Quantitative Research Proposal Draft 3

Methods and Procedures 

This assignment is the heart of this semester’s learning. Take into consideration all elements needed to describe the quantitative study procedures clearly. This paper is essentially your final paper draft and build on from the last paper proposal #2. Make all the recommended instructors correction from mini proposal #2, then expand to buipd upon it. Everything you will need for your final paper submission is included in this paper. 

Twenty-five pages maximum (not including title, reference pages, or appendices). Every module topic should be included in this paper, hence an entire mini-proposal. Any tables or figures needed are inserted as appendices after the reference pages are not part of the total pages. The tables or figures should be referenced in the text of the paper to direct the reader to the table or figure. Tables and figures must be constructed according to APA (7th ed) standards.

Prepare your Quantitative Research Proposal by using the table of contents provided in the assignment description below to organize your proposal in APA format. Among other items to completely describe your plan, it is expected that you will calculate your Sample Size using G Power or another sample calculator, but do not include a screenshot of your G*Power output. The completeness, organization, and accuracy of the proposal will determine grades.

The entire proposal (21-25 pages of the body) should be put together and turned in. This assignment will only grade the methods and procedures. 

Minimum items to include for this draft (add more if appropriate for your study to provide a complete picture for your reviewer):

Design

Description of study procedures (intervention, data collection [measurements with psychometrics], etc)

Setting-if applicable

Sample

Sampling strategy

Power analysis

Strategies for accessing the sample (recruitment, inclusion/exclusion criteria, remuneration, etc)

Measurements (instruments, biometric, etc). 

Ethics/regulatory oversight. where this will take place, briefly how will procedures be handled. Protection of data

Data Management, Analysis, and interpretation 

Budget**

Time frame (add some narrative and then refer the reader to the GANTT chart). **

Informed consent**

**Remember to include your budget, informed consent document, and timetable (Gantt chart) as an appendix. 

Instructions 

Address the topic in the form of a paper. For maximum points, include all of the required elements: 

APA format and style applied consistently throughout the paper.

The graded part is only the design and methods, the entire paper may be up to 25 pages (not included title page, abstract, references, or appendices).

Review the elements for the final paper to get feedback from your peer on the entire research study. 

See the attached rubric for grading details.

This assignment will close by the specified due date and time in Canvas and the syllabus. Late submissions will not be possible.

Include your AI (ChatGPT) declaration as outlined in the syllabus