Assessment Description
In your upcoming residency, you will be asked to defend your choices of potential research topic, background to the problem, problem space, theoretical foundation,
initial literature review, problem statement, purpose statement, variables (quantitative) or phenomenon (qualitative), research questions (and hypotheses for
quantitative), study methodology, and study feasibility. In this assignment, you will draft an initial defense of these items.
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
• Refer to your submission of “Dissertation Development” from RES-820.
• Refer to the discussions in which you have engaged over Topics 4-7 in the class discussion forums.
• Refer to your Topic 2 and Topic 5 assignment submissions and any related feedback from faculty.
• Locate the “Prospectus Template” on the DC Network and download either the quantitative or qualitative template depending on your selected methodology.
• This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
• Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for specific
guidelines related to doctoral-level writing. The manual contains essential information on manuscript structure and content, clear and concise writing, and
academic grammar and usage.
• This assignment requires the inclusion of at least eight (8) scholarly research sources related to this topic and at least one in-text citation from each source. Refer to
each slide speaker notes for slide-specific citation/reference requirements.
• You are reauired to submit this assignment to LonesWrite. A link to the LonesWrite technical sunport articles is located in Class Resources if vou need assistance.