dissertation problem statement introduction

The Doctoral Research Problem Statement.

One of the most important steps in developing your dissertation research project is to begin drafting the problem statement. Note the use of the word draft. Creating your final research problem statement will be preceded by much rethinking, redrafting, and revising. At CTU, the term trio is used to refer to the problem, purpose, and research question as a set of three critical foundations for your dissertation project. You can find the trio in use in the template for the Research Prospectus, which is the first milestone deliverable (RSCH861), as well as in the CTU Proposal and Dissertation template. The trio provides the foundation for your dissertation, and your research problem is key. Research originates with a problem that will be the focus of a study, and the problem requires substantiation by the scholarly literature reviewed as part of the research effort. In preparation for submitting your document, create an outline, develop a draft based on this outline, run a Grammarly report on the draft, and edit or revise as necessary. Download the Research Prospectus template in the Doctoral Resource Center, and address the following in your assignment submission: Read the guidelines for the Problem Statement section of the prospectus. Locate at least 3 peer-reviewed scholarly articles from the library academic databases that have noted the need for further research into the problem you are considering for your dissertation study. Create a first draft of the problem that you have identified as part of a short narrative of approximately 370 words that is accompanied by a research problem statement. Provide APA-formatted citations for each of the 3 sources that have noted the existence of this problem. Now that we have done the first part in class after reading what you have decided to focus on i have rewritten your problem statement and given you three options choose one of the statements listed below and research it.

Revised Problem Statement: 

The problem to be addressed by this study is the strategies ODC managers need to implement for employees to succeed and grow within the organization have not been identified (reference, year). Or The problem to be addressed by this study is the best practices ODC managers need to implement for employees to succeed and grow within the organization have not been identified (reference, year). Or The problem to be addressed by this study is a sustainment strategy ODC managers need to implement for employees in the workplace have not been identified (reference, year).   Only focus on the problem statement not the purpose or anything else this assignment should be 370 words in regard to the problem statement. 

If you choose to do so, work directly within the Research Prospectus template which is attached -to draft your content because you will continue to develop this template in RSCH861.   

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