Assignment:
PROSPECTUS CHAPTER ONE: FIRST DRAFT ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
This chapter one draft is the first major step in developing your prospectus and, eventually, your dissertation. The prospectus is the plan for your field research. The dissertation is the report of your field research. The prospectus is writing in the future tense because it is your plan for your field research. Your dissertation is written in the past tense because it is the report of your field research. Here is how to understand the role of these two documents.
Prospectuus (Field Research Plan) → Field Research ← Dissertation (Field Research Report)
INSTRUCTIONS
For this assignment, you will write and submit a rough draft of the first chapter of a potential research prospectus. This draft will follow the outline for either the quantitative or qualitative prospectus, as presented in the EdD in Christian Leadership Program Handbook.
• The draft must carefully follow the quantitative template or the qualitative template.
• If a mixed-method approach is employed, you must follow a hybrid version of the outline modified appropriately for your research problem and design.
• The first draft must be a minimum of 12 pages in length.
• The first draft must follow current APA style requirements.
• Keep in mind that this a first draft and may not be ultimately approved by the dissertation committee. However, you must take care to write this draft as if it will become part of your prospectus.
• The outline for this assignment appears below.
Quantitative Outline:
Chapter: Research Concern
• Introduction
• Background to the Problem
• Statement of the Problem
• Purpose Statement
• Research Questions
• Research Hypotheses (if needed)
• Assumptions and Delimitations
• Definition of Terms
• Significance of the Study
• Summary of the Design
Qualitative Outline:
Chapter: Research Concern
• Introduction
• Background to the Problem
• Statement of the Problem
• Purpose Statement
• Research Questions
• Assumptions and Delimitations
• Definition of Terms
• Significance of the Study
• Summary of the Design