Explain what aspect of the program will be researched and your rationale for conducting this particular research.

For this assignment, you are required to select a public or non-profit program that you would like to research. Explain what aspect of the program will be researched and your rationale for conducting this particular research. You are then required to develop a detailed plan as to how you would conduct such a research. Remember, for this assignment you are not expected to conduct an actual research. You are required to prepare a proper plan for conducting the research i.e. a research proposal. The research project should identify well defined sections such as the topic/problem/objective with a clearly defined hypothesis, literature review, research methods and techniques, unit of analysis, discussion of how data will be obtained and analyzed, “possible results and conclusions”. Students must support all information with academically qualified references; however, emphasis should also be placed on original thought. Students should make an effort to minimize direct quotations by restating such researched information in their own words, but must be sure to cite others’ ideas properly to avoid even the appearance of plagiarism.