Reference no: EM133772097

The Concept Paper
Include a brief introduction of the research topic and its significance. A road map of the organization of the paper should complete the introduction.

Background
The background of your study is a modified version of your literature review. It reflects the most important points from the main ideas of the literature review. Provide a summary of those main points that highlight the gaps in the literature. This section should communicate the main ideas from the literature review, and it should restate the gaps in the literature, making a smooth transition to the research problem.
The Background section should include three paragraphs addressing the main ideas captured in the literature review.
Specifically, address the historical and contemporary understanding of the research problem in the first paragraph.
In the second paragraph, address the gap in the research - where the research falls short of addressing your specific interest related to the research topic.
The third and final paragraph needs to be a discussion of how the extension of the research concept, as a research study, would address theresearch problem.
All paragraphs should include 5-7 sentences.
Research Problem
The research problem needs to be an explicit statement about the convergence and divergence in the literature review and a clear declaration of the problem deriving from the gap in the literature. It needs to address what the research literature states we know, what the literature indicates we know, and what we don't know, based on the published research. This should be a succinct, yet detailed paragraph of 5-7 sentences. The research problem is the impetus for the research question.
Research Question
The research question should accurately reflect the research topic, theory, population, variables, and methodology. It should also address the research problem specifically. State it as a question. Include the hypothesis, null hypothesis, and alternative hypothesis.
Goals and Objectives
Goals and objectives are important to address in a concept paper. It becomes the justification for pursuing research. Anyone reading this research concept would want to understand why this is important and what the goals would be if it were to be pursued as a full research study. State the goals of this study as if you were going to conduct it or pursue a research proposal. Think about the significance of conducting a study like this and the impact it could have (recall that significance was addressed in week 5). State the goals in a succinct paragraph of 4-6 sentences. List the objectives (what the purpose of the study would be) in narrative - minimum of three objectives. You can add more if needed. Cite to support your claims.