To collect your thoughts on your project, check
your understanding of the dissertation process, orient your Instructor
to your topic area (employee turnover), and begin a dialogue with your
Instructor (for a class that just started—the final class before taking
the comprehensive exam) about defining a problem and developing a
dissertation study, submit a paper (plus a reference list) in which you:
1. describe your topic area and your thoughts on possible problems in
the area that would allow you to make a contribution to theory; and
2. identify areas in the dissertation process you want to better understand and ask your Instructor questions about them.
The main point of this assignment is to bring your instructor up to date
on your thinking about your project. Your instructor will give you
feedback on whether your topic and problem ideas are “feasible,
interesting, worthy, and relevant.”
Length: 1-2 pages not including title and reference pages
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and
concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and
insights relating directly to this topic. Your paper should reflect
scholarly writing and current APA standards (6th edition).