Research both polices in certian states to find out what seems to be more effective in term of homelessness, drug related crime etc, i lean more towards anit-drug policy.
Guidelines:
- A research prospectus, which is informed by inquiry questions around a topic in your chosen intended disciplinary field; and
- A literature review in the form of an annotated bibliography.
Rather than being a formal written paper, the research prospectus will preview what your documented inquiry is about, what others in your specific discipline have already said about the topic you are working on.
The proposal will probably be at least 3-4 double-spaced pages long, and it will include a References page, because everyone in class will use APA style for this paper and for the Documented Inquiry paper.
- What is the central research question or thesis in the study of your topic?
- What is so important about the question/thesis? (i.e., why is it worthy of writing about for the academic discourse community?)
- What have other researchers/scholars had to say about the central research question you are investigating? (This is also known as the “Background Research” section of a proposal.)
- What do you plan as your methodology for the study?
- What are your qualifications for carrying out this study?
- What is your tentative schedule for completing this study?
Audience for the Prospectus
For this assignment, you will be writing directly to those in your intended major.
Evaluation of the Prospectus
- How clearly organized is the proposal (are there any missing major sections or paragraphs that do not progress in a logical manner)?
- How thorough is the investigation of the topic?
- Is the presentation of the writer’s ideas convincing?
- How specific are details about the content of the paper’s potential sources, especially in the review of literature section (are the summaries accurate, informative, and clearly organized)?
- Is the argument clear and situated within an academic discourse community that addresses an area of research within the community?
- Particularly, what future research he or she needs to do to close potential gaps?
- What are the community members’ qualifications to conduct the research?
- How accurate is the assigned citation work in either the body sections of the prospectus and/or the References section?
- How well-controlled is grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation?
- How clearly organized is the prospectus (are there any missing major sections or poorly organized paragraphs)?
- How thorough has the writer been in investigating what they want to study?
- Is the presentation of the writer’s ideas convincing?
- How specific are details about the content of the paper’s potential sources, especially in the review of literature section (are the summaries accurate, informative, and clearly organized)?
- Including the following sections in the annotated bibliography:
- A summary of the source.
- How the source is related to both the other sources and the overall research question of the paper (synthesis).
- Including the following sections in the annotated bibliography:
- At the sentence level is it clear to follow the arguments of the writer in regard to the benefits of their research? Has the writer said what gaps are currently in their research and what they plan to do to find more research? Has the writer specifically stated what their qualifications are to do the research?
- How well-controlled is grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation?
- How accurate is APA citation work in the body sections and in the References section?
- Does the proposal have a heading as well as a title that lets the audience know what the potential research topic as about?