In the prospectus, proposal and dissertation there are ten key or strategic points that need to be clear, simple, correct, and aligned to ensure the research is doable, valuable, and credible.
These points, which provide a guide or vision for the research.
The ten strategic points emerge from researching literature on a topic, which is based on or aligned with, the defined need in the literature as well as the researcher's personal passion, future career purpose, and degree area.
You have practiced identifying the ten points in published studies, the next required skill is to define the ten points for an original as yet conducted research study.
In this assignment, you will consider a potential gap in the literature that is emerging from your ongoing reading in your field of interest including the two specific articles you selected for the previous assignment, and you will draft the 10 Strategic Points for a potential dissertation research study based on that identified gap.
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
Important note: Successful completion of this assignment does not indicate that this topic and the related 10 Strategic Points have been approved for use as your dissertation research study topic.
Directions:
Consider a potential gap in the literature that is emerging from your ongoing reading in your field of interest including no less than five specific research studies.
Using the information from those research studies, state the potential gap that you identified and describe how it emerged from the studies you read.