Overview
Writing Your Research Questions and Hypotheses
- For Quantitative Studies:
- Develop Potential Research Question(s) and Hypothesis (with null) for the Topic you are considering for your dissertation.
- For Qualitative Studies:
- Develop Potential Research Question(s) and a process for reviewing it as you collect data for the Topic you are considering for your dissertation.
Specific Assignment Details:
- Provide a summary paragraph of what your proposed dissertation topic will include.
- Provide a rationale for why this topic is important and should be researched.
- Construct a valid research question for your topic.
- Quantitative - provide both a null hypothesis and an alternate hypothesis for your topic. Qualitative - provide your process for reviewing data as you collect data to answer your question.
- Quantitative: Provide a rationale for why you feel both your research question and your hypothesis are valid and should be used in your dissertation research. Qualitative: Provide a rationale why you feel your research question and your process for reviewing are both valid and should be used in your dissertation research
- Document Type/Template:
- You may present this as a student research paper or a professional presentation.
- For a paper, you will need 3+ pages of content including citations, 5 pages total including title page and references.
- For a professional presentation, you will need 10 slides, with presenter notes for content, references, and validation.