Dissertation

CHAPTER 1 UNDERSTANDING THE AUDIENCE AND THE REQUIREMENTS

RESOURCES AVAILABLE AS YOU WRITE YOUR DISSERTATION-

• Library • Writing Center • Mentor • Faculty in the courses you take • IT help desk • IRB Process • Grammarly • DBA Template • DBA Rubric • Chpt 1 and 2 Presentation

CHAPTER 1 COMMON CHALLENGES BY STUDENTS

• Use of tenses • Understanding between Qualitative and Quantitative Dissertation • Age of scholarly sources • Quoting versus paraphrasing • Brevity • Follow APA • Grammar/Spelling • Never use I, me, we in the dissertation • Assumptions vs limitations • For qualitative case studies the research question has How and Why questions. • Envisioned study versus research • Using MS Word as a tool (i.e. auto spacing, APA, auto correction) • General business problem vs specific business problem • Too many purposes of the study • Need to be sure your topic aligns with your specialization • Definitions need to be in alpha order

Single paragraph

Intriguing introduction to the study – cannot duplicate the background – use “thought-provoking data/info”

Specialization given

Research method given

Research design given

Study variables or phenomenon

Define Acronyms

Define Abbreviations

Define Operationalized Terms

Define Special Usages

Define Quantitative Variables per instrument

Format properly

Support required

No more than 10 in alphabetical order