This document provides guidance for a research methods course project. It outlines that students will submit portions of a research paper in each unit that will compile into a final project in Unit VII. It directs students to review documents that provide the project template and scenario. For the Unit I assignment, students will develop a literature review using what they've learned about research methodologies and reviewing literature. They are to locate six peer-reviewed articles relating to problems identified for a company called Sun Coast, and discuss the articles' qualifications, purposes, methodologies, results, and relevance to Sun Coast's issues. The literature review must be a minimum of two pages following APA style with references and citations.

1. Research Methods
Within this course you will submit parts of a research paper in each unit that will come
together in Unit VII as the complete project. Review the Course Project Guidance document,
which outlines all of the work you will submit for the course and provides a template for the
final paper. Reviewing the document will provide insight and mental preparation for the
scope of the course since the assignments will build upon one another. It also introduces the
scenario you will utilize for every assignment in this course. Review the Sun Coast
Remediation Data Files document. This document will be the source of data for your project,
however, you will not begin working with the data until Unit IV. Note: The template
provided is for the Unit VII Research Paper; you will submit parts of this paper in each unit.
See the templates in each unit assignment.
For the Unit I assignment, you will use what you learned about research methodologies,
primary and secondary sources, and reviewing literature to develop a literature review.
This literature review will become part of the final course project due in Unit VII. Please
access and utilize the template for this assignment .
Review articles in the CSU Online Library databases and other credible resources to locate
six peer-reviewed, scholarly articles that relate to the Sun Coast business problems
identified in the Course Project Guidance document. The articles you use should help inform
your knowledge about the issues you are trying to solve for Sun Coast. The articles should
also be quantitative research articles from primary and secondary sources. Try including
words like correlation, regression, t test, and ANOVA in your keyword search criteria. See
the Conducting Research for Research Methods video tutorial for help researching in the
CSU Library for this assignment. You may also view the Conducting Research for Research
Methods video tutorial transcript.
The article discussion should include the qualifications of the authors, purpose of the
studies, research methodologies and designs used, results from the studies, and
explanations of how the articles relate to Sun Coast’s problem. Ensure that you also describe
how you believe the research made a positive organizational impact.
The title and reference pages do not count toward the page requirement for this
assignment. This assignment should be a minimum of two pages in length, follow APA-style
formatting and guidelines, and use references and citations as necessary.
Refer to the Course Project Guidance document for insight. For assistance in creating your
literature review, reach out to the Writing Center.