Dr. Sidney

[u03a1] Unit 3 Assignment 1

Problem Statement

Resources

•  Problem Statement Scoring Guide.
•  Problem Statement Template.
•  Academic Honesty & APA Style and Formatting.
•  Sources and Evidence.
•  Direct Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing.

For this assignment you will draft a problem statement and research questions that will help guide your research proposal. A successful problem statement will do two things:

1. Define clearly the problem or issue to be studied.
2. Address a gap in the current knowledge base.

Use the sources from your annotated bibliography and organize your problem statement in the following format:

• "A is known (referenced study)."
• "B is known (referenced study)."
• "C is known (referenced study)."
• "What is not known is D."

"D," or what is not known, should be the focus of your study. Provide a clear statement of the problem in 3–5 sentences. After writing your problem statement, include 2–3 research questions that need to be answered based on the problem statement. Make sure to make the research question something that can be studied. You do not want the question to be too broad or too narrow. After writing your problem statement and the 2–3 research questions answer the following questions. Include in-text citations.

• Describe how this study is new or different from other studies.
• Describe the practical applications of your research. How would you use this information to inform your job skills?
• Analyze how your research findings might impact your field of interest. How will others who study in the field find it interesting?

Use the Problem Statement Template in the Resources to help you organize this assignment.

Additional Requirements

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA current edition style and formatting.
• Number of resources: Minimum of 6 resources.
• Length of paper: 2–3 typed double-spaced pages, not including references. Use template to help you organize this paper.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

This paper is a continue from the first paper of child obesity which is posted at the bottom