implication of findings

Instructions

For this assignment, you will submit Chapter 5 of your Final Capstone Project “Exercise and Well-being”

. This chapter discusses the implications of your findings. It might include:

Interpretation of your results: What do they mean in the broader context?

Comparison of your findings with previous research: Are they consistent? Are there discrepancies?

Recommendations

for future research on the topic.

For this chapter, you will have the following headings:

Introduction and Summary of Study

Summary of Findings and Conclusion

Recommendations

Use the

BU491 Unit 6 Assignment Template

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The Project Title Appears in Title Case and is Centered
Your Name
Online Business Department, Herzing University
BU491 Capstone Project
Dr. Denise Greaves
Date
Table of Contents
List of Tables………………………………………………………………………………………………………..xi
List of Figures ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..xii
Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations ………………………………………. 39
Introduction and Summary of Study …………………………………………………………………. 39
Summary of Findings and Conclusion ………………………………………………………………. 40
Recommendations ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 42
References ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 44
Appendix A. Site Authorization Letter …………………………………………………………………… 45
Appendix B. Informed Consent …………………………………………………………………………….. 46
Appendix C. Copy of Instruments and Permissions Letters to Use the Instruments………. 47
List of Tables
Table 1. Correct Formatting for a Multiple Line Table Title is Single Spacing and
Should Look Like this Example ………………………………………………………………….
Table 2. Equality of Emotional Intelligence Mean Scores by Gender …………………………..
List of Figures
Figure 1. Correlation for SAT composite score and time spent on Facebook. …………………
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Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
Introduction and Summary of Study
This section introduces Chapter 5 as a comprehensive summary of the study
framework including a recap of the essential 10 strategic points of Chapters 1-3. It reminds
the reader of the importance of the topic and briefly explains how the study intended to
contribute to the body of knowledge on the topic. It further reminds the reader of the
research question(s) and illustrates how the data analysis approach (not findings) reported
in Chapter 4 aligns to answering the research questions. It informs the reader that
conclusions, and recommendations will be presented.
Chapter 5 is perhaps the most important chapter in the capstone project because it
presents the researcher’s contribution to the body of knowledge. For many who read
research literature, this may be the only chapter they will read. Chapter 5 typically begins
with a summary of the essential points made in Chapters 1 and 3 of the original research
proposal and includes why this topic is important and how this study was designed to
contribute to the understanding of the topic. The remainder of the chapter contains a
summary of the overall study, a summary of the findings and conclusions, and
recommendations for future research and practice,.
No new data should be introduced in Chapter 5; however, references should be made
to findings or citations presented in earlier chapters.
Summary of Findings and Conclusion
This section of Chapter 5 is organized by research question(s), and it conveys the
specific findings of the study. The section presents conclusions made based on the data
analysis and findings of the study and relates the findings back to the literature,
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significance of the study in Chapter 1, Advancing Scientific Knowledge in Chapter 1.
Significant themes/ findings are compared and contrasted, evaluated, and discussed in light
of the existing body of knowledge. The significance of every finding is analyzed and
related to the significance section and advancing scientific knowledge section of Chapter 1.
Additionally, the significance of the findings is analyzed and related back to Chapter 2 and
ties the study together. No unrelated or speculative information is presented in this section.
This section of Chapter 5 should be organized by research question(s), theme, or any
manner that allows summarizing the specific findings supported by the data and the
literature. Conclusions represent the contribution to knowledge and fill in the gap in the
knowledge. They should also relate directly to the significance of the study. The
conclusions are major generalizations, and an answer to the research problem developed in
Chapters 1 and 2. This is where the study binds together. In this section, personal opinion
is permitted, as long as it is backed with the data, grounded in the research methods and
supported in the literature.
Recommendations
This section allows the learner to add recommendations for future study based on the
results of their capstone project. In this section, summarize the recommendations that result
from the study. Each recommendation should be directly linked to a conclusion.
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References
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design (pp. 880-885). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Barzun, J., & Graff, H.F. (1992). The modern researcher: A classic work on research and
writing completely revised and brought up to date. San Diego: Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich.
Brands, H. W. (2000). The first American: The life and times of Benjamin Franklin. New
York: Doubleday.
Calabrese, R. L. (2006). The elements of an effective dissertation & thesis: a step-by-step
guide to getting it right the first time. Lanham, MD: Roman & Littlefield
Education.
Chess, P.S. (2017). Chapter 3: Validity and reliability in qualitative research. In Grand
Canyon University (Ed.), GCU doctoral research: Advanced qualitative research
methods. Retrieved from http://lc.qa.gcumedia.com/res855/gcu-doctoral-researchadvanced-qualitative-research-methods/v1.1/#/chapter/3
Faul, F., Erdfelder, E., Lang, A.-G., & Buchner, A. (2007). G*Power 3: A flexible statistical
power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. Behavior
Research Methods, 39, 175-191.
Faul, F., Erdfelder, E., Buchner, A., & Lang, A.-G. (2009). Statistical power analyses using
G*Power 3.1: Tests for correlation and regression analyses. Behavior Research
Methods, 41, 1149-1160.
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Appendix A.
Site Authorization Letter(s)
This is a required Appendix for Level 2 and Level 5 Reviews.
For purposes of confidentiality, this will be removed prior to Dean’s signature and
the following text will be inserted:
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Appendix B.
Informed Consent
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Appendix C.
Copy of Instruments and Permissions Letters to Use the Instruments