ADVANCE Program
[ FORMAT FOR CHAPTER FOUR ]
The following is the outline of Chapter 4 - if
you are doing an OPTION I Research Project format.
IV. Description of the Intervention ( if Option I)
Introduction
Give a brief review of the problem in this section,
but no more than a few paragraphs. Then, tell the
purpose of this chapter - which is to establish
the objectives (and hypotheses depending on the Option
being used) and described the intervention (or Alternatives
if an Option III project).
Statement of the Objectives
In this section you will specify the OBJECTIVES
of the Research Project. These Objectives will include the
"when," "where," "what," who," and "how much"
variables that need to be used when writing an
objectives.
Description of Intervention
Here you will tell the reader what you intend
to do to achieve the stated objective. In essence, you tell the
reader exactly what steps will be used to arrive
at the actual achievement of the goals.
Summary
In this section you help the reader understand
exactly how "this chapter" fits into the overall research
process.
(Hint: this chapter helps the reader see a possible
end result of the research process, through the defined objectives)
The following is an example of a Chapter 4 outline
if you are using an OPTION II format.
IV. Description of the Proposed Intervention ( if an Option II is use)
Introduction
* See above
Statement of the Objectives
Objective 1
*See above
Hypothesis 1
A hypothesis is a statement of fact about what you believe to be true.
For instance, if my "objective" wto raise total revenues by 10% over the
next calendar year - then my "hypothesis may say something like "..total
revenues have been significantly decreasing for the past two years." And,
it is this hypothesis that becomes the thing you measure in the following
chapters.
Objective 2
Hypothesis 1
Remember
that each Objective will have a related hypothesis…
Hypothesis 2
You can have more than one hypothesis for each Objective
Description of the Proposed Intervention
* See above
Data Collection Plan
Remember that the data you will be gathering will
be to "prove or disprove" the hypothesis stated above.
Summary
* See above
The following is an example of a Chapter 4, OPTION
III Research Project outline.
IV. Description of the Alternatives ( if Option III)
Introduction
* See above
Statement of Objectives
* See above
Description of the Alternatives ((( Each
Alternative should be discussed - refer to manual for more details )))
History or Background of Alternative
Resources Needed
Steps in the Alternative
Impact on the System
Values of the Alternative
Feasibility of Implementation
Summary