Restate your general research interest that you provided in the U1 DB (introductory) primary post.

Restate your general research interest that you provided in the U1 DB (introductory) primary post.

Reflections on the Trio: Problem, Purpose, and Research Question

Focus on the following opportunities for reflection and development of the Research Prospectus components:

It is of great importance as you move forward on the dissertation journey to have a clearly defined “trio”—research problem, purpose statement, and central research question. For this Discussion Board assignment, you have three tasks to complete for your primary response:

• Restate your general research interest that you provided in the U1 DB (introductory) primary post.
• Refine your general research interest into a more specific topic and, using this topic, create a research problem, purpose statement, and central research question that are closely aligned with one another in content.
• Write a short statement justifying how your research topic is aligned with and appropriate to your degree field (e.g., DM, DCS) and concentration (e.g., project management, big data analytics).