Discussion #4 – Research Questions, Problem and Purpose Statements
THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE UPDATED FROM THE RECORDED LECTURE.
The discussion question this week will have two sections.
Section 1: Analysis of a Published Dissertation – For this section, download a dissertation from the Dissertations and Theses database at the library website. Using APA direct citations for the dissertation of your choice, tell us the research question(s), problem statement, and purpose statement. Include some discussion of each (for example, whether you agree, why it interests you, if you’ve got professional experience that is related, etc)
Section 2: Draft Research Question, Problem and Purpose Statement – For this section of the discussion, you’ll share draft research questions, problem and purpose statements with your colleagues. Support your problem statement with literature, as I describe in the lecture.
THESE WILL NOT BE FROM THE DISSERTATION YOU’RE ANALYZING, OR ANY OTHER PIECE OF WORK. THEY NEED TO BE NEW, ORIGINAL, SOMETHING YOU COME UP WITH YOURSELF.
Responses to fellow students should help them refine these statements, offer your professional experience, or pose questions that will help you in your own dissertation journey
