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Research Plan

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A thorough research plan for a public and nonprofit sector administrator. The reason being is to be able to distinguish between valid research and research that is faulty.  Special Instructions: Prepare a research plan for a topic that is aligned to your career field. Thoroughly identify and discuss the following components that comprise your research plan such as:           I. Sources of Data - What will be the sources of data you will use in your research? Be specific as to the primary and secondary sources of your data.            II. Research Approach - Describe if your research design will be qualitative or quantitative and discuss why you chose this approach.            III. Method(s) of Data Gathering - Describe how the data will be collected, i.e survey, questionnaire, test, etc            IV. Sampling Plan - Describe how you will identify the subjects that data will be collected from and the sampling method.            V. Method(s) as to how you would collect information from your research subjects - Explain what medium you will use to collect the data, i.e. telephone, mailing, inperson interview and why you chose this method.  Writing Requirements: • Use proper business memo format (single space within paragraphs, double space within them). • Comply with APA guidelines pertaining to margins (1 inch), font size and type (12 pt Arial or Times New Roman), title and reference pages and source attribution within the memo
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