Assignment:
Topic :Mentoring as an internal talent development strategy
Using research of the current literature on the topic which is relevant to organizational and executive coaching, prepare a 5 to 8-page prospectus response complying with the formatting and content instructions below.
· Minimum of 5 pages and maximum of 8 pages, double spaced, not including title page and reference page
· Times New Roman 12-point font
· Left justified only
· One-inch margins
· Current APA format
· Numbered pages
· Minimum of 10 scholarly journal references; each reference must be less than 10 years old
· Show block quotations for more than 40 words:
o Single spaced with double space separating quotes
o Indented 5 spaces from left-hand margin
o No quotation marks
· Reference page in current APA format, including active, permanent/stable URL links (not included in page total)
· Double space between references and single space within the reference
· Abstract
· Concepts from the literature synthesized into the prospectus format with the following sections required:
o Problem Statement
o Purpose Statement/Research Questions
o Conceptual Framework
o Hypothesis/Hypotheses (supported by literature review citations and based on level of empirical knowledge gained from the review of the literature)
· Selected research approach/rationale for this approach:
o How the data will be measured
o How the data will be collected
o How the data will be analyzed
o How conclusions will be drawn
o What limitations exist
· Expected contributions of the research and expected outcomes
· Summary.