Background Information on the Research Study

After completing the reading assignments, write a 3-page (minimum 750 words) paper:

*Required readings> Read Salkind Chapters 3B, 9-12; Kumar Chapter 11

1.) Salkind, N. (2012) (8th ed.). Exploring Research. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson

Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-205-09381-6

2.) Kumar, R. (2014) (4th ed.). Research Methodology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

ISBN: 9781446269978

See below on what your paper is to be on.

 Develop your preliminary Introduction/Background/History/Orientation of what you THINK you want to research for your capstone project (What do you think you want to do [research]? Why do you want to do it [who will it benefit]?). Present your preliminary Statement of Purpose (Purpose Statement of your research—what do you hope to accomplish?), your preliminary Research Question, and your preliminary Research Hypothesis (your explicit assumption that you think the research will reveal).