Propose a research study: Design your own research study and propose it. Write a 10-page research proposal. Note that for this option, you will not collect data or write a full research paper; you will simply propose a hypothetical study and demonstrate your knowledge of the research process through this proposal. Follow these guidelines:

• Propose a research question/topic; submit to me via email for approval • Structure of the proposal: o Cover page o Abstract –

briefly describe the research project you propose o Introduction and Literature Review § Introduce your research question, its importance and

why you want to research it § Conduct a thorough literature review including at least 10 peer-reviewed, scientific journal articles; integrate these articles in a way that supports your hypothesis o Hypothesis –

state your prediction for your research study o Methods § Describe your proposed data collection method §

Describe the participants and demographics you will include and exclude in your proposed study §

Describe the measures used to observe your variables, include psychometric properties like validity and reliability § Propose a statistical analysis procedure and analysis o

Discussion and conclusion § Limitations § Implications § Discuss your proposed study in the context of the broader literature- what might your study add to the body of literature? o List of references (at least 10 peer-reviewed, scientific journal references