CSSE Sample Qualitative Dissertation Outline
[Format following Graduate School Guidelines and APA]
Title of Dissertation (Proposal)
I.
II.
III.
Introduction
A. Introduction
B. Statement of the Problem
C. Purpose of the Study
D. Research Question(s)
E. Scope of the Study
F. Summary
Review of Literature
A. Introduction
B. Review of research and scholarship that informs the study
C. Connection of study with the body of knowledge in which it is grounded
D. Theoretical Framework: Application to present study
E. Summary
Research Methodology
A. Introduction
B. Epistemological and Ontological Assumptions
C. Research Design
D. Participants
E. Data Collection and Management
F. Data Analysis
G. Role of the Researcher
H. Assumptions of the Study
I. Limitations of the Study
J. Summary
Separate Sheet: Proposed timeline for completion of dissertation research
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Results
A. Introduction
B. Findings (addressing research question(s))
C. Summary
Discussion
A. Introduction
B. Research Questions
C. Summary of Significant Findings
D. Implications for Theory
E. Implications for Practice
F. Implications on Policy
G. Future Research
H. Summary
References
Appendices
I. IRB approval
J. Instruments
Sept. 2014
CSSE Sample Quantitative Dissertation Outline
[Format following Graduate School Guidelines and APA]
Title of Dissertation (Proposal)
I. Introduction
A. Introduction
B. Statement of the Problem
C. Purpose of the Study
D. Research Question(s) and hypotheses
E. Scope of the Study
F. Summary
II. Review of Literature
A. Introduction
B. Theme ?
C. Theme ?
D. Theme ?
E. Theme ?
F. Theme ?
G. Theoretical Framework: Application to Present Study
H. Summary
III. Research Methodology
A. Introduction
B. Research Design
C. Sample/Participants
D. Data Collection and Management
E. Data Analysis
F. Assumptions of the Study
G. Limitations of the Study
H. Summary
Separate Sheet: Proposed timeline for completion of dissertation research
IV. Results
A. Introduction
B. Findings (addressing research question(s))
C. Summary
V. Discussion
A. Introduction
B. Research Questions
C. Summary of Significant Findings
D. Implications for Theory
E. Implications for Practice
F. Implications on Policy
G. Future Research
H. Summary
VI. References
VII. Appendices
A. IRB approval
B. Instruments
C. Raw Data/Frequency Distribution
Sept. 2014