Review of Research Proposals
Part 1
Submit your RE1 Research Proposal for peer review this week.
Part 2
Then, select two of your classmates' responses and review them (each in a 150-300 word threaded reply). Identify elements you believe to be particularly strong within the proposal, and areas that you think could be improved.
Ensure that each student receives at least two postings (feedback) before commenting a third time on any single proposal.
As a reminder, students completing Research Elective I and II are prohibited from conducting surveys, interviews, focus groups, or polls related to their Research Elective writing.
DAFMAN 36-2664 defines a survey as questionnaires, focus groups, polls, or interviews. If you were considering conducting a survey, interview/s, polls, or focus groups, we encourage you to consider conducting one of the following methodological approaches:
- A meta-analysis (or synthesis) of research already conducted that speaks to an AF or National Security problem. This is something that is particularly useful, because application of empirical research to military problems is severely lacking. The field is wide open, here.
- Historical analysis
- Analysis of an existing publicly available data sets
- Case analysis, applying theoretical principles to cases or contexts
Theoretical Argument, etc.
Your choice of topic and formulation of the research question is commendable. I believe a solution to your research question will have significant implications for the Air Force and the country. In this age of climate change, we are bound to experience extreme weather events, and the optimization and synchronization of weather services of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Air Force could be key to improving weather forecast reliability and potentially saving many lives. While it is evident that you did a remarkable job reviewing the literature to develop the definition of successful coordination between NOAA and the Air Force, I think your paper will be improved by including more citations. For example, in the hypothesis section, there are several claims that require citations. With corresponding references in the endnotes, one can look up the sources and learn more about the weather services and data provided by NOAA ...