PART 1:
The length of the research proposal is between 9 pages submitted as a Microsoft Word document,
which does not include the title and reference page. You will write your proposal following the
American Psychological Association (APA) Documentation Style; you must use Times New Roman, 12
font, 1” margins on all sides, and double space- no exceptions.
You will be required to write a research proposal that must include the following sections: 1) An
introduction of the issues at hand; 2) a review of relevant literature; 3) a discussion of potential sources
of data; 4) a plan for sampling and collecting the necessary data; 5) a plan to analyze the data, and; 6) a
discussion of the policy implications of this research proposal. ees
Your Research Proposal Topic: Has crimes in the NYC Transit System increased during the COVID-19 Pandemic? You can list specific crimes such as Fare Envasion, Vioelnt Attacks, and other cimes and their reasonings behind it.
I’ve attached a Guidline and Oultline for the Reasearch Proposal that must be followed. I’ve aslo attached two examples of Research Proposals that were Grade A papers.
PART 2:
You will be required to conduct an individual class pwerpoint presentation highlighting their research
proposal worth 15% of your final cumulative grade. You will be required to cover the five
sections of their research proposal based on the Research Guidelines posted on Blackboard as follows:
1) Brief Introduction; 2) Brief review of relevant literature; 3) Methodology utilized listing your
hypothesis, independent variable & dependent variable; 4) A plan for sampling and collecting data; 5)
A plan to analyze the data-what do you think you will find out and why?; 6) Policy implications and
limitations. Each student will be given up to five (5) minutes to present their proposal to their peers.
