Assessment Description
Upon completion of this course, you will have a window of time in which you must declare whether you intend to pursue your dissertation research using a quantitative or qualitative methodology. Consider the work you have done in this course and previous courses in which you explored your potential dissertation topic through both quantitative and qualitative lenses.
In this assignment, you will choose to conduct your potential dissertation research using either a quantitative or qualitative methodology. You will justify your choice of methodology based on the problem statement and supported by the extant literature and the nature of the research questions.
General Requirements
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
Refer to the discussions in which you have engaged to date in the forums in this course as well as your assignments submitted in Topics 2 and 5 and any feedback from faculty and peers.
Refer to the dissertation topic you have been developing in your previous research courses as well as any feedback from faculty and peers.
If you have attended your first Residency, refer to the Prospectus PowerPoint from Residency and any feedback given by faculty or peers. The most current template can be found in the DC Network.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for specific guidelines related to doctoral level writing. The Manual contains essential information on manuscript structure and content, clear and concise writing, and academic grammar and usage.
This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Directions
Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) in which you create an argument for your chosen methodology. Include the following in your paper:
A refined statement of your potential dissertation topic.
A single-sentence problem statement that aligns with your potential dissertation topic.
A cohesive, literature-based argument for your choice of employing a quantitative or qualitative methodology for your study. How does this methodology align with your problem statement?
A cohesive argument for not choosing the alternate method to explore your study. Why does this methodology not align with your problem statement?
REFER: Topic 2: Quantitative Instrumentation and Data Collection Objectives:
Analyze quantitative instrumentation.
Analyze quantitative data collection approaches.
As one dives deeper into the dissertation topic, one can demonstrate the need for cybersecurity is attacking our children through network devices with the limitations of unsupervised monitoring. One realized as the continuance on the path of argumentation exemplifies that cyberbullies and cyber-attacks the problem space is increasing by the millions of threats (Bridges, S et al., 2020). The empirical sources discovered that cyberbullying is attacking our children between the ages of five through ten years of age in the elementary school sector expeditiously. One has determined that we have an issue that necessitates being examined of cyberbullying that is impacting our young learners in cyberattacks which are enhancing polished and silent attacks (Lentz, 2020). As a novice researcher, one had to utilize my expertise and erudite of one’s mindset had to shift and rely on my faith and learning to accept criticism with perseverance to excel to the highest standards for potential study and in one’s scholarly writing for publication with credibility (Coughlan, M et al., 2007).
References
Coughlan M, Cronin P, & Ryan F. (2007). A step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 1: quantitative research. British Journal of Nursing, 16(11), 658–663. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.12968/bjon.2bserved o007.16.11.23681
Lentz, C., (2020). Reading problems and problem space research. In GCU Doctoral research: The literature landscape. Grand Canyon University. Retrieved from GCU Doctoral Research: The Literature Landscape (gcumedia.com)
Bridges, S et al., (2020). Argumentation. In GCU doctoral research: The literature landscape. Grand Canyon University. Retrieved from GCU Doctoral Research: The Literature Landscape (gcumedia.com)
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