Instructions

For this assignment, you will design a research plan on the topic that you presented in Unit V. You will not conduct the actual research; rather, you will simply provide a written plan as if you were going to prepare to conduct the research.
First, provide a design specification for your research project. The purpose of the design specification is to set out a detailed plan of the method(s) you have chosen to investigate your research problem.
Next, include the elements below in your research plan.

• Explain the research topic and research questions.
• Describe the appropriate hypotheses.
• Describe the methods (e.g., nature, number of observations/data generation instances).
• Provide operational definitions of variables/evidence.
• Describe your subject selection and the sampling procedure/rationale for participant recruitment.
• Provide stepwise data collection/generation procedures (number your steps).
• List the instruments used.
• Explain the method for addressing reliability (as applicable).
• Indicate your method of analysis.
• Detail any ethical considerations for your study.

Support your research plan by including three peer-reviewed academic sources that you located for your Annotated Bibliography in Unit V.
Your assignment must be a minimum of five pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages. This assignment must follow proper APA format.

Resources

The following resource(s) may help you with this assignment.

• Citation Guide
• Submit Writing Center Request

Instructions

For this assignment, you will design a research plan on the topic that you presented in Unit V. You will not conduct the actual research; rather, you will simply provide a written plan as if you were going to prepare to conduct the research.
First, provide a design specification for your research project. The purpose of the design specification is to set out a detailed plan of the method(s) you have chosen to investigate your research problem.
Next, include the elements below in your research plan.

• Explain the research topic and research questions.
• Describe the appropriate hypotheses.
• Describe the methods (e.g., nature, number of observations/data generation instances).
• Provide operational definitions of variables/evidence.
• Describe your subject selection and the sampling procedure/rationale for participant recruitment.
• Provide stepwise data collection/generation procedures (number your steps).
• List the instruments used.
• Explain the method for addressing reliability (as applicable).
• Indicate your method of analysis.
• Detail any ethical considerations for your study.

Support your research plan by including three peer-reviewed academic sources that you located for your Annotated Bibliography in Unit V.
Your assignment must be a minimum of five pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages. This assignment must follow proper APA format.

Resources

The following resource(s) may help you with this assignment.

• Citation Guide
• Submit Writing Center Request

• How does this company’s ratio compare to those of its competitors?
• Why is comparing this ratio to the industry average important?
• Explain how a well-managed supply chain can come into play here.

You may use the company’s web page, or keep in mind that he CSU Online Library has several databases to choose from that are good starting points for your research:

• Mergent Online,
• Business Insights: Global,
• Business Source Ultimate, and
• ABI/INFORM Collection.

Your essay should be at least two pages in length. Use APA format to cite and reference all quoted and paraphrased material, including your textbook. Use a minimum of two sources, one of which may be the textbook. Include a title page, introduction, body, conclusion, and references page. An abstract is not required.

Assignment Content

1. Review your leadership structure, and identify the process by which you can propose a policy change and how that proposal would navigate through leadership to get approved.
   Identify a policy in your organization that you think could be created or amended to improve organizational governance, operations, or compliance with federal or state regulations.
   Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that outlines your policy proposal ideas in which you do all of the following:
   • Provide an analysis of how your policy change would improve the organization.
   • Evaluate what changes in the organization would need to be made to implement the policy change.
   • Explain how you would advocate for your policy change while using the approval processes in your organization.
   • Academic Paper Includes the following:
   1. title page
   2. title of paper on page 2
   3. 5 space indent for paragraphs
   4. Intext citations throughout the paragraph. Intext citation is the author’s last name and date within parenthesis
   5. Headings-Level I or Level II should be all that you need (see sample paper)
   6. Reference page-is its own page-this does not start at the end of the body of the paper but has its own page.
   7. References are to be APA formatted. Please refer to sample paper placed in Course Introduction and Materials
   8. Pages are number with title page being page 1
   9. Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).
      Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.