TO PREPARE
- Review the Learning Resources and Course Announcement.
- Access your Prospectus Form with the drafted problem statement. Click the live links in the form to see exemplars of what should be included in each section.
- Note that as a doctoral student you should adhere to a professional and scholarly tone, including following APA guidelines.
BY DAY 7 OF WEEK 9
Write a purpose statement draft, using the Prospectus Form, by entering the following:
- The purpose (compare, explore, examine, etc.)
- The tentative population or target (Note :For this draft, the variables do not need to include the actual sample or other criteria.)
RESOURCES
Required Resources: Purpose Statements
These resources will further define purpose statements and provide examples to help you complete both the Discussion and Assignment.
- Document: Identifying and drafting the purpose of the study Download Identifying and drafting the purpose of the study(PDF)
- Document: Purpose Download Purpose(PDF)
- Walden University Dissertation Editors. (n.d.). Alignment language in problem, purpose, RQ Links to an external site..
- Dissertation Recipes. (2011). Writing a purpose statement. Links to an external site .Excerpted from M. K. Simon, Dissertation and scholarly research: Recipes for success. Dissertation Success.
