RESEARCH QUESTION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS Project Working Title: The Impact of Staff Shortages on Service Delivery in the Public Nursing Sector in The Bahamas OVERVIEW Though the expectations of a capstone and dissertation project differ in some respects, both project formats require a research question. A well-formulated research question: · Is stated clearly and in the form of a question; · Is specific and restricted in scope; · Is feasible (i.e., can the researcher obtain the data necessary to answer the question?); · Does not pose an ethical or moral problem for implementation; · Focuses on what is to be investigated (whether a practical problem in a capstone project or a theoretical problem in a dissertation). In this assignment, students will submit (and if necessary, revise) their research question(s), previously presented as part of their Research Plan Review Assignment submission. Please note that these assignments objectives will differ depending on if you are doing a quantitative or qualitative dissertation project, or a capstone project. Only complete the assignment section that aligns with your chosen research format. Capstone Central Question(s) For this assignment, students will be asked to refer to their problem and purpose statements to identify a central question and relevant sub-questions that would gather data necessary to propose a solution to a specific problem within a specific location or context. The sub-questions should be narrower than the central question. The sub-questions should also be tailored to at least three specific research or data gathering methods (which may include interviews, focus groups, surveys, document analysis, observations). Finally, the sub-questions should be crafted so as to allow for the gathering of a body of information broad and deep enough to support a plausible and reasonable solution to the problem defined. INSTRUCTIONS · Complete the Title Page, specifying your chosen academic program and stating whether you are writing a capstone or a dissertation. · The assignment should state your central question along with site or context for the research. · The central question should be presented in one sentence. · If your project requires more than one central question, state them also. · The assignment should offer an explanation of how the central question and sub-questions promise to gather information necessary to propose a solution to the problem posed. · The assignment should include an explanation of why the central question is appropriate for your chosen program and your research topic within that program. · Assignment should be submitted in current APA format. · Assignment should include at least six (6) scholarly citations from peer-reviewed academic sources. · The assignment should be no fewer than five (5) pages in length. · This page count should not include the Title Page and References (which must be part of your submission). · This page count should not include other supplementary information or appendices that are not required. Note: Though students are permitted to use their own previously submitted work on this assignment, submissions will otherwise be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism
