For the assignment this week, please consider the topic, problem, and purpose you might choose for your Signature Assignment. You can use and revise problems, purposes, and questions from past assignments in this course with the goal of continuing to improve and refine them. Please addresses the following:
Be sure to use scholarly sources to support all assertions and research decisions.
Length: 3-5 pages, not including title and reference pages
Grading Rubric |
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Criteria |
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Content (200 points) |
Points |
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1 |
Restated problem, purpose, research questions, and hypotheses |
50 |
2 |
Described and justified your chosen data collection method |
50 |
3 |
Discussed and justified your population and your sample |
50 |
4 |
Discussed limitations with the data collection or sample, strengths and weaknesses with the design, data collection and sample, and ethical issues to consider with quantitative methods |
50 |
Organization (50 point) |
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5 |
Organized and presented in a clear manner. Included a minimum of five scholarly references, with appropriate APA formatting applied to citations and paraphrasing. |
50 |
Total |
250 |
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.