Capstone Research
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Week2Intro.pptxFramework of Chapter One
LAYOUT
Introduction
Overview
Problem Statement
Statement of Purpose
Research Question
Significance
Limitations
Definition of Terms
Organization of the Remaining Chapters
INTRODUCTION
General Background
Historical perspective
Gaps you wanted to cover
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Describe how things should work.
Explain the problem and state why it matters.
Explain your problem's financial costs.
Back up your claims.
Propose a solution.
Explain the benefits of your proposed solution(s).
Conclude by summarizing the problem and solution.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Clearly define your study as quantitative or qualitative.
Use words to clarify your intent like “explore” or “compare.”
Clearly define how the research will take place.
Discuss who or what will be researched.
Clarify where the research will take place.
Example: The main purpose of this study is to discover and identify issues which make organizations vulnerable …………………….
RESEARCH QUESTION
Technically speaking, a research question is simply a specific inquiry which the research seeks to provide a response to.
Example: The main research question that this research study will address is, what mitigation and/or prevention strategies may be used by organizations to prevent and/or minimize…………..
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Possible research questions include, but are not limited to the following
1.xxxx
2.xxxxx
3.xxxx
SIGNIFICANCE
In a nutshell, the significance of the study is a written statement that explains why your research was needed.
Example: This research study will be relevant as it will provide a thorough insight into an area which have a limited number of research studies. Besides, this research study will be significant in a way that it will ………..
LIMITATIONS
Problems which impact your research work from being whole.
Example: Time constraints, generalizability of the findings, etc…
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Define any technical terms, acronyms, etc.
ORGANIZATION OF THE REMAINING CHAPTERS
In a paragraph, briefly define how the remaining Chapters are organized.
Example: The study will be presented in five chapters. Chapter 2 will provide a …….. Chapter 3 then covers the ……………. The results of the research study will be presented in Chapter 4. Finally, Chapter 5 will provide……………..
