Assignment 2Capstone Project: Drawing Conclusions and Making Recommendations4+ Pages APA FORMAT In-text Citations not including Reference Page. Due WEDNESDAY 9pm New York time. Be sure to include in-text citations from scholarly resources.In research-based projects, conclusions and recommendations are an important part in finalizing efforts and sharing insights gained from the project. For your Capstone Project, your conclusions and recommendations will be based on your literature review and any other information you may have gathered. For this Assignment, you reflect on the literature you found for your Capstone Project. Then, you consider conclusions and recommendations you may develop related to your research questions.To complete:Write a 4-page paper that addresses the following:Briefly describe the problem or issue you selected and the research question you developed for your Capstone Project: What are some of the success factors in programs such as Missouri Reentry Process that reduce recidivism?Explain one conclusion you might make, based on the analysis of the literature you found and your proposed research.With this conclusion in mind, explain one recommendation you might make regarding the problem or issue you identified.Required ResourcesReadingsBooth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., & Williams, J. M. (2008). The craft of research(3rd ed.). Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.Chapter 16, “Introductions and Conclusions” (pp. 232–248)This chapter provides guidelines for writing both introductions and conclusions of research-based reports. In addition, the chapter explains the importance of carefully constructed titles for research-based reports.Heller, N. E., & Zavaleta, E. S. (2008). Biodiversity management in the face of climate change: A review of 22 years of recommendations. Biological Conservation, 142, 14–32. Retrieved from http://www.conservationcorridor.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Heller-and-Zavaleta-2009.pdfThis article reviews the research on climate change and how plans for biodiversity management are affected. The article recommends improved institutional coordination, expanded perspectives, and the modification of existing conservation plans to address the threats to biodiversity from continuing climate change.National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (2000). NASA’s actions to implement the Rogers Commission recommendations after the Challenger accident. Retrieved from http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/actions.htmlThis report outlines the recommendations and actions taken by NASA in response to the Challenger accident in 1986. These actions apply to both hardware design and management procedures within NASA.U.S. Government Accountability Office. (2004). Summary of recommendations–The 9/11 Commission report. Retrieved from http://www.gao.gov/decisions/other/303692.htmThis report lists the recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission with comments from the U.S. Government Accountability Office regarding the implementation of the recommendations. Comments include whether the recommendations could be implemented administratively or would require additional legislation.
