• Refer to Part III Implications for Practice – Future Research
• Outline a pilot study with bullet points: (See Polit & Beck, 2018, pp. 51-53)
  • Research Type and Design: clearly outline – demonstrate understanding of the proposed research and design – why was it chosen for this pilot study
  • Research Question: (See Polit & Beck, 2018, pp. 97-99)

(meets FINER criteria – Feasible-Interesting-Novel-Ethical-Relevant)

• Setting:
• Population:
• Participants: proposed estimated number, inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria
• Data Collection: method- survey, interview
• Analysis: method – quantitative statistics – descriptive, correlation, t-test, or qualitative – constant comparative, content analysis
• Ethical Considerations: IRB, human subjects -how maintained privacy & confidentiality
• Dissemination of Findings: How will you share your findings/knowledge
• Please see exemplar. Must include APA title page and reference page.

Points that need to be addresed

• Part IV – Proposal
  Research Type and Design	5
  Research Question	5
  Setting	5
  Population	5
  Participants	5
  Data Collection	5
  Analysis	5
  Ethical Considerations (confidentiality, privacy)	5
  Dissemination of findings	5
  Citation / References
  Resources	2.5
  Format
  APA style	5
  Mechanics (written in 3rd person, grammar, sentence structure, punctuation)	10
  Organization of ideas and paper flow (Transitions thought process in logical manner, page limit)	10