Project Plan

Project Plan Guide to find specific expectations for the following sections. Be sure to update the reference list as you add resources to support your project development. As you integrate feedback from your instructor, refine your topic and problem statement, using a compelling argument for the proposed study. Develop questions that align with the identified topic and problem by completing the following in your Project Plan Template:

• Describe the significance of the topic to a program or field and program specialization.
• Explain the proposed gap or problem supported by existing literature.
• Describe the specific topic, including the target population name and phenomena.
• Identify the theoretical foundation or practice orientation for the proposed study supported by literature.
• Articulate the problem to be addressed and the questions aligned with the identified problem.

Your project framework should be clearly defined and include population, foundations, phenomena, and variables. The framework consists of three elements:

Methodological Approach.

o Describe the proposed methodological framework that aligns the topic, problem, gap, and project questions.

Population and Sample (including site if necessary).

o Describe the proposed target population as it aligns with the topic, purpose, and questions.

Foundations, Phenomena, Variables.

o Present evidence and explanation for the final choice of framework.

Data Collection

Describe the proposed data collection procedures and potential ethical considerations associated with your data collection. Data collection begins once informed consent is confirmed. Describe where your respondents or data are, and how you will gather information from those individuals or sites. Indicate the steps necessary to gather and secure data.

Ethical Considerations

Explain potential risks to study participants and how each risk will be mitigated to reduce ethical conflicts. Describe any ethical considerations that should be in place to address the sample, the population overall, the data, and the topic. Fully explain how you plan to protect your human participants along with any data collected through other providers. Support identified ethical, confidentiality, privacy, security, anonymity, and credibility issues and mitigation strategies with scholarly references. Be sure to cite literature associated with ethical responsibilities, including The Belmont Report (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1979).

Include in-text citations and a references section at the end of your assignment.