Competencies In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies: Determine an appropriate research methodology and design aligned to a research questionDevelop a research

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Competencies

In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:

  • Determine an appropriate research methodology and design aligned to a research question
  • Develop a research plan

Scenario

You are a research assistant for a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at a university. You have been asked to develop a research plan focused on one of the topics the faculty member is interested in studying.

For this project, you will review the topics provided by your faculty member and select the topic that interests you most. Then you will use the library to find relevant empirical and scholarly research studies to inform the research. Finally, you will develop a research plan to submit to your faculty member.

Directions

You will use your webtext writing template to complete this project. Select a topic from the list provided in your Soomo webtext. For your activity, you must address the rubric criteria listed below:

  1. Determine the plan’s background introduction. Include the following details:
    1. The title of the plan
    2. Summary of three relevant empirical and scholarly research studies for the plan. Each summary should be about 150 to 250 words.
  2. Develop a clear and specific research question that is relevant to the three research studies you chose. Your response should be about 25 words.
  3. Develop a clear, specific, and testable hypothesis that corresponds to your research question. Your response should be about 25 words. Consider the following in your hypothesis:
    1. Your hypothesis should be informed by the claim you are making.
  4. Describe aspects of sampling that you would want to consider while acquiring participants for your study. Your response should be about 100 words.
  5. Select a design (experimental or correlational) for your proposed study that aligns with the research question and hypothesis. Your response should be about 100 words. Include the following details:
    1. Explain why you selected this design.
    2. Identify conceptual variables that align with the research question and hypothesis.
  6. Select a measure to operationally define each of your conceptual variables. Your response should be about 100 words per variable. Include the following details:
    1. As you select a measure, also state whether it uses natural/laboratory observations, surveys, objective/physiological measures, interviews, etc.
    2. For each variable you measure, identify its scale of measurement.
  7. Describe your type of analysis and the p value required to support your hypothesis. Your response should be about 50 words.
  8. Develop the plan’s discussion content. Your response should be about 250 to 350 words. Include the following details:
    1. What you would expect to be the main finding of your study
    2. How you would know if your hypothesis was supported
    3. The potential implications of the findings
    4. A possible limitation of your proposed study
    5. Directions for future research

What to Submit

To complete this project, you must submit the following:

Research PlanYou will use your Soomo webtext writing template to complete the project and download for submission. Your plan must be a minimum of two pages. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Project One RubricCriteriaExemplary (100%)Proficient (85%)Needs Improvement (55%)Not Evident (0%)ValueBackground IntroductionExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerDetermines the plan’s background introductionShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the plan’s background introductionDoes not attempt criterion10Research QuestionExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerDevelops a clear and specific research question that is relevant to the three research studies chosenShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the research question for the studyDoes not attempt criterion12HypothesisExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerDevelops a clear, specific, and testable hypothesis that corresponds to the research questionShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the hypothesis of the studyDoes not attempt criterion10SamplingExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerDescribes aspects of sampling that would be considered while acquiring participants for the studyShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to aspects of sampling for the studyDoes not attempt criterion10DesignExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerSelects a design (experimental or correlational) for the proposed study that aligns with the research question and hypothesisShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the design of the studyDoes not attempt criterion11MeasureExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerSelects a measure to operationally define each of the conceptual variablesShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to selecting measuresDoes not attempt criterion11AnalysisExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerDescribes the type of analysis and the pvalue required to support the hypothesisShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the type of analysis and the p value required to support the hypothesisDoes not attempt criterion10DiscussionExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerDevelops the plan’s discussion contentShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the plan’s discussion contentDoes not attempt criterion11Articulation of ResponseExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerClearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purposeShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readabilitySubmission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas10Citations and AttributionsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errorsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errorsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errorsDoes not use citations for ideas requiring attribution5