Research Prospectus
EDUC 730
Assignment Description/ Introduction
Description: Students will develop a research prospectus that directly emerges from the literature
critically reviewed as part of group work the week of the course. Each student should select a research
question related to the Literature Review Assignment’s identified gaps and issues. The Prospectus
should be about a ten page paper outlining an overview of the proposed research project.
Rubric
Component
Advanced (21-30)
Proficient (11-20)
Developing (1-10)
Not Present (0)
Research Focus
The research topic
for the prospectus
clearly emerges
from the literature
review project
during course work
and is relevant.
The research topic
for the prospectus
somewhat
emerges from the
literature review
project during
course work and is
relevant.
The research topic
for the prospectus
does not clearly
emerges from the
literature review
project during
course work and is
not relevant.
The research topic
for the prospectus
does not relate to
the literature
review project
during course work
nor is relevant.
Literature Review
Identifies chief
relevant concepts
from the research
literature directly
related to the
research focus,
leading to the need
of the study itself.
Somewhat
identifies chief
relevant concepts
from the research
literature directly
related to the
research focus,
leading to the need
of the study itself.
Does not fully
identify or
completely misses
chief relevant
concepts from the
research literature
directly related to
the research focus,
leading to the need
of the study itself.
Does not identify
chief relevant
concepts from the
research literature
directly related to
the research focus,
leading to the need
of the study itself.
Research
Questions
Articulates
research questions
as naturally
emerged from the
chosen topic and
literature, focused
and precise in
language.
Somewhat
articulates
research questions
as naturally
emerged from the
chosen topic and
literature, focused
and precise in
language.
Does not clearly
articulate research
questions as
naturally emerged
from the chosen
topic and
literature, focused
and precise in
language.
Fails to articulate
research questions
as naturally
emerged from the
chosen topic and
literature, focused
and precise in
language.
Research Approach Identifies and
briefly develops a
philosophical
research approach
for appropriately
accomplishing the
research questions,
identifying broad
area of research
and the types of
methods to be
employed.
Somewhat
identifies and
briefly develops a
philosophical
research approach
for appropriately
accomplishing the
research questions,
identifying broad
area of research
and the types of
methods to be
employed.
Identifies and
briefly develops
some but not all of
a philosophical
research approach
for appropriately
accomplishing the
research questions,
identifying broad
area of research
and the types of
methods to be
employed.
Fails to identify and
briefly develops a
philosophical
research approach
for appropriately
accomplishing the
research questions,
identifying broad
area of research
and the types of
methods to be
employed.
Project Logistics
Somewhat
identifies
population, setting
and general
logistical and
management
procedures for
conducting the
research project.
Does not identify
all of the following:
population, setting
and general
logistical and
management
procedures for
conducting the
research project.
Fails to provide
information on
population, setting
and general
logistical and
management
procedures for
conducting the
research project.
Identifies
population, setting
and general
logistical and
management
procedures for
conducting the
research project.
Data Collection &
Analysis
Procedures
Provides clear
steps in how the
research process
will be conducted
in the areas of data
collection and
analysis, thinking
through
procedures and
types and
necessary privacy
and security
protections.
Provides
somewhat clear
steps in how the
research process
will be conducted
in the areas of data
collection and
analysis, thinking
through
procedures and
types and
necessary privacy
and security
protections.
Provides some or
unclear steps in
how the research
process will be
conducted in the
areas of data
collection and
analysis, thinking
through
procedures and
types and
necessary privacy
and security
protections.
Does not provide
clear steps in how
the research
process will be
conducted in the
areas of data
collection and
analysis, thinking
through
procedures and
types and
necessary privacy
and security
protections.
Professional
Writing
(14-20) No
grammatical,
mechanical or
general writing
composition issues.
(7-13) Few
grammatical,
mechanical or
general writing
composition issues.
(1-6) Moderate
grammatical,
mechanical or
general writing
composition issues.
(0) Significant
grammatical,
mechanical or
general writing
composition issues.