Assignment Details
Unit 1 – Individual Project (125 points)
Due: Sun, Feb 15 |
Description
Assignment Details
For this assignment, elaborate on the progress that you have made toward mastering the literature related to the topic and subtopics of your proposed research study. You should have approximately 50 annotations from your first year and additional notes or annotations resulting from your independent work in core and concentration courses in your second year of the program.
As a reminder, all Individual Project (IP) assignments must be submitted in the appropriate dissertation template (qualitative, quantitative, action research, and design science). Go to the , and choose the template that is most aligned with your intended research approach. If you are unsure of or have concerns about your methodology or design at this time, consult with your instructor to receive guidance in this area and help choosing the correct template. Read the template, and pay particular attention to Chapters 1 and 2 because you will be adding content to these chapters as part of this IP.
Part 1: Your Study Trio Considered (approximately 12 pages)
In RSCH861, a key requirement of the Research Prospectus that enabled you to pass that course was the establishment of a well-aligned study trio (i.e., the research problem, the study purpose, and the central research question). Address the following:
- First, insert your most recent trio elements into the appropriate Chapter 1 sections as part of this assignment.
- Next, looking back at those trio elements, answer the following:
- How has the literature that you have continued to study between RSCH861 and this current RSCH862 course propelled you to alter your trio elements?
- If you have altered your trio, reflect in this part of your paper on why you made the specific changes you did.
- If you have not altered your trio, reflect here on why.
Part 2: Your Literature Review Plan (approximately 2 pages)
In RSCH861, you produced your final Research Prospectus. An important element of the Research Prospectus is a section titled Review of the Literature Plan. In RSCH862, you will execute this plan as you begin to build the literature review for your dissertation project. Please review your Research Prospectus and refamiliarize yourself with the plan that you made at that time for conducting your literature review. If you received feedback from your RSCH861 instructor that your Review of the Literature Plan needed modification, be sure to incorporate that feedback into your paper and answer the following:
- As you have continued to work on your literature search since completing RSCH861, to what extent have you followed the literature review plan that you crafted as part of your Research Prospectus?
- If you have altered your original plan, how do you feel about this decision?
- To what degree have you mastered your study topic and relevant subtopics?
- What challenges may impact your ability to successfully complete a draft of your literature review this session that meets the milestone as required to advance to RSCH863?
Before submitting your assignment, create an outline, write a draft based on this outline, run a Grammarly report on the draft, and edit or revise as necessary. Your submission should be the product of your own critical thinking and deductive reasoning.
Please submit your assignment on Sunday of the unit (11:59:59pm Central Time).
Individual Project Rubric
The Individual Project (IP) Grading Rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This Individual Project Grading Rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component of the IP. Its the roadmap that can help you in the development of your IP.
| Expectation | Points Possible | Points Earned | Comments |
| Assignment-Specific: Reflects on and justifies the decision to alter the trio or not |
25 |
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| Assignment-Specific: Discusses the extent to which they have followed the literature review plan that they crafted as part of the Research Prospectus |
25 |
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| Assignment-Specific: Evaluates challenges that may impact their ability to successfully complete a draft of the literature review |
25 |
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| Assignment-Specific: Demonstrates the utilization of the course readings and other scholarly or professional materials to complete the assignment |
25 |
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| Professional Language: Contains accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors; adherence to current APA formatting is required |
25 |
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Total Points |
125 |
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Total Points Earned |
Requirements: see instructions

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