To prepare:
- Reflect on what you have learned through this course and how you will apply what you have learned to your dissertation research process.
Note: It is important to make sure you save your Research Journal in a Word document outside of the course for future reference.
Assignment: 1–2 paragraphs. No cover page is required, as this is a continuous document used in Weeks 1–4 and Week 11. Instead, date each entry on the document just as you would in any other journal. Be sure to include references.
- List one sentence for each of the following:
- Social problem you investigated
- Gap you identified in the research literature
- Research problem you identified
- Draft purpose statement based on your preliminary outline. Note: Be sure you use the appropriate qualitative or quantitative language.
- Potential theoretical framework
- Then, based on these statements, review the Assignment you submitted last week and:
- Note any problems you see.
- Describe the next steps you will take to continue developing your dissertation research design.