Identify And Explain The Problem Or Issue That Drives Your Inquiry

Writing Exercise II: Research Proposal
Purpose and Description AND I SUBMITTED THE TOPIC PAPER! PLEASE BASED ON THE SAME TOPIC :ASSIMILATION
Expert researchers do more than simply collect information and report on it. They identify problems, ask questions, consult databases, study the scholarly conversation, gather and analyze data, and present new findings both to their research communities and to non-expert audiences. They also spend time convincing others that their research is worth undertaking at all. With these foci in mind, your aim in this assignment will be to propose a study that you can continue to develop through the remainder of the semester. What follows are some guidelines for helping you engage with this process.

Part I: Providing Context
Compose 1-2 paragraphs in which you do the following:
Identify and explain the problem or issue that drives your inquiry;
Propose a research question that you can use to focus your study. Specifically, you should begin with an indirect question and refine it as you learn more about the problem you have identified: I am studying ___________________ problem because I want to find out what/why/how possible solutions ________________, ____________________, and ____________________ will work.

Part II: Describing Particulars
Compose 3 paragraphs in which you do the following:
Identify and describe the audience for your inquiry (general); Identify and describe the audience for your inquiry (academic);
Identify and describe the methods you will use to answer your question, including the specific types of evidence or information/data you may need to collect to add to existing scholarship.
Identify at least one organization responsible for your problem now, and design interview questions that will help you understand their role, perceive their understanding of the problem, steps taken toward solving the problem already, possible funding opportunities, and any other relevant points, including whether or not any other source would be ideal to interview.

Part III: Explaining Significance
Compose 2 paragraphs in which you do the following:
Thoroughly describe the scope/dimensions/impact of the problem that you plan to solve. You will answer the following questions: who (very specifically) is affected by the problem? How are they affected by the problem? To what extent? How exactly are they affected? What are the themes that you have noticed in the research that you've already done about the problem? Will the problem worsen or get better on its own in the coming years? How did this problem come about?
Explain the potential significance of your inquiry for the audience you have identified. You might ask: When you have proposed your solution, what will be different than it was before? How will your research contribute to an existing body of knowledge? What other benefits (e.g., social, educational, economic) might come out of your research?

Specific Requirements
Your proposal should:
Provide a clear foundation for your inquiry;
Be ~3-4 double spaced pages (1000 words maximum);
Be written in a clear, precise, and active prose style;
Use 12 point Times New Roman typeface;
Use MLA citation style;
Be uploaded to Canvas as a Word document by the deadline (consult your course syllabus and schedule for details).

The overall aim of this assignment is to help you clarify the scope of your inquiry. So, try to approach it as an opportunity to pursue a question that is meaningful to you and that you can answer, as fully as possible, by the conclusion of the semester. Please write or stop by my office (or both) if you have questions about this assignment or anything else related to the course.