Thecandidateisaskedyoutoproduceaformalproposaldescribingtheresearch problem heorsheintendstopursuein their DBAthesis.

Goals:

• Tohelpdevelopaneffective researchplanfortheDBAthesisconsideringthetopic,body ofknowledge,research questions, sources,potential implications,..etc..
• Topractice workingwiththeResearchProposal neededinacademic field
• Topracticeeffectiveacademicwriting

Requirements:

The proposal should be at least four thousands words in length and should have a well-thought-out title.Thesubmitted document mustbe divided intosections with the following titles:

• Chapter 1 - Introduction. This introduction should be designed to interest your readerinyourtopicandproposal andprovidesomehistorical/culturalcontext foryourproject.Itshouldalsojustifytheimportanceofsuchresearch topicanditspracticalimplications.
• Chapter 2 - literature review. It discusses published work related to the specific topic.It can be just a simple summary of the various resources, but it is usually combiningsummary and synthesizing various sources. It can be arranged in chronological orderor bytheme.
• Chapter 3 - Theoretical framework. It is a collection of interrelated concepts guidingthe research, determining what things to be measured, and what relationships to lookfor. The candidate should briefly mentionthe type of research in term of approach,strategy and philosophyfollowing research onion.

Regardingstructuringyourdissertation

• https://www.scribbr.co.uk/category/thesis-dissertation/
• https://www.manaraa.com/Blog
• https://www.emich.edu/graduate/academics/dissertation-thesis/theoretical-framework.php

RegardingLiteratureReview:

• https://www.scribbr.com/dissertation/literature-review/
• https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/literaturereview
• https://www.marefa-online.com/2019/11/Literature-review-in-scientific-research.html

Regardingtheoretical frameworkof adissertation:

• https://www.scribbr.com/dissertation/theoretical-framework-example/
• https://www.manaraa.com/Blog
• https://thesismind.com/analysis-of-saunders-research-onion/