Posted: September 13th, 2017

Orientation to the Dissertation Process forensic science

Orientation to the Dissertation Process forensic science
Section 1: Orientation to the Dissertation Process

Course Resources
The Resources area for this course contains a variety of reference materials that will help you to complete the course activities. It is suggested that you become familiar with these resources before you begin the activities.

While textbooks are often integral for a doctoral-level course, increasing emphasis on primary sources is expected. In every doctoral-level course, students should find, read, and comment on peer-reviewed articles and synthesize their readings with their own ideas.

Library
References used for research need to be peer reviewed/scholarly journals, which can be found by searching the Northcentral University Library databases. These journals typically have the following characteristics:
– Articles are reviewed by a panel of experts before they are accepted for publication.

– Articles are written by a scholar or specialist in the field.

– Articles report on original research or experimentation.

– Articles are often published by professional associations.

– Articles utilize terminology associated with the discipline.

Information literacy is a set of skills that help you to find and appropriately apply information. The Northcentral University Library has developed a tutorial based on the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Information Literacy Standards and is intended to raise awareness on how one effectively interacts with information. Review the Information Literacy Tutorial to become familiar with information literacy at Northcentral.

Academic Success Center (ASC)
Northcentral values your progress and success as a scholarly writer. Please access the Academic Success Center (ASC) from your student home page to see a wide variety of writing tips and examples to help you as you compose written submissions for this and other Northcentral courses.

The Academic Success Center (ASC) also contracts with SmartThinking, an online 24/7 tutoring service that offers assistance in mathematics, statistics, finance, and writing. You can contact SmartThinking from the home page of the Academic Success Center (ASC).

Dissertation Center
The Dissertation Center is a valuable reference area for research methods and products specific to Northcentral standards. You will find a rich variety of resources that will help you through the scholarly research process, as well as a complete collection of dissertations written by Northcentral Ph.D. students.

Introduction
Welcome to Planning Dissertation Research in Business! This is the final course in the BTM sequence. After you complete it, you will write your Comprehensive Examination (Comps). Once you successfully complete Comps, you will be a Doctoral Candidate and will formally begin the process of writing your Dissertation. Your first step will be to select a Chair and other Dissertation Committee members. Then you will write your Concept Paper, your Dissertation Proposal, do your research, and write and defend your Dissertation Manuscript.

This course embodies the French saying, “reculer pour mieux sauter”: stepping back in order to jump farther: taking everything you have learned and accomplished in your doctoral studies and: sharpening your skills, bringing your sources up to date, deepening your knowledge of your topic area, developing a plan to do your dissertation and strategies for self-care, and, finally, developing a draft of the Concept Paper that you will finalize in your first DIS course.
Required Reading:

Please refer to each Activity for required readings within Activity Resources.

Assignment 1 Your Topic Area
This week you will focus on the topic area for your dissertation. Throughout the course, you will engage in activities to prepare you for the dissertation process, culminating in a draft concept paper.

Activity Resources
•NCU Guidebook Applied Degree 2013
•Doctoral Candidacy Resource Guide (DCRG)
•NCU Template Applied Degree CP 2013
Main Task: Introduce Your Topic
To collect your thoughts on your project, check your understanding of the dissertation process, orient your Instructor to your topic area, and begin a dialogue with your Instructor 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 Northcentral 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 included 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 response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.
Planning Dissertation Research in Business 1 Your Topic Area

<Add student comments here>***Hi Carmen, Your goal with this assignment is to share a topic of potential dissertation research interest to you, as well as ask any questions you might have regarding the dissertation process or product.
I want to be sure that you understand the distinction between the problem statement (why a given topic is important and why the research is needed) and the purpose statement ( the purpose is the what of your study – what you will do or look at). I think you had a few topics or study goals (closer to purpose) as part of your statement of the problem). You also discussed some aspects of the how or methodology on your 2nd page of the problem statement (e.g., grounded theory).
I would be careful about phrases such as ‘prove the facts.’ No single study or even a group of studies can definitely prove or disprove something per se. Every research study has some limitations associated with it. Also, all hypothesis testing is done within a stated margin of error.
I also didn’t see the ‘what’ of your study under your purpose statement subheading. For this assignment, you weren’t required to create a problem statement and purpose statement just yet. Instead, your goal was to share several potential topics of interest. This will set the stage for you to formulate related problem and purpose statements later on ?
I hope my comments and suggestions are helpful to you, Carmen! Just a tip: you might find it helpful to print out the specific instructions for each assignment and to check them off as you draft that assignment. This will help ensure that you have addressed them.
Please let me know if you have any questions on my comments! Have a great start to your week!

