Review this module’s Learning Resources that focus on the budget, budget narrative, and sustainability plan. Note: You may select one of the two budget formats for your Discussion post:

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The budget is a crucial piece in the logical progression of developing your proposal. Look back at the other key components—needs statement, objectives, goals, methodology, and evaluation—and consider how these pieces must be represented in and supported by the budget. One can see why a funding reviewer might begin by looking at a budget. It should fully, clearly, and succinctly depict the story of the project. The budget narrative expands upon the line items of a budget, offering further explanation of costs and needs, as appropriate.

A sustainability plan explains to funders how you will continue a project after funding has been exhausted. Not only does this plan demonstrate a proactive stance toward your project, but it also provides a funder assurance that its interests will be served beyond the project timeframe.

In preparation for this Discussion, consider the components of your project that you have determined to this point. Review this module’s Learning Resources that focus on the budget, budget narrative, and sustainability plan. Note: You may select one of the two budget formats for your Discussion post: the budget example on pp. 162–163 or use the Sample Budget Worksheet on p. 328 as a guide to develop your budget.

By Day 3 of Week 5

Post the following to the Discussion board:

  • Your Budget, Budget Narrative, and Sustainability Plan.      Include a brief description of your project to provide context to your      colleagues.

Note: To be respectful of your peers in providing feedback that will be useful to their finalizing their Budget, Budget Justification/Narrative, & Sustainability Plan for Assignment 4, you are encouraged to post your responses to your colleagues by Day 5.

Be sure to support your analysis and conclusions with citations and references in APA format from the Learning Resources and your own research.

References

Gitlin, L. N., & Lyons, K. J. (2014). Successful grant writing: Strategies for health and human service professionals (4th ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

· Chapter 10, “Developing a Budget,” pp. 149–165

· Chapter 11, “Putting It All Together to Create a Budget,” pp. 167–177

· Chapter 12, “Technical Considerations in Budget Development,” pp. 179–181

· Appendix D, Sample Timeline, Budget Sheets, and Flow Charts, p. 328

Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Writing a grant application for funding. Retrieved December 17, 2017, from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/writing-grant-application

Grant Central Station. (n.d.). Writing a budget narrative. Retrieved June 28, 2017, from http://grant-central-station.com/articles/33

Hansen, M. (2014, January 29). The five key elements of an effective sustainability plan for grants [Blog post]. The Grant Helpers.com. Retrieved from http://www.thegranthelpers.com/blog/bid/204687/The-Five-Key-Elements-of-an-Effective-Sustainability-Plan-for-Grants

Illinois Department of Human Services. (N.D.) Grant writing tips: Creating a proposal budget. Retrieved from http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=22085

Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center. (2015). Grants budgeting 101. Retrieved from https://registrations.publichealthpractice.org/Training/Detail/99

· Module 2 – Grant Budgeting 101: Download our budget detail worksheets

you must consider any time and resource limitations before undertaking a research study. It is important that your topic be something you are passionate about studying that reflects your personal and academic interests.

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Anyone who conducts research must engage in scientific inquiry. Scientific inquiry requires engagement with an objective process, which can lead from identification of a problem to the final stages where a researcher draws conclusions about his or her topic. Holistically, this process is known as research. Plano Clark and Creswell (2015) defined research as a method to “collect and analyze information in order to increase our understanding of a topic or issue… Research consists of three steps:

Posing a question

Collecting data to answer the question

Presenting an answer to the question” (p. 4).

 

One of the central tenets of research is the identification of an appropriate research topic based on a problem identified from the current peer-reviewed literature in your field. This can be trickier than it seems. First, you do not want to select a topic that is too broad, or it will lead to irrelevant data. Second, you must consider any time and resource limitations before undertaking a research study. It is important that your topic be something you are passionate about studying that reflects your personal and academic interests. Most importantly, it also should represent an identified gap in the literature for your educational context or the field in general.

 

When a new study is undertaken, the researcher has many options to consider when selecting the best research approach. Quantitative research allows researchers to gather and analyze numerical data to answer research questions. Qualitative research allows researchers to gather and analyze nonnumeric data such as narratives or interviews. The questions that define the study’s purpose, closely guide the researcher toward the optimal design for his or her investigation. Once a decision has been made as to whether a qualitative or quantitative approach (or a blend of both called mixed methods) best aligns with the study’s purpose and research questions, the researcher must decide which type of qualitative or quantitative designs to employ.  It is helpful to survey the wide variety of design options available to researchers.

 

 

 

For this assignment, you should complete the following:

 

Search for five peer-reviewed articles about a specific problem in your field of study that has not been sufficiently resolved.

Craft a paragraph where you summarize the problem identified in the articles and include citations to the five articles you identified to support your writing.

Then, summarize the three approaches to research outlined in the Creswell text.

Based on the problem you explored in the peer-reviewed articles, state which research approach is the best choice to study the identified problem and justify your choice.

 

Submit paper of your discussion using points of emphasis above. 3-5 pages. Be sure to use APA formatting with a title and reference page.

   Describe the quantitative design used and why it is appropriate for the identified problem and research questions. Support your response with a peer-reviewed citation from a research source.

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1)     The concepts of knowledge and knowing are necessary aspects of inquiring. The classical formulation of knowledge is as justified true belief. What are the difficulties applying this definition to knowledge claims in psychological research?

 

Due 08/98/17

2)     The case of hypnosis research is a good example of how psychological theories can produce competing claims and lead to confusion about phenomena. How might understanding the epistemological commitments in a psychological theory be helpful in clarifying agreements or disagreements between competing theories?

