper includes:
a. The research question and design.
b. The Literature Review.
You will need to take the information from the literature review matrix and convert it to a narrative format. This should be a cohesive and organized flow of information. Your references must be integrated throughout the body of your review, not listed independently like an annotated bibliography. Instead, they must flow in a way that supports your research question by providing the research findings of other scientists and building your case for the study you are proposing. There must be very few instances of copying and pasting large quotes from your sources. Instead, you must articulate the findings accurately using your own words. Make sure you cite your sources appropriately. The literature review section needs to end with a summary paragraph that leads into your proposed research question or hypothesis. For example, In light of the studies reviewed, there is a need to conduct further studies that would serve as a good start to a summary paragraph.
c. The ethics assignment information.
d. Research Proposal: Data Collection Methodology and Research Proposal: Data Analysis Methodology.
e. Do not include possible outcomes for this paper. It is not appropriate in this context.
2. A full proposal should be at minimum 12 15 pages excluding the title and reference pages, though good quality papers will be longer than this minimum.
3. Current APA format.
4. Include all references from the previous assignments. If you have used the same reference for more than one section or assignment, it should only be cited once. There should be a minimum of 15 references for the full proposal. (excluding the textbook and Bible).
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
