This research will focus on the impact of intermittent fasting on people with
health complications. The health complication we will be focusing on is
diabetes and how intermittent fasting plays a role in it. The age population and setting will be focused on older adults with diabetes.
Write a background, problem statement and chapter summary base of the
research topic.
-Review four articles from peer-reviewed journals to determine what is known about your topic/issue.
-Research should be within the last five to ten years.
-Prepare citations and reference page using APA 7
-Opening Statement identifies the issue, subject area or topic to be studied. It should include A broad attention-getting statement that establishes a general topic for the study.
An important data point related to the problems is important to include if available.
Background:
General Topic Information. A description of what is already known about this topical area and a short discussion of why the background studies are insufficient. Please summarize, being sure to use APA citations.
Build a Problem Statement. Goal: to explain the issue, subject area or topic you are examining and why it is important (significance).
Background:
The introduction is the opening of the paper. It provides an introduction and statement of the problem that will be studied (or reviewed). It sets the stage for the entire paper by establishing the nature of the question. It should demonstrate why this question was important to you by providing brief background information.
[A brief synopsis and background on the complex problem you plan to study.]
Problem Statement: State the research problem clearly and concisely (what will you study.) Briefly identify the history and context of the problem. Explain the issue, subject area, or topic you are examining and why it is important—identifying deficiencies in the literature about the problem.
[ Present problem, research focus, and population affected]
Chapter Summary: Include a brief one-paragraph summary of the chapter. Include a brief overview of the remaining chapters.
•Organize your proposal by topic and subtopic – not by publication, do not write a series of article summaries.
•Group related ideas or premises into a paragraph or set of paragraphs in order to highlight similarities or differences.
Integrating Reference:
•Be sure to paraphrase other researchers’ work throughout your proposal
•Introductory information is likely to include multiple references or national statistics. Be brief.
•In most cases, you should summarize other researchers’ work in 2-3 sentences.
Word choice:
•Use as few words as possible to make your point. After you write each sentence, ask yourself, “are there any words I can get rid of?”
•Use a formal tone – no slang
•This is a formal research proposal, do not include your personal opinions, personal stories or why you picked the subject.
•Write in 3rd person ( they, they’re, them, he/she, him/her, his/hers, it, the), not 1st person (we, us, our, I, me, my, mine, one’s) or 2nd person (you, your). ‘
do not use contractions :
•Avoid: don’t, aren’t, isn’t, etc.
•Use instead: do not, are not, is not, etc.
Common problems that occur:
•Do not reference the medical condition before the individual (you may do it after)
•Do not use words/phrases like “disabled”, “handicapped”, “victim”, “suffers from…”, (see handout for alternatives)
•Do not use the word “normal” (use “person without a disability”)