 

Individual Project

Due Date: Aug 14, 2017

Topic: Epistemology and Justification of Knowledge

10 Strategic Points Quantitative Study Extraction #1

Details:

In the prospectus, proposal, and dissertation there are 10 strategic points that need to be clear, simple, correct, and aligned to ensure the research is doable, valuable, and credible. These points, which provide a guide or vision for the research, are present in almost any research study. The ability to identify these points is one of the first skills required in the creation of a viable doctoral dissertation. In this assignment, you will identify and evaluate 10 strategic points in a published quantitative research study.

 

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

Review the Casteel dissertation.

Locate and download “Modified 10 Points Template.”

APA style is required for this assignment.

Directions:

Using the “Modified 10 Points Template,” identify each of the 10 strategic points in this quantitative dissertation.

 

Complete the “Evaluation” section of the template by addressing the following questions (250-500 words) with regard to the 10 strategic points in the study:

 

·       Discuss the key points in the literature review and how the author used this section to identify the gap or problem addressed in the study.

·       Describe the variables under study and how they are a key component in this quantitative research study. You are not expected to understand the differences between variables at this point, but should be able to identify how they inform the problem, purpose, research questions and data collection instruments.

·       Describe the problem and how it informed the research questions under study.

·       Describe the quantitative design used and why it is appropriate for the identified problem and research questions. Support your response with a peer-reviewed citation from a research source.

·       Assess the appropriateness of the instruments used to collect data and answer the research questions as well as to address the stated problem.

·       Discuss how the problem statement informed the development of the purpose statement in this study.

 

Resources

1. Evidence, Ontology, and Psychological Science: The Lesson of Hypnosis

Vandenberg, B. R. (2010). Evidence, ontology, and psychological science: The lesson of hypnosis. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 30(1), 51-65. doi:10.1037/a0016665

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2. Knowledge and Knowing: The Journey From Philosophy and Psychology to Human Learning

Murphy, P. K., Alexander, P. A., & Muis, K. R. (2012). Knowledge and knowing: The journey from philosophy and psychology to human learning. In K. R. Harris, S. Graham, T. Urdan, C. B. McCormick, G. M. Sinatra, J. Sweller, … J. Sweller (Eds.) , APA educational psychology handbook, Vol 1: Theories, constructs, and critical issues (pp. 189-226). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/13273-008

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3. Psychology: The Empirical Study of Epistemology and Phenomenology

Charles, E. P. (2013). Psychology: The empirical study of epistemology and phenomenology. Review of General Psychology, 17(2), 140-144. doi:10.1037/a0032920

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4. The Fragmented Object: Building Disciplinary Coherence Through a Contextual Unit of Analysis

Clegg, J. W. (2013). The fragmented object: Building disciplinary coherence through a contextual unit of analysis. Review of General Psychology, 17(2), 151-155. doi:10.1037/a0032926

 

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Provide a screen shot of your G*Power output. Interpret the meaning of a .80 power value. Specifically, report the estimated n1, n2, and total N to achieve obtain a power of .80.

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Using bpstudy.sav, conduct an independent samples t test in SPSS with gender as the grouping variable (male = 1; female = 2) and HR1 (heart rate) as the outcome variable.

Paste the SPSS output and then report:

  • The sample size for males ( n1) and sample size for females ( n2).
  • The means for males ( M1) and females ( M2) on HR1.
  • The calculated mean difference ( M1 – M2).
  • The standard deviations for males ( s1) and females ( s2) on HR1.
  • The Levene test (homogeneity of variance assumption) and interpretation.
  • t, degrees of freedom,  t value, and probability value. State whether or not to reject the null hypothesis. Interpret the results.
  • Calculate Cohen’s d effect size from the SPSS output and  interpret it. Specifically, if the homogeneity of variance assumption is  met, divide the mean difference ( M1 – M2) by either s1 or s2. Violation of the homogeneity of variance assumption requires calculation of Spooled. Homogeneity assumed:
    • Cohen’s d = ( M1 – M2) ÷ s1 or Cohen’s d = ( M1 – M2) ÷ s2
    • To be comprehensive, report Cohen’s d based on a calculation with s1 and a calculation with s2. Round the effect size to two decimal places. Interpret Cohen’s d with Table 5.2 of your Warner text.

Section 2: Post-hoc Power Analysis

Open G*Power. Select the following options:

  • Test family = t tests.
  • Statistical test = Means: Difference between two independent groups (two groups).
  • Type of power analysis = Post hoc: Compute achieved power.
  • Tails(s) = Two.
  • Effect size d = Cohen’s d obtained from Section 1 above (using either s1 or s2).
  • α err prob = standard alpha level.
  • Sample size group 1 = n1 from Section 1 above.
  • Sample size group 2 = n2 from Section 1 above.
  • Click Calculate.

Provide a screen shot of your G*Power output. Report the observed  power of this post-hoc power analysis. Interpret the level of power in  terms of rejecting a null hypothesis. Do you have sufficient power to  reject a false null hypothesis? Interpret power in terms of committing a  Type II error.

Section 3: A Priori Power Analysis

In G*Power, now select:

  • Type of power analysis = A priori: Compute required sample size.
  • Input effect size d from Section 1.
  • Specify α err prob.
  • Specify Power (1 – β) = .80.
  • Set the Allocation ratio to 1 (i.e., equal sample sizes).
  • Press Calculate.

Provide a screen shot of your G*Power output. Interpret the meaning of a .80 power value. Specifically, report the estimated n1, n2, and total N to achieve obtain a power of .80. How many total subjects ( N) would be needed to obtain a power of .80? Would you have expected a required  N of this size? Why or why not?

Next, in G*Power, change the Cohen’s d effect size value obtained in Section 1 and set it to .50 (conventional “medium” effect size). Click Calculate. How many total subjects ( N) are needed to obtain a power of .80? Compare and contrast these two estimated Ns.

In conclusion, reflect on the importance of conducting an a priori power analysis in psychological research plans.