emember that a research proposal is a document intended to convince someone to fund or support your project. To this end, your proposal should address your research problem with background on the problem (history, solutions tried before, the context of the problem today); possible solutions that use at least two different disciplinary ways of thinking and methodologies; and what resources you would need to solve this problem (this could be research, information, and data, or it could be agencies, funding, grants, etc.).
Your research proposal should include the following core elements:
- Clear statement of your topic, including a brief history of the issue;
- Clear statement of the problem, including its social implications;
- Clear working thesis statement;
- Discussion of your planned research approach, including your disciplinary lenses;
- Working list of sources in APA format (4+).
Your proposal must be interdisciplinary – it must draw on at least two different disciplinary ways of thinking and methodologies. For example, you might examine the issue of police violence through the lenses of social history (how police violence has evolved historically) and social psychology (why police and civilians might psychologically respond to a situation very
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IGED210C Discovery Expository Writing
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Background & Significance of Topic
Introduce your proposed research topic and, drawing directly on your preliminary research, offer an overview of the needed history, background, or foundational details your reader will need to understand your issue. For a proposal of 1,000 words, plan to devote 300-500 words to this section.
Research Problem Statement
Clearly define the problem you hope to address in your research. You should draw on your preliminary research to a) make it clear how/why this is a problem and b) what its impact or significance is. For a proposal of 1,000 words, plan to devote 300-500 words to this section.
Working Thesis Statement
Include your current working thesis.
Research Approach
Describe the research approach you intend to pursue, including the disciplinary lenses you will use to develop your topic. Be sure to explain why you have chosen these particular lenses and how you think they will help you. For a proposal of 1,000 words, plan to devote 100-200 words to this section.
References
Include your preliminary research – at least 4 sources – formatted in APA style.
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