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Colorado Technical University Online

Graduate Research Methods: Professor Smith

Phase 2 Individual Project

“Research Strategy”

Tracy Dixon

06/03/2013

Abstract

This assignment is about how research topics are selected, the importance of the purpose statement, and how the research questions and hypothesis are developed. It will also be discussing the null and alternative hypothesis and how they support the research efforts. The next thing that this assignment will discuss would be how the research effort will be measured and analyzed. The next stage would be to discuss the four research methods and the report formats and the documentation that will be used for these research methods. This will be followed up by discussing how to conduct a literature review to support the research efforts and the importance of the ethical and legal responsibilities in the research project. This will be done by discussing how to develop an annotated bibliography and how it can be applied to effectively support the research effort and how there is an ethical and legal responsibility to the client that ensures that the research methodology and final report will be of the highest ethical standards. This information will be based on research and my own personal opinion.

Introduction

Research is where there is a process of investigation that must be done in order to get the answers or numbers that you are wanting in a particular topic or study. In order to achieve this you have to get answers to the problem or problems at hand with a topic that needs explored. Once a topic has been chosen then the researcher must develop a plan to accomplish the goals that have been set that relates to the research that is to be conducted. This paper will discuss the best way to go about getting these answers.

How research topics are selected

There are two different ways that research topics are selected. The first way is for non-profit organizations and...