Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

The final project for this course is the creation of a research study report. For the first milestone, you need to select an appropriate study f document found in the Module One Reading and Resources. Then you will draft the first of three sections that will make up your report.

Prompt

Draft the “Introduction” section of your research study report, which includes the following critical elements:

Identify the specific focus of the research. In other words, what was this study about?
Explain the purpose of the study. What was the study trying to achieve?
Describe the specific characteristics of the group being studied. What was the population? What was the sample size? What were its

Submit your Milestone One submission to the assignment page in Module Two. You will be graded based on the rubric information below.

You will also be sharing your ideas for your introduction to the discussion board for feedback. Make sure to respond to your peers w their work for the final project submission (later in the course).

What to Submit

Your draft of the “Introduction” section of your research study report should be 1 page in length (plus a cover page and references) and mu point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Cite all references in APA format.

Note: This rubric is tailored to this assignment and awards full points for “Proficient.” For the final project, you will need to demonstrate “E you will be graded on your final project, review the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document (in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubri

Milestone One Rubric

Criteria	Proficient (100%)	Needs Improvement (75%)
Introduction: Focus	Accurately identifies the specific focus of the research	Identifies the focus of the research, but is not fully accurate or lacks specificity	Does not i
Introduction: Purpose	Accurately explains the purpose of the study	Explains the purpose of the study, but is not fully accurate or lacks specificity	Does not e
Introduction: Group	Accurately describes the specific characteristics of the group being studied	Describes the characteristics of the group being studied, but is not fully accurate or lacks specificity	Does not d group bein
Articulation of Response	Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization	Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas	Submissio citations, organizati ideas

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