Begin to outline your thoughts about your topic, including any research questions you think you want answered by your study. Explain WHY this topic is significantly important and needs to be researched. Explain why you are passionate about the topic and why educational leaders would benefit from your dissertation topic. Your outline should be a Harvard outline and a maximum of two pages. No references are required, but if you are using someone’s work, you should still cite them and add an APA formatted reference page. Please submit this assignment as a Word document. Assignment Title Dissertation Topic Identification Purpose/Goal Begin the process of identifying the topic or area of interest the student has for dissertation study. Parameters Length of the Paper/Project: Maximum 2 pages Writing Style: Outline and prose References: none Formality: formal, APA style and format Single Submission or Group Submission: single submission Submission Format: Word document uploaded into Blackboard assignment Prompt As a doctoral student, you should have an interest in an area to study for the capstone project, your dissertation. Begin to outline your thoughts about your topic, including any research questions you think you want answered by your study.
