Class Participation, In-Class Activities, and Blackboard Assignments (5 pts)
Students are expected to attend and participate during each class session or notify the instructor in advance if unable to attend. The instructor will take attendance in every class. Assignments are due on a Wednesday date specified, 12:00 pm (noon). Late assignments are NOT accepted. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Finding a topic for your Research Proposal (5 pts)
Students will be provided with a template and develop research questions. Suggested topics will be provided. Students must be able to identify the Independent Variables (IV) and the Dependent Variables (DV) in their research questions.
Statement of Research Problem (20 pts)
A typewritten statement of the research problem you have selected as a group for the study. The statement of the problem includes a) a brief background placing the importance of the problem in a social context; b) a discussion of why it is important to study with respect to social work practice, policy, and research. You should have at least 1-2 pages which state some data, reports or other sources which validate why your topic is an appropriate concern
Literature Review (30 pts)
A literature review is an evaluative report of information found in the literature related to your selected area of study. The review should describe, summarize, evaluate and clarify this literature. It should give a theoretical base for the research and help you (the author) determine the nature of your research.
Human Research Protection including the CITI certificate – Score of 80% or above (5 pts)
All CUNY faculty members, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate and undergraduate students involved in research must complete the CITI RCR training within six weeks of initiating their research. RCR training certificate will be valid for four years. CUNY researchers are required to take a refresher CITI RCR training course every four years. Instruction are located on the CUNY Website under CITI Training at http://www2.cuny.edu/research/research-compliance/training-education/citi-training/ YOU ARE TO COMPLETE THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES MODULE.
Research Methodology (10 pts)
You will provide a Research Design, Sampling Plan, Data Collection, Measurement, and Protection of Human Subjects. A typewritten description of the methodology to be employed including design, sampling, a description of the major data collection procedures and instrument(s) to be used, and your informed consent form. See sample papers on BB
Discussion: Limitations & Implications to Social Work Practice (10 pts)
The implication section should provide ideas about your proposal and how one must implicate social work practice in this area of concern. What are you implying? Please be sure to include limitations to your study. Note: All proposals must implicate limitations. Your content should cover the following: What do you expect to find, and what are the implications for policy, practice, and/or administration, what are the study limitations? Discuss suggestions for future research – how will this study fit into a larger agenda?
Final – Full Research Proposal Uploaded on to Blackboard (10 pts)
A final written plan (proposal) for conducting the research study. This plan must include the following: Statement of the research problem and its relevance to social work research, practice or policy; Review of related literature; Research methodology including design, sampling plan, definition and measurement of study variables, data collection plan, and description of instruments to be used (submit copies).
Proposal Presentations (10 pts)
Class presentations will be conducted at the end of the semester describing the research project. The presentation includes the project’s purpose, hypotheses or research questions, subjects, and methodology.
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