Order Description- Quantitative Dissertation Research Proposal
– Dealing with Management Education in the Aviation/Aerospace sector (No real idea for a research topic – open to suggestions).
– Ideally want to piggy back on research already provided, but update to see if theories still hold true.
– Organize it in such a way that Survey Monkey WILL BE USED as the research instrument
– Answer questions on the Dissertation Research Proposal – Quantitative Instructions (uploaded)(once topic is decided)
1.1 Research Topic (2 paragraphs)
FIRST PARAGRAPH: Describe the specific topic to be studied.
SECOND PARAGRAPH: describe the significance of this topic to your program/field (e.g., Psychology, Counseling, Business, Technology, Public Service Leadership, Education, etc.) AND your specialization within your program.
The Research Topic should be correctly formed:
• The Research Topic should be appropriate for the specialization.
• The Research Topic should use appropriate language for key concepts/phenomena.
• Relationships between/among the concepts should be clearly specified (e.g., correlation).
• The target population should be named.
• The concepts should be appropriately focused.
Use current (within 5-7 years), scholarly, PRIMARY resources to support statements.
Use APA style in citing all resources.
1.2 Research Problem (1 Paragraph)
Write a brief statement that fully describes the problem being addressed.
In simplified terms, the research problem should take this form:
“The research literature on _________ indicates that we know ________, we know __________, but we do not know ______________.”
The Research Problem should be correctly stated:
• Existing literature and key findings should be summarized.
• Gaps or problems in the existing literature should be clearly formulated.
• The Research Problem should be explicitly stated, not implied.
Use current (within 5-7 years), scholarly, PRIMARY resources to support statements.
Use APA style in citing all resources.
2.1 Research Problem Background (3 paragraphs)
• Provide a brief SUMMARY of your review of the research literature on the topic.
• This should include citations from at least 10 articles, but should indicate that you have performed a full review of the literature (minimum of 75 articles) on the topic.
• This should be demonstrated by providing a statement about the body of existing literature on the topic, then, summarizing recent research findings on the topic, highlighting the findings that are most relevant to your proposed study, demonstrating how your proposed research could add to the existing literature on the topic. Be sure to provide appropriate in text citations and include references in the reference section.
Use current (within 5-7 years), scholarly, PRIMARY resources to support statements.
Use APA style in citing all resources.
2.2 Research Question(s)
List the primary Research Question and any Sub-Questions that the proposed study will address.
Your Research Question (s) should be correctly formed:
• The Research Question(s) should be aligned with your Research Problem, the Research Topic, and the Dissertation Title.
• There should be separate Research Question(s) and/or sub-questions identified for each intended analysis.
• The Research Question(s) should be phrased in a way that it can be answered by the intended methodology and analyses.
Use current (within 5-7 years), scholarly, PRIMARY resources to support statements.
Use APA style in citing all resources.
2.3 Purpose of the Study
• State the purpose of the study.
• The purpose of the study will be to answer the research question in order to solve the research problem and to contribute information about the wider social or community problem to a specific audience or audiences.
Note: Describe the purpose using the language of your specific study, topic, research problem, and research question.
2.4 Methodology and Basic Design Overview
Provide an overview of the research methodology and design that you are proposing.
• State your rationale for studying the Research Problem with a QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
• State your study’s RESEARCH DESIGN (non-experimental, experimental, quasi-experimental, etc.), and the rationale for selecting that design (why the design is appropriate for answering the Research Question).
• Briefly describe the data collection, statistical models, and analysis that will be used to conduct the study.
Use current (within 5-7 years), scholarly, PRIMARY resources to support statements.
Use APA style in citing all resources
2.5Dissertation Title
Your Dissertation Title should be correctly formed:
• Dissertation Title should be aligned with your Research Problem (1.2) and Research Question (2.2), (use the same terminology for all).
• The Dissertation Title should reflect the key variables or constructs to be studied.
• The Dissertation Title should reflect the method to be employed in the research.
• The Dissertation Title should be concise (12 words or less).
