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Research Proposal Parameters This assignment requires that you write a research proposal before you undertake the research for the final essay. As you go through the process, you will refine your research question, explain why you find it worth undertaking, and determine whether you can locate enough sources to address the question you have raised in a balanced and scholarly manner. The assumption is that you will be undertaking library research. Your research proposal must include each of the sections listed below. Title page: give the title of the proposed paper, and identify the author, including her or his affiliation: Title: Subtitle J. Doe, Student, Bachelor of Arts (Sociology Major),. Project description Introduction: provide a brief introduction identifying your research problem (“problem statement”), and explaining why you consider the research important and interesting (“rationale”). Focus: provide a discussion of the boundaries of your research problem. What will you include? What will you exclude? How did you make your choice, and why? Key terms and concepts: this section will change as you conduct your research. Do your best to identify the important terms and concepts that your reader will need to know in order to understand your arguments, but if you cannot do so, state the fact, and explain why. Literature review: once again, this section must be considered preliminary (you will undoubtedly find additional sources as you actually undertake your research). Identify the major sources relating to the problem you have chosen to address, and briefly summarize and assess their contents. Note that, for this assignment, a literature review serves three purposes: first, it ensures that enough material is available to enable you to address your topic; second, it helps you to refine your topic to focus on a question that has not been addressed before; third, it provides your tutor with the opportunity to suggest sources that may be of use to you. Source 1: The End Of Poverty “Economic Possibilities for our Time” Author: Jeffrey D. Sachs Source 2: Another World Is Possible “Globalization & Anti-Capitalism” Author: David McNally Source 2 Note that you are required to provide proper citations (in-text and in a references list) of all sources you use for this paper.
