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Southern New Hampshire University MAT 133 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric Overview: The final project for this course is the creation of a research study report

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MAT 133 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 from the provided list. Then you will draft the first of three sections that will make up your report. It is recommended that you use the extra help resource to assist you in organizing and developing your thoughts.

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

l. Identify the specific focus of the research. In other words, what was this study about? What was the purpose of the study?

II. Describe the specific characteristics of the population being studied. For example, what was the sample size? What were its demographics?

III. Evaluate the research question(s) of your chosen study. Did the researchers suggest hypotheses for their research questions? To what extent are these questions significant, and why?

Post your Milestone One submission to the graded discussion in Module Two to receive peer and instructor feedback. Your grade will be based on the timeliness and quality of your initial post and the quality of the feedback that you provide to your peers. For tips on how to effectively engage in the peer review process, review these guidelines.

For your initial post, you must do the following:

• Attach your Milestone One submission by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.

For your response posts, you must do the following:

• Reply to at least two different classmates outside of your own initial post thread by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
• Demonstrate more depth and thought than simply stating that “Il agree” or “You are wrong.”

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Your draft of the “Introduction” section of your research study report should be 1 page in length (plus a cover page and references) and must be written in APA format. Use double spacing, 12-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 “Exemplary” achievement to earn full points. To see how you will be graded on your final project, review the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document (in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics section of the course).

Critical Elements	Exemplary	Proficient	Needs Improvement	Not Evident	Value
Initial Post: Introduction: Focus		Accurately identifies the specific focus of the research (100%)	Identifies the focus of the research, but is not fully accurate or lacks specificity (70%)	Does not identify the focus of the research (0%)	10
Initial Post: Population		Accurately describes the specific characteristics of the population being studied (100%)	Describes the characteristics of the population being studied, but is not fully accurate or lacks specificity (70%)	Does not describe the characteristics of the population being studied (0%)	10
Initial Post: Research Question		Evaluates the research question(s) and associated hypotheses of the chosen study in terms of their significance (100%)	Discusses the research question(s) and associated hypotheses of the chosen study, but fails to fully or logically evaluate them for their significance (70%)	Does not discuss the research question(s) and associated hypotheses of the chosen study (0%)	10
Initial Post: Articulation of Response		Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization (100%)	Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas (70%)	Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas (0%)	10
Initial Post: Timeliness		Submits initial post on time (100%)	Submits initial post one day late (70%)	Submits initial post two or more days late (0%)	10
Engagement: Peer Feedback	Provides relevant and meaningful response posts with clarifying explanation and detail (100%)	Provides relevant response posts with some explanation and detail (85%)	Provides somewhat relevant response posts with some explanation and detail (70%)	Provides response posts that are generic with little explanation or detail (0%)	40
Engagement: Writing (Mechanics)	Writes posts that are easily understood, clear, and concise using proper citation methods where applicable with no errors in citations (100%)	Writes posts that are easily understood using proper citation methods where applicable with few errors in citations (85%)	Writes posts that are understandable using proper citation methods where applicable with a number of errors in citations (70%)	Writes posts that others are not able to understand and does not use proper citation methods where applicable (0%)	10
Total					100%