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Research Proposals

Research Proposals. Patty B. Smith Coordinator of Research and Scholarly Activities (R&SA) Tulsa Community College. Research is f un!. students as active participants, not passive recipients. Research and Scholarly Activities (R&SA) Opportunities at TCC. Scientific Research

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Research Proposals

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  1. Research Proposals Patty B. Smith Coordinator of Research and Scholarly Activities (R&SA) Tulsa Community College

  2. Research is fun! students as active participants, not passive recipients

  3. Research and Scholarly Activities (R&SA) Opportunities at TCC Scientific Research Clinical Rotation, Internship, Fellowship, . . . . Honors Thesis or Project Composition Research Business Project, Entrepreneurship, . . . . Curriculum Design and Development Survey Research Portfolio Global Experience Community Service Project Historical and/or Museum Research Field Trip Musical and/or Theatre Production Art Project Landscape Project

  4. What is a research proposal?

  5. Research Proposal Requests support for mentored research project. Provides detailed description of proposed project. Field Experiments Laboratory Experiments

  6. Considerations for Research Project Your Interests Mentor’s / Professor’s Expertise Research Facilities; Study Site; Organism Life Cycle Timeline – one semester, one year, or even two years Costs for Equipment, Supplies, and Travel; Available Grants Presentation – Oklahoma Research Day, Great Plains Honors Conference Publication – journal submission Outreach - other students, K – 12 students, public

  7. What should be included in the research proposal? Thorough literature review of research topic. Testable hypothesis (es) and /or objectives of research project. Experimental design to test the hypothesis (es) or project description.

  8. Example http://www.nbcnews.com/science/genes-suggest-dogs-descended-now-extinct-breed-wolf-2D11943428

  9. II. What is a project hypothesis or objectives? Tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested or explained by further investigation (Harland 2011).

  10. Practice Writing Research Proposal

  11. III. Experimental Design (Materials and Methods) Approval, Permits Hypothesis Testing Independent and Dependent Variables Control and Experimental Groups Quantitative and Qualitative Data Number of Trials and Sample Sizes Data Collection and Laboratory and/or Field Notebooks Organizing and Analyzing Data

  12. Elements of the Written Proposal Title Abstract or Brief Project Summary Introduction – Literature Review with Project Hypothesis (es) and/or Objectives Experimental Design (Materials and Methods) or Project Description Timetable Equipment and Supplies Budget; Travel Budget Literature Cited / References Format for Submission

  13. Excellent References Council on Undergraduate Research. Learning Through Research. www.cur.org. Harland, D. 2011. STEM Student Research Handbook. National Science Teachers Association Press: Arlington, Virginia. Research Proposal Guide. researchproposalguide.com Writing a Research Proposal. http://www.library.illinois.edu/learn/research/proposal.html Writing the Research Proposal. www2.smumn.edu/deptpages/~tcwritingcenter/Forms_of_Writing/ResearchProposal.htm

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