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Abbreviated Quantitative Research Plan
Overview
Instruction:

This ARP mirrors many of the components of the full dissertation research plan (DRP) that you will develop to guide your dissertation research at Capella. A research plan is a brief overview of the key components of a planned research study, and the School of Business and Technology (SoBT) has adopted a process and resources to support the development of the DRP. The purpose of this abbreviated research plan is to build quality into the dissertation process by getting this "DNA" right before launching into developing a complete DRP. Experience suggests that if the DNA is right, the DRP comes together much more easily, is more likely to be internally consistent, and requires less rework. For more information, visit the SoBT Research Plan Review Process page linked in Resources.

Part 1 of the ARP includes the foundation for your study, while Part 2 describes some of the details needed to carry out your research study. While a complete DRP relies on an extensive literature review consisting of at least 75 peer-reviewed articles from the relevant research literature, your ARP will be based on a limited set of articles provided to you by your instructor.

For this assignment, you should define an appropriate quantitative research project based on the supplied literature. Except where noted, you should base your ARP solely on the articles that you have been provided in this course.

Assignment Objectives
To complete this assignment successfully, you will be expected to:

Question 1: Describe the first seven key components of the ARP.

Question 2: Describe an overall research approach or design and the rationale for the selection.

Question 3: Describe the literature, including all of the articles that you have been provided.

Question 4: Describe the data collection sources, selection plan, and proposed interview questions.

Question 5: Describe the key components of the data analysis plan and the rationale for their selection.

Question 6: Describe the contributions to theory or practice and their significance.

Question 7: Describe ethical issues specific to this study and methods to address those issues.

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