Using the attached bibliography and literature review:
Research Proposal Paper Part I
In this assignment, you will begin the process of formally documenting your research proposal. Remember that the issue that you are researching should be relevant to your own fire department or the fire service as a whole. You will need to justify this. Update your literature review based on the professor’s feedback and utilize it in your submission. Assemble the following elements:
Title page
Table of contents
Introduction to the issue
Problem statement
Purpose statement
Research questions/hypotheses
Background and significance
Provide background of the problem.
How is it relevant to your fire department or the fire service?
Why is this study needed?
Literature review
This is more than just an annotated bibliography!
Write a critical examination of the major issues of your topic.
Procedures/Methods
Document the detailed and logical steps you will take to complete your study.
Who is your study population?
Will a sample or the total population be used?
What are the appropriate sampling methods for this research?
How will you collect data?
How will you maintain participant confidentiality (if appropriate)?
Conclusion
Reference list
You should update your Unit II assignment, based on the professor’s feedback, and use that content for the introduction to the issue, problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions/hypotheses for this assignment. You should update your literature review from Unit IV, based on the professor’s feedback and use that content for this assignment as well.
Your research paper must be at least five pages in length, not including the required title and reference pages. Your professor will provide feedback prior to your final draft submission in Unit VII.
Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.