Overview
PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION PROPOSAL OUTLINE DRAFT ASSIGNMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW It is common knowledge that organizing one’s thoughts prior to starting a writing project in the form of an outline is a useful exercise. Specifically, Linford (n.d.) states that outlining allows one to include and understand how all pertinent ideas will support the purpose of one’s paper. This assignment is designed to aid you in reflecting upon, developing, and organizing the essential elements of your dissertation study. It also serves the added purpose of gaining feedback from your professor prior to beginning the dissertation process formally.
INSTRUCTIONS Using the included template, develop a brief outline of some of the essential elements included in your proposal. The outline includes a proposed title, and a description of your topic, research gap, and elements of the methodology.
Some of the information in the outline is similar to what has been completed in earlier assignments (including those from earlier courses such as EDCO747); you may use that earlier information as a guide, but it cannot simply be copied and pasted.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
Reference Linford, J. (n.d.). Essay planning: Outlining with a purpose. San José State University Writing Center. https://www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter/docs/handouts/Essay%20Planning%20- %20Outlining.pdf GRADING RUBRIC/REQUIREMENT
**All key components of the assignment instructions (Title of Dissertation, Research Topic and Gap in the literature, Methodology, Description of Study, Participants, Setting, Research Design, Research Questions, Hypotheses, Instrumentation, Procedure) are thoroughly addressed in the paper. Major points are well supported by thoughtful analysis and references. **All ideas are presented in a clear, coherent, and well-organized manner All the elements have a logical flow and major points are stated clearly.
**Spelling and grammar are correct. Sentences are complete, clear, and concise. Where applicable, references are cited in current APA format.
Reminder to not use any AI or proofreading sources like grammarly etc…
- Using unauthorized aids of any kind to create coursework without permission from the instructor. Unauthorized aids include, but are not limited to:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) aids
- Paraphrasing software
- Any other aid that compromises the originality or authenticity of coursework.
Please keep in mind that writing assignments automatically go through a plagiarism detection tool called Turnitin. Turnitin scans your assignment for originality and artificial intelligence.
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