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=Research Goals and Hypotheses (Proposal) (GWU EMSE 216-8000)=

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Research Goals and Hypotheses in the final dissertation "presents your new contribution to the research, explain the theory of how and why your research works, and how it will solve the problem stated in the introduction." (SEAS Doctoral Handbook 2011)

For the proposal, it explains the problem to be reserached in greater detail and lead into the discussion of methods. (Ryan and Barbera, 2011)
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 * 3. Research Goals and Hypotheses ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 3.1 Research Goals ||  ||   ||   || 3-5 paragraphs ||
 * Figure 1. Theoretical Context Diagram ||  ||   ||   || Sample Context Map ||
 * 3.2 Hypotheses ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * - Major Hypotheses ||  ||   ||   || Variable ||
 * - Minor Hypotheses ||  ||   ||   || Variable ||
 * 3.3 Data Requirements for Research ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Figure 2. Data Requirements Trace Matrix ||  ||   ||   || Sample Trace Matrix ||

See EMSE 271 Wiki: Null Hypothesis,

Thesis Statement:
 * []
 * [] (Ryan and Barbera, 2011)

Well Reasoned Arguments:
 * []
 * [] (Ryan and Barbera, 2011)

Checklist ( TBR )
 * Is the goal(s) clear? Do they continue to reinforce the uniqueness and signifacne of the research?
 * Does it bound the problem?
 * Avoid generalities and other non-specfics that would necessitate a lot of explanation?
 * Does the theoretical context diagram (we need some of Ryan's white board examples) both show and help limit the scope?
 * Are hypotheses in the correct format?
 * Does they bound the problem?
 * Do "proving" or disproving them make the necessary point?
 * Do they make approaches and data needs clear enough?
 * Does the Data Requirements Trace Matrix address all the data collection needs?


 * Sources**
 * EMSE 8000, Spring 2011
 * EMSE 216, Fall 2007
 * Ryan, Julie Dr. and Barbera, Joseph Dr. EMSE 8000 (216) "Research Methods for the Engineering Manager, Spring 2011" (Course Syllabus, EMSE George Washington University, 2011)
 * Tried to access September 17, 2011 from [] [Syllabus error ISSUE_I ).
 * //School of Engineering and Applied Science //Doctoral Student Handbook 2010-2011 p. 42

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