Assignment topic:

“Trafficking: Why is California the top state for child trafficking?” 

First part of assignment:

Annotated bibliography. Be sure that you collect a minimum of 5 -8 current (within the last 5 years) peer reviewed articles/studies for the annotated bibliography. The annotated bibliography is on “Trafficking: Why is California the top state for child trafficking?” The annotated bibliography will be included as an appendix in your ‘research proposal’

Second part of assignment:

Research proposal rough draft written in an APA Style. The project should have at least 1000-words of substance not counting the cover and reference page. Please include a Cover Page, an abstract and a list of references.

The research proposal will include the following:

• Title page
• Abstract (100-120 words)
• Introduction
• Hypothesis/Problem Statement/Purpose Statement
• Literature Review and Definitions included in research
• Research methods/design
• References
• Appendices – as needed (annotated bibliography, example consent form, example survey if used)

The research proposal must be in a Word Document (.doc) Do not include quotes in your work. The student needs to display good critical thinking skills and not a string of quotes written by published authors.

Third part os assignment:

Research proposal written in an APA Style. The project should have at least 8-10 pages of substance not counting the cover and reference page. Please include a Cover Page, an abstract and a list of references. 

The research proposal will include the following:

• Title page
• Abstract (100-120 words)
• Introduction
• Problem Statement
• Purpose Statement
• Hypothesis
• Literature Review and Definitions included in the research
• Research methods/design
• References
• Appendices – as needed (annotated bibliography, example consent form, example survey if used)

The research proposal must be in a Word Document (.doc) uploaded to the student’s folder through the assignment section. Students will be required to use at least five scholarly references in their work.

Students are required to follow APA Style guidelines. The research proposal (Term Project) must be in a Word Document (.doc) Do not include quotes in your work. The student needs to display good critical thinking skills and not a string of quotes written by published authors