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Dissertation Topic Presentation Proposed Dissertation Title Date of Presentation Learner’s Name

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Using this template

The goals for using this template are to:

Ensure your topic is aligned to your program of study

Defend your established need and significance for your study from the literature

Demonstrate how your study aligns with the selected theoretical foundation/conceptual framework

Defend your methodology choice within the context of your study

Align the core components of your study, such as problem statement, purpose statement, need, theoretical framework, and methodological approach

Articulate that your study is feasible and doable given your resources and expected target population

Develop a project plan to prepare for residency and beyond

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Literature Review: Background to the Problem/Define the Need/Gap

This information is presented in the Background to the Problem (in the Prospectus) and in the Background to the Problem section (in the proposal).

Part 1: Identify how the research on/related to your proposed topic evolved

Part 2: Provide a set of arguments justifying the need for your proposed research

Do not cover what has been studied

Present arguments on what now needs to be further studied

Provide 1-2 sentence length citations to support each argument

Use the following items from empirical articles to define the need for the research: recommended future studies; what needs to be better understood; weaknesses of the study; limitations of the study; broad areas of research your research will contribute to; community and societal needs. Synthesize these to justify the need/gap for your study and to develop the problem statement for your study.

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The outline on this slide is used in the Prospectus to develop a 3 paragraph section on Background to the Problem. This same 3-paragraph version of the Background to the Problem is used in Chapter 1 in the Proposal. It is then expanded and used in Chapter 2 in the Proposal.

Literature Review: Background to the Problem/Define the Need/Gap (cont.)

Provide research showing the background of the problem

Support each argument with a citation from the literature

Citations come from the literature from past three years

Provide 3-5 arguments + evidence in terms of a citation supporting the argument

Discuss how this set of arguments leads to the topic and problem statement for the dissertation

Show Parts 1 and 2 on two separate slides if needed

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Literature Review: Theoretical Foundations

Identify the specific 1-3 theories, models, or concepts to be used to

Describe Phenomenon and develop Research Questions for qualitative studies

Define the Variables, as well as develop Research Questions and Hypotheses for quantitative studies

Guide the data collection process (qualitative and quantitative)

Identify the developer of the models, theories, or concepts and the seminal work which discussed it

Describe the components of the theory, model or concept

These theories, models and concepts from the theoretical foundation should be the ones used to develop the research questions on the following slide

For quantitative studies the best place to find the theories/models is in articles that use the instrument(s) you selected to measure the specific variables in your study. There should be a model or theory behind each instrument.

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Two ways to find models or theories for both quantitative and qualitative research are (1) find studies related to your topic and see what theoretical foundation theory, model, or concept they used. Then research it or find a quantitative instrument that is used to collect data on it. Or (2) look for validated quantitative instruments that measure variables you are studying from either a quantitative or qualitative approach; then do a Google or Google Scholar search that combines the name of the instrument and the term “validation study” or “validity”. This document will explain the model behind the instrument, trace it back historically to the creator of the initial model or theory. For the quantitative studies, use the instrument article to provide the reliability and validity statistics for the instrument.

For the Prospectus there should be one slide on each model or theory in outline format. Include a visual of the model or theory if it is available. Focus on describing the theory and not on discussing how it has been used in prior studies. In the Proposal this information is used to develop the research questions for chapter 1 and 3. It is expanded significantly in Chapter 2.

Literature Review: Review of Literature

List and provide one sentence description for the primary topics to be in Review of Literature (this list of topics will go into the Prospectus; this set of topics then becomes the 30+ Review of Literature section in the Proposal)

One suggested order for these topics can be:

Societal, community or other high-level needs

Population for which it is relevant

Variables for quantitative: (1) develop section on each variable covering empirical article that researched it and (2) develop section covering studies that looked at the relationship(s) between two or more of your variables

Aspects of/description of the phenomenon for qualitative

Topics relevant to your research (use related dissertations for ideas as you learned to do in the Literature Review course)

Justification of the proposed methodology based on empirical articles--not methodology articles and books (required)

Justification of the proposed instruments and data sources from related and relevant studies (required)

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In the Prospectus this slide is used to provide an outline of the topics that will be included in the Review of Literature section, which is 30+ pages in Chapter 2.

Problem Statement

State it in one sentence

It is based on the arguments from the literature that present what needs to still be studied (discussed in the prior slide)

Begin with: It is not known…..

Note: Use this problem statement to develop a short title for your dissertation

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Methodology

Identify if the methodology will be qualitative or quantitative

Provide 3-4 arguments (each with a supporting citation as evidence) why this selected methodology is the best methodology for the proposed study topic and problem statement

Example of how to do this:

Develop each of the arguments using two separate sentences: In the first sentence present the argument as to why this methodology is the best for your proposed study. In the second sentence provide a citation that provides the evidence for your argument. The citation should come from methodology books.

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Prospectus: The approach on this slide is used to justify the methodology using methodology article and resources

Proposal: The information presented on this slide is used to develop one of the three paragraphs comprising the methodology section. In addition a second paragraph is added justifying why the opposite methodology is not as appropriate. This second paragraph uses the same argument/citation structure with the arguments and citations coming from methodology articles and books. A third paragraph is developed that uses similar and related empirical articles to justify the proposed methodology for the study

Design

Identify the specific design you selected for your research from GCU’s set of core designs

Quantitative options: experimental, quasi-experimental, pre-experimental, correlation, causal comparative, quantitative descriptive

Qualitative options: qualitative descriptive, case study, phenomenological, grounded theory, narrative,

Provide 3 arguments why this is the best design for the proposed problem statement and research questions

For each argument, you can use the same two-sentence format (argument + citation) used to support the methodology

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Prospectus: The format and approach on this slide is used to develop the one paragraph argument for the proposed design for the Prospectus

Proposal: When doing the proposal the approach shown on this slide is used to develop the first paragraph/section. Then there are a series of short paragraphs (3-4 sentences) that argue as to why the alternative designs are not as appropriate for the study

Research Questions and Phenomenon

Note: The research questions come from both the Theoretical Foundation and Problem Statement

First, describe the phenomenon to be studied based on the selected theories, models or concepts

Second describe the phenomenon or the concepts within the phenomenon that you will study from a qualitative perspective

Third, develop the Research Questions using either the constructs of the model/theory/concept or using more than one theory/model/concept(s) PLUS the problem statement

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This slide is used in outline format in the Prospectus. Then the outline is developed into a section in Chapters 1 and 3 in the Proposal.

Feasibility

Provide an overview of your:

Outline of resources needed to conduct the study

Accessibility to the resources stated above and any professional training or licensure you have as relevant to conducting the study

Data collection process

Accessibility to participants and/or data

Ethical concerns related to the target population

How your study aligns with your degree program

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Defend

Defend how your topic is aligned with the degree you are pursuing at GCU

Defend the need for your study from literature

Defend how your theoretical foundation supports your research topic

Defend that this study is feasible

NOTE: If you cannot defend the need for your study or other relevant points, you will likely be asked to change it or may even be asked to start over

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Think about next steps (not needed for in class presentation)

Discuss the next steps you will take between now and the next residency.

Provide your project plan (developed further as we know more)

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List of References (Used in your version of this presentation)

Provide these in APA format

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