choose the topic. Already chosen (The role of sports influencers advertising in united states and Saudi Arabia)

Topic: The role of sports influencers advertising in united states and Saudi Arabia

Instructions:

Overview:

Steps:

1) choose the topic. Already chosen (The role of sports influencers advertising in united states and Saudi Arabia)

2) Compose your Problem Statement (no more than one page, single-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12

1. font).

3) Your Problem Statement must include the following four sections:

1. Lead-In. This section introduces your problem area. In this section, make clear the area

under investigation. Also, indicate if you are planning to complete a research proposal or

literature review, building from this problem statement (you are welcome to change your

mind later, but making me aware of which way you are leaning at this stage informs my

review and feedback). Indicate: (1) what will be examined; (2) the boundaries or limits of

your investigation (e.g., by “what” (e.g., concepts; application); by “who” (e.g., population);

by “where” (e.g., setting); and (3) your research question(s) or hypothesis(es).

1. Claim of Originality. In this section, from your preliminary consultation of the literature,

describe the knowledge void. Or, if an applied research problem, what is the gap at a known

or hypothetical practice setting(s)?

1. Conceptual Framework. In this section, provide an overview of your conceptual framework.

While this section should be brief, in regard to page “real estate,” it should be “substantial”

in terms of representing appropriate concepts, principles, models and/or theories presented

in the literature. Feel free to represent the framework graphically or as part of your

narrative. You should also include key concepts and terms requiring definition, as applied to

your problem area. It is wholly expected that your conceptual framework be revised,

possibly extensively, as you move forward in crafting your final research proposal or

literature review for your culminating class assignment.

If you would like additional guidance on what constitutes a “conceptual framework,” which

may also be referred to or resemble/relate to a “theoretical framework,” consult research

method texts. You can also browse research guides from academic libraries.1

1. This section gets at the “so what.” What is the value to result from

investigating this problem area? Who will it benefit?

4) Include a title page, with the tentative title for your research proposal or literature review, and

your name. The title should be concise and descriptive (no longer than 15 words). Also, include

your reference list (in APA) on a separate page from your Problem Statement. These pages do

not count toward your one-page limit for the Problem Statement itself.