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Part 1 Project

Name of your Action Research Project

Your Name

Kaplan University

GM505 Action Research and Consulting Skills

Professor Name Here

Date

Part 1 Project (this should be same as header name)

Write a paragraph or two introducing the contents of the paper here. Indent the first line of each new paragraph 1/2” and use only double line spacing with 0 pt. before and 0 pt. after paragraphs for the entire paper and the References page. The main body of the paper needs to be at least six pages and nine pages are typical. Do not include the directions in your final submission.

Scope and Purpose

Describe the background, scope and purpose of your action research project. In this section you should explain the problem and why the problem needs changing. You should include application and citation of references.

Stakeholders

Identify and describe the stakeholders who are critical to the success of your project and how their roles relate to it. Your work on the Unit 2 Critical Mass Analysis Assignment will be helpful for you in this section. You may use what you wrote in the Unit 2 Critical Mass Analysis paper in this paper without asking for permission to do so.

Appraisal and Involvement

Explain how you made your initial appraisal of the prospects of doing your action research project (how and why you chose the topic and your participants) and involved others in defining what your project entails, and be specific.

Expectations

Explain how you set expectations with those who would be impacted or involved, and state approximately when the results will be available.

Plan to obtain data

Describe, specifically, your plan for when, where and from whom you will obtain your action research data. Include chosen data gathering methods, why you chose them and cite supportive references. Describe how your skills as an action researcher have been strengthened to assess organizational practices.

Laying the groundwork

Describe how you have started to lay the groundwork for using the results of your research to make a difference.

Conclusion

Summarize what was previously written in the paper. No new information should appear in this section.

References

You need to apply at least 3-5 references from quality academic sources that speak to how you are doing this part of your action research project. Never cite Wikipedia. Note: if anything is listed here on the References page it also must be cited within the body of the paper too. Do not add an extra line space between entries. APA formatting is required. Here is how to format our textbook using APA:

Stringer, E. T. (2014). Action research (4th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications.

Appendix

Critical Mass Analysis

Include your Unit 2 Chart (and Negotiation Form if it was applicable) but do not include the focus paper. (Copy and paste the chart and negotiation form from your Unit 2 Critical Mass Analysis Appendix here. You earn points!)