 
Assignment 1: Becoming an Expert in Your Topic Area
Concept Paper
Submitted to Northcentral University
Graduate Faculty of the School of Business, Technology Management, Education etc.

in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of
Introduction
The objective of this study is to summarize the topics, problems and designs from dissertation research planning for a business and technology research studies. Research material found in selected journals shall reflect numerous discussions on the problem with the theories and why a study may be needed. In addition, the primary goal is to examine research consistencies within the degree of studies that addresses business and technology theorems that focus on client’s responsibilities for providing communication services. Typically,” there is only one way to judge the quality of qualitative studies which is the same for any type of scientific inquiry: the criteria of reliability, internal and external validity and objectivity” (Md. Ali, A., & Yusof, H, 2011, p. 26).
The Problem Statement
The problem in the proposed study is to define peer reviewed qualitative research in addition to life experience to identify a problem that may be addressed as topics within a research methodology. Moreover, finding a selection of problem statement and narrow those down to a selective discussion for the dissertation requires in depth knowledge of the material that clearly identified the communication strategy of the study that will impact business population as demonstrated by the depiction of the target population.
Such as, the problem to be addressed focus on a study of examining the business practices impacting the performance of forensic accountants within business and technology. Or to observe critical study of business and technology management position as it relates to financial scandals, money laundering and corporate corruption practices. In addition, researchable data is also a requirement to prove the facts and can easily be done by introducing the need for qualitative data analysis (QDA) software to research new ways in which professionals in business technology forensic management accountants in the USA may save time and money to fight and find fraud efficiently and effectively.
Furthermore, creating a tool to make it easier for experts to document the problems may help forensic accountants preform faster audits and financial statement analysis to find and fight fraudulent activities. In addition reviewing a variety of research studies will ensure the proper approach will be selected. Often a mixed research studies in forensic education seems less risky for a qualitative study especially since mathematical and statistical approach to assessing external threats and severe losses. Professionals may also benefit from the knowledge a proven theory such as grounded theory analysis and categories the field of studies. Especially since the “grounded theory is chosen for collecting and analyzing the case study data, with the aim of generating a descriptive and explanatory theory of the adoption of Internet rooted in the experiences of Small to Medium-sized Enterprises” (Lawrence, & Tar, 2013, p.30).
The purpose Statement
Forensic accountants have a purpose in the accounting, banking and insurance industries to crack down fraud and identify breaches within the financial realm. The purpose statement establishes the reason for the forensic research and compares the facts to find a solution to the problems statement. There are several organizations that support using specialized accounting professionals since a number of their strategies is used to identify the weakness and security breaches of the industry. Also, those professionals are useful to select and address business and technology related research concerns and address the business practices of technology management, including forensic accounts who use investigation tools to create new QDA software to thwart of any attempt for corporations to hide fraudulent activities and create accurate financial records. Forensic accountants apply special skills to collect analyze and interpret financial data in audits including recommend theories to investigators to prevent and control fraud scandals.
“The topic came under the spotlight as a result of a chain of events, more specific a series of highly publicized scandals which have created anxiety and a lack of confidence on the international capital market; everything started when Enron collapsed – the company which became ‘a symbol of contemporary corporate fraud’ – and it continued with a significant number of companies that went bankrupt in an equally dramatic manner (WorldCom, Parmalat, Xerox)” (Berinde, S., Rachi?an, P., & Gro?anu, A, 2012, p. 644).
Sample Articles
a) “Quality in Qualitative Studies: The Case of Validity, Reliability and Generalizability” (Ali, A., & Yusof, H, 2011, p. 25).
b) Hynes, G. E. (2012). “Improving Employees’ Interpersonal Communication Competencies: A Qualitative Study. Business Communication Quarterly” (Hynes,G.E, 2012, p. 466).
c) “Strengths and Weaknesses of Business Research Methodologies: Two Disparate Case Studies” (Zivkovic, J,2012, p. 91).
d) “Qualitative Study Regarding the Relationship Between Corporate Governance and Creative Accounting” (Berinde, S., Rachi?an, P., & Gro?anu, A, 2012, p. 642).
e) “Bridging The Qualitative-Quantitative Divide: Guidelines For Conducting Mixed Methods Research In Information Systems” (Venkatesh, V., Brown, S. A., & Bala, H, 2013, p. 21).
Conclusion

For this research, data collection using scholarly articles and peer review journals is essential to address the reason behind the study and to provide proof the need for the changes within business and technology may affect the greater good of corporate America. Furthermore, a researcher must obtain theoretical answers to the chosen research questions from the study. Similarly, studies may focus on whatever the stakeholders would like them to focus on such as potential for new business and technology research to explain or expand on previous studies to offer credibility to the chosen hypotheses. “In reporting the research process, these papers have also made specific references to quality criteria such as validity, relevance and generalizability to varying degrees” (Ali, A., & Yusof, H, 2011, p. 39).
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