Week 6 assignment
Draft Qualitative
Prospectus
Eventually, the University will require you to make a formal
proposal for your research. The first part of your Doctoral Study Proposal is
the Prospectus. Your Assignment this week will contribute to your submission of
a Draft Doctoral Study Prospectus in Week 7. Specifically, this week will focus
on creating a portion of a prospectus by drafting a qualitative study
prospectus and submitting it to your Instructor.
To prepare for this Assignment, review pages 13–16 in the
DBA Doctoral Study Prospectus Guide, as well as Sections 1.4, 1.8, 1.9, and
1.10 of the Doctoral Study Rubric and Research Handbook for details on
requirements for a Problem Statement, Purpose Statement, Nature of the Study,
Research Question(s), Interview Questions, and Conceptual Framework for a
qualitative study.
By Day 7
Submit a draft qualitative Doctoral Study Prospectus that
includes the following:
Problem Statement (not to exceed 150 words)
Purpose Statement (not to exceed 200 words)
Nature of the Study (not to exceed 1 page)
Research Question(s) (20 words max per item) and Interview
Questions (may include up to 6 to 10 questions depending on the type of study)
Conceptual Framework (not to exceed 1 page)
References page
Please refer to the DBA Doctoral Study Prospectus Guide and
the Doctoral Study Rubric and Research Handbook for more specific information
about the length/requirements for each component in the Doctoral Study
Prospectus.
Note: Be sure to use the Doctoral Study Template, found in
this week’s Required Readings, and complete the Problem Statement, Purpose
Statement, Nature of the Study, Research Question(s) and Interview Questions,
Conceptual Framework, and References sections. Also, refer to the Week 6
Assignment Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor
will use this rubric to assess your work.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading,
do the following:
Please save your Assignment using the naming convention
“WK6Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Week 6 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading
Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Week 6 Assignment link. You will also be able to
“View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My
Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK6Assgn+last name+first
initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the
checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
