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Throughout this course, you will work individually to develop the course project, with feedback and input from your learning community. Be sure to print out the rubric for this project so you can note the details of what is required in each module. Learning community members will support each other’s work on the following aspects of a research study: > **Module 1: The Purpose of Dissertation Research** > > **Module 2: Literature Review** > > **Module 3: What Questions Should We Be Asking?** > > **Module 4: Research Paradigms: Methodologies and Traditions** > > **Module 5: After the Data Is Collected: What Then?**
 * Learning Community Project: Preparation for a Research Study** (Due Module 5; 165 points)
 * Create a group wiki. (One member creates it for the learning community.)
 * Create individual pages in the group wiki. (Each member creates his or her own page.)
 * Identify research interests.
 * Identify theoretical foundations for a research study.
 * Find five areas of relevant research for review.
 * Provide a justification for these five areas.
 * Identify a gap in the research.
 * Refine your research questions.
 * Develop