Barriers to Proving HIV Prevention for Men Who Have Sex with Men. Barriers to Proving HIV Prevention for Men Who Have Sex with Men. MASTERS RESEARCH PROJECT (MRP) OUTLINE

Project Overview: The Master Research Project (MRP) can be one of the following:

1. Revised research proposal from your first year research course or summer bridge course (advanced standing students) with focus on the implementation phase; or
2. Community/Organization Macro Project

This project can be completed individually or in pairs. If MRP is completed with another person, the expectation is that the literature review section and sample size will be increased.

Course Format: This is an independent research project. Most of the work will be conducted independently. The instructor will support, mentor and advise each student or pair towards their final product. We will meet as a class twice during the semester, the first day of class Saturday, January 14, 2017 and mid-semester on Saturday, April 1, 2017. At the end of the semester each student/pair will present their MRP to peers and colleagues in a conference format on Saturday, April 29, 2017, 9:00am-12:00pm. All other times are by scheduled appointment.  Students who schedule an appointment should come prepared to discuss their project.  The instructor will provide consultation.  It is unacceptable for students to attend appointments with instructors stating “I am confused,” I don’t know what I want to do my research on,” or any similar statements. All students at this stage of the MSW program should be knowledgeable of research and its components (i.e., problem statement, literature review, theories, methodology, etc.).

MRP Content Areas: Each project must include the following content areas: please note, we will individualize your project according to your chosen project format (i.e. continuation of research study or community/organization macro project).

Title

Abstract

Chapter 1: Introduction (statement of the problem, scope and purpose of study)

Chapter 2: Literature Review

Chapter 3: Theoretical Framework

Chapter 4: Methodology (sample population, data collection method, analysis of findings)

Chapter 5: Conclusion (discussion of findings, limitations of study and recommendations for future research and, implications for social work)

References

Appendices

Title:  The title should be 12 words or less and include a concise statement of the project’s content.

Abstract:  The abstract should be 150 words or less. It should provide a brief, comprehensive summary of the study.

Page Limit: Maximum of 20 pages (excluding title page, abstract page, table of contents, reference page, appendices, charts and tables)

Chapter 1: Introduction (2-3 pages)

The introduction should identify the key issues to be addressed, state the problem and purpose of the study, and cite key references. The introduction should clearly identify the importance of the problem and the gaps in the literature that form the basis of the study. The introduction should be limited to a few concisely worded pages that summarize the rationale for study.

The statement of the problem section should include an explanation of the target problem and the obstacles and barriers that the problem presents for the population.  This section should also include a comprehensive listing of the population’s challenges and a discussion of why this single behavior/problem was selected as the target problem.

Chapter 2: Literature Review (5-7 pages)

The literature review should include an integration of at least ten or more (10 +) peer reviewed empirical studies that support the study. If you are working in a group (no more than two individuals), you must have a minimum of 15 peer reviewed empirical studies.  The literature should:

• Describe studies related to the constructs of interest and chosen methodology and methods that are consistent with the scope of the study.
• Describe ways researchers in the discipline have approached the problem and the strengths and weakness inherent in their approaches.
• Justify from the literature the rationale for selection of the variables or concepts.
• Review and synthesize studies related to the key concepts and/or phenomena under investigation to produce a description of what is known about them, what is controversial, and what remains to be studied.
• Review and synthesize studies related to the research questions and why the approach selected is meaningful.
• Identify the gap and how you will address this gap in your research study

Chapter 3: Theoretical Framework (2-3 pages)

The theoretical framework chapter should name and discuss the theory that will inform the study.

• Provide an overview of the origins or source of theory.
• Describe major theoretical propositions and/or major hypotheses.
• Provide a literature and research based analysis of how the theory has been applied previously in ways similar to the current study.
• Provide the rationale for the choice of this theory.
• Describe how and why the selected theory relates to the present study and how the research questions relate to, challenge, or build upon existing theory.

Chapter 4: Methodology:  (5-7 pages)

The methods section is a critical component of the project. Students should make every attempt to provide sufficient detail to allow replication. This section should include a description of the participants, and setting, the variables with operational definitions; the method of data collection; the design used in the study; and the procedures used to conduct the study. For the final version of the MRP, be sure that this section is written in past tense.

Sample Size for this project is as follows:

Quantitative Designs

Individual projects- minimum of 10 participants

Pair projects- minimum of 20 participants

 

Qualitative Designs

Individual projects- minimum of 5 participants

Pair projects- minimum of 10 participants

 

The content in the methodology section should include the following information:

 

Research Design and Rationale:

• State research question(s)
• State and define central concept(s)/phenomenon(a) of the study.
• Identify the research design.
• Provide rationale for the chosen design.

 

Participant Selection:

• Identify the population (if appropriate).
• Identify and justify the sampling strategy.
• State the criterion/a on which participant selection is based.
• Establish how participants are known to meet the criterion/a.
• State number of participants/cases and the rationale for that number.
• Explain specific procedures for how participants will be identified, contacted, and recruited.

 

Instrument:

• Identify each data collection instrument and source (survey, observation sheet, interview protocol, focus group protocol, video-tape, audio-tape, artifacts, archived data, and other kinds of data collection instruments)
• Identify source for each data collection instrument (published or researcher produced).
• Establish sufficiency of data collection instruments to answer research questions.

 

Data Collection:

• From where data will be collected?
• Who will collect the data?
• Frequency of data collection events.
• Duration of data collection events.
• How data will be recorded?
• Follow-up plan if recruitment results in too few participants.

 

Data Analysis Plan:

For each type of data collected identify:

• Connection of data to a specific research question.
• Type of analysis and procedure
• Any software used for analysis.

 

Issues of Trustworthiness:

• Credibility (internal validity): Describe appropriate strategies to establish credibility, reliability and validity.
• Describe potential limitations with research design/methodology.

Results/Findings: The purpose of this section is to objectively present the study findings in an orderly and logical sequence. It should begin with a description of the findings using text to report the project findings. Text in this section should be organized around graphs, charts, and tables (See APA guide for numbering and referencing tables and figures in text). The results section should not include interpretation of findings, interpretations should be done in Chapter 5.

Chapter 5: Conclusion (3-5 pages)

This chapter consists of a discussion on research findings, limitations of the study, and implications for social work practice.

This section should be initiated by a brief restatement of the purpose of the study and identification of the major conclusions drawn from the analysis of the results.  Students should interpret the findings and present conclusions that are supported clearly by the data. Students should also state the importance of the findings, note directions for future research, and identify limitations of the study. Presentation of the study limitations should include identification of the strengths and weaknesses of the research design. Students should explain whether the study findings can be generalized to a larger population. The discussion should discuss, if hypothesis was confirmed or disconfirmed. It should answer the research questions. How findings compare with findings from similar research cited in the literature review? What students believe accounts for the differences? What were the internal and external threats to validity for the study?  What implications the findings have for social work practice and/or social work education?

References: Check the references carefully to ensure that they comply with APA (6th Ed) guidelines and ensure that references that appear in the text are in the Reference section and vice versa.

Appendices

Consent form

Surveys/Questionnaires

Flyers/ Recruitment documents

 

The final product is a hard copy and spiral bound submitted no later than April 15, 2017.#20

 

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