Look ahead to the Dissertation Research Prospectus that you will be expected to prepare in RES861 to describe the key elements of your desired doctoral research. Consider the instructions for drafting the Research Method Rationale section of the Prospectus. If you have begun this section in a prior course, refine it or write a first draft of a research method choice for your dissertation study for this assignment.
By Unit 9, you may already have a strong sense of whether you will choose a qualitative or quantitative method for your dissertation research, so feel free to draft the rationale for your actual method choice at this point in time. Choose the research method that you see best aligns with your research focus, and justify your decision using appropriate scholarly research guides that you have sourced throughout this course and your other research methods courses.
The rationale should be thorough and well-cited, with appropriate scholarly research guides or specific scholarly research you have sourced as a specific research method and research design choice you are considering for your dissertation research study.
It can be helpful to draft this section directly within the Dissertation Research Prospectus Template knowing you will carry this document forward to develop in RES861, so please do so for this assignment submission.
Individual Project Rubric
The Individual Project (IP) Grading Rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This Individual Project Grading Rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component of the IP. It’s the roadmap that can help you in the development of your IP.
Expectation Points Possible Points Earned Comments
Assignment-Specific: Drafts the rationale for their actual method choice at this point in time according to the instructions for drafting the Research Method Rationale section of the Prospectus
35
Assignment-Specific: Chooses the research method that they see best aligns with their research focus and justifies the decision using appropriate scholarly research guides that you have sourced throughout this course and their other research methods courses
35
Assignment-Specific: The rationale is thorough and well-cited, with appropriate scholarly research guides or specific scholarly research.
35
Assignment-Specific: Demonstrates the utilization of evidence-based writing through the use of course readings and other scholarly and professional materials to complete the assignment
10
Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors. (APA formatting is required or style specified in assignment).
10
Total Points
125
Total Points Earned
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