Assignment 8: Develop the Prospectus

Based on your previous work in this course, reflections, and feedback from your Chair, use the template provided in the Course Resources to develop a research prospectus that will serve as the core of your future dissertation research.

Instructions

For your final assignment, you will apply everything you have learned in this course and develop a research prospectus. It must include the following:

• Create a new Introduction to provide background and context for the study (2-4 pages)
• Problem Statement (approximately 350 words; 10-15 required sources)
• Purpose (approximately 1 page)
• 2-3 Research Questions. Include null and alternative hypotheses for quantitative RQs
• Theoretical Framework (1-2 pages)
• Significance of the study (approx 1 page)
• Research method and research design justification to include discussion of how your proposed sampling/recruitment, data collection strategy, and analysis process will maintain rigor (1-2 pages)
• Reflect on ethical and feasibility issues associated with the proposed study (approx 1 page)
• Summary (approx 1 page)

Expectations

Length: This assignment must be 8-13 pages (excluding the title and reference page). All claims and justifications throughout should be supported by recent or seminal scholarly sources.

References: Include a minimum of 15 scholarly resources.