the body of knowledge met
Dissertation Prospectus Evaluation Sheet (Oestmann, 2011)
Student Name: ______________________________
1. Overarching goal of making an original and substantive contribution to the body of knowledge met: ____Yes ____No Comments:
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2. Are the references used to establish the background of the study and resultant problem statement relevant, timely, and analyzed appropriately?
____Yes ____No
Provide one suggestion for improvement:
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3. Are the research questions appropriate for the method proposed?
____Yes ____No
Provide 1 suggestion for consideration on revising one or more of the research questions: ____________________________________________________________________________
4. Is the population or sampling method realistic and appropriate?
____Yes ____No
Provide one suggestion for consideration regarding the population or sample: ____________________________________________________________________________
5. Are the data collection procedures detailed and inclusive of ethical considerations? ____Yes ____No
Provide one suggestion for improvement:
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6. Is the instrumentation appropriate for the methodology and research questions specified? ____Yes ____No
Provide one suggestion for improvement:
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7. Is the data analysis section appropriate and reflects the coding or thematic generation processes required to answer research questions for the methodology specified? ____Yes ____No
Provide one suggestion for improvement: ____________________________________________________________________________
8. Are the number and type of references appropriate to support this prospectus? ____Yes ____No
References required (A minimum of ten references articles related to selected qualitative methodology are required—four guiding dissertations, two required texts, and four related texts.)
Provide one suggestion for improvement: ____________________________________________________________________________
9. Is there anything else you would like to add? ____________________________________________________________________________
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