PLAGIARISM FREE “A” WORK

Research Proposal Project
Building off the research problem identified in Week 1, you will design a hypothetical
research proposal. The research proposal will be based on the problem identified at a
human/social service organization. The organization selected can be one in which you
are currently employed, an agency that you have an interest in, or where you intend to
someday seek employment. The Research Proposal Project reflects the measures
required in submitting proposals “in house” within an organization where the evaluation
of programs, modification of programs, and/or development of programs is part of your
job description or to a grant-awarding agency. Examples of grant-awarding agencies
include: Corporation for National and Community Service, Department of Health and
Human Services, National Institute of Health, Housing and Community Facilities
Programs, Homeland Security, Special Delinquency Prevention Program, and Centers for
Disease Control Prevention.

Your Research Proposal Project will be broken down into the following sections and sub-
sections:

• Introduction and Background
o Statement of the problem
o Significance of the problem
o Populations served.
o Proposed solution
o Research questions.

• Methodology
o Conceptual framework
o Method
o Design
o Rationale
o Planning strategy
o Ethical Considerations and Concerns

• Management Plan
o Proposed timeline
o Feasibility
o Anticipated challenges

• References

In your paper,

• Select an existing or hypothetical Human Services organization/agency
program.

• Compile a proposal that develops, evaluates or modifies the hypothetical
implementation of this change in a real-world setting.

• Describe in detail the process for determining the need for the new program,
the evaluation, or the modification of this program.

• Explain the proposed solution to the problem, gap, or need for this
hypothetical proposal.

• Select a qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods design for the proposal.
• Explain in detail as to why this methodology and design is most appropriate

for the proposed change (i.e., develop, evaluate, or modify a program).
• Create a hypothetical research proposal to a grant funding organization or an

organization where the evaluation of programs is part of your job description.
• Address the problem that was identified including the evidence that supports

this problem.

The Research Proposal Project

• Must be ten double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references
pages and formatted according to APA style.

• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph
needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

• Must use at least ten scholarly, peer-reviewed, and credible sources in addition to the
course text.