ESFR 5013 Key Assignments
1. Abbreviated Literature Review: In a short literature review consisting of no more than 20 peer-reviewed research articles, please summarize and critique existing research related to the problem of practice you identified in the previous assignment. The purpose of this assignment is to develop the “evidence base” that you will use to design your research study. Your literature review should describe (a) What is currently known about the problem of practice;
(b) What methods and methodologies have been used to study the problem;
(c) How and why these methods are appropriate for the type of problem identified; and (d) how the findings contained within the various articles you reviewed relate to each other. This assignment is due at the beginning of the fifth class session and should not exceed more than 15 double-spaced pages, excluding APA formatted references. (13 pages)
2. Description of Research Methodology and Methods: In no more than 6 double-spaced pages, please describe the research methodology and research methods that you could use to carry out a study of the problem of practice you identified in the previous assignments.
In your description, please explain how you would (a) select participants and/or a research setting for you study;
(b) What sampling strategy you would use;
(c) What research methodology you would use and why;
(d) How you will approach the analysis of your data; and (e) what limitations you might encounter given your approach. (5 pages)
