Presenting A Research Plan
Presenting a Research Plan
SCENARIO: Your supervisor has approved your research question and plan for studying some aspect of diversity and/or collaboration in a community group. Now it is time to conduct your literature review and develop your hypothesis and research plan.
ASSIGNMENT: In Touchstone 1, you developed a research question and prepared a preliminary bibliography for your literature review. You will now conduct your literature review, formulate your hypothesis and research plan, and develop a set of notecards that summarize your work.
REQUIREMENTS: You must create 8-11 notecards using the touchstone template below. Your notecards will include:
introduction card
research question card
literature review (4–6 cards)
hypothesis card
operational definitions card (if needed)
research method card
Sample Answer
Notecards for Diversity and Collaboration Research Plan
Note 1: Introduction Card
- Topic: Diversity and Collaboration in Community Groups
- Research Question: (Insert your specific research question here) (e.g., How does the level of diversity within a community group impact the effectiveness of collaboration on group projects?)
Note 2: Research Question Card
- Research Question: (Repeat your research question here)
- Rationale: Briefly explain why this question is important and what gap in knowledge it addresses.