Chapter Topic

Example Chapter 2 Layout: (There are many ways to layout Chapter 2 but here is an example).

· First paragraph – The topic, problem, purpose of the dissertation.

· Second paragraph – How the rest of chapter 2 will be formatted.

· Search Strategy – 1  to 2 paragraphs.

· Theory/Model/Variables – This is just the overview of the theory/model they are using, 5 to 10 pages.

· Lit Review – This is the Theory/model/Variables “In Action.” All the literature on the how’s, when’s and results of this model. This is their foundation to use that model, 10 to 20 pages.

· Testing review – Where are they testing this? IT, Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Forensics, the population, scholarly literature in this field, 10 to 20 pages.

· Their contribution - How they are tying the two together? 5 pages.

· Summary/Conclusions – 1 to 2 pages.

· Use Grammarly in Microsoft Word to review your assignment before submitting. Grammarly may show areas that you do not think need to be changed. If so, you should use the "trash" feature in Grammarly to remove each area that you do not think need to be addressed.

· Review all of your references. Are all references in APA format? Do all in-text citations have an associated reference in the reference list? Do you have references in the reference list that are not cited in the chapters?