Problem Statement

In this assignment, you will develop a problem statement, which will be the foundation for your proposed research study and future dissertation.

Tasks:

To understand how to narrow down to a specific topic for your future dissertation:

• Determine a topic of interest, hopefully, related to your dissertation.

• Provide a summary background that culminates into a problem statement of interest based on current (in the past five years) peer-reviewed research (from peer-reviewed journal articles in the Argosy University online library resources).

• Write three to five research questions for your chosen qualitative methodology (case study, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, or narrative approaches).

• Summarize your proposed population using research to support your questions, as well as references to the classmate-reviewed research. You can use previously written research questions from prerequisite courses.

In about 1,500 words, write a paper including the following:

• A 3-page summary background including contemporary study results related to your topic of interest

• The problem statement iterated

• Research questions written in open-ended format appropriate for the type of qualitative methodology

• The population asked to participate, along with information related to accessing and soliciting research participation once Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval is granted.