DQ1
Assessment Description
One of the first steps to justifying your dissertation topic is to identify literature relevant for justification of the problem space. Based on the literature you have reviewed to date, identify 3-5 articles relevant to the justification of your proposed problem space. For each, concisely discuss how the article supports your overall potential problem space based on what has been discovered and what still needs to be understood related to your topic. Include in-text citations and APA-formatted references for each article. What did you find most challenging in identifying the relevant articles? What recommendations would you offer to your classmates to make the selection process more efficient? Explain.
DQ2
Assessment Description
Using the 3-5 articles identified and discussed in DQ1, synthesize an argument for the problem space of your proposed topic in 5-6 sentences. What is the overall problem? What has been discovered about the problem? What still needs to be understood (the problem space)? How will your proposed topic contribute to the problem space? Include citations and references.
MODULE 3
DQ1
Assessment Description
Identify the background of the problem for your proposed topic in 3-5 bullets (with citations) by describing how the problem has evolved historically into its current form. Include when and how the problem emerged, how the problem changed over time, and what the problem currently looks like based on recent literature. Incorporate the articles identified in in the Module 2 discussion questions.
DQ2
Assessment Description
Address the theoretical foundation for your proposed topic. What are the theories, models, or concepts used to conceptualize and measure your variables (quantitative) or phenomena (qualitative)? How will each be used to conceptualize your variables or phenomena? How will your study potentially contribute to your theoretical foundation?
MODULE 4
DQ1
Assessment Description
The problem statement is a single sentence used to state what is not known in the literature. Give the problem statement for your proposed topic and identify the scope of the problem. What might happen if the problem is not addressed? How will your research potentially contribute to a solution?
DQ2
Assessment Description
A second draft of your prospectus is due at the end of Topic 5. You should be working on revisions based on instructor feedback received for your initial submission. Using the objectives and slide requirements in the notes sections for each slide in the prospectus PowerPoint template, conduct a self-evaluation of the work you have completed on your prospectus so far. Do you believe your study components are properly aligned? Provide a brief rationale for your assessment. What additional work do you need to complete in order to meet the requirements for each slide? What questions do you have?.
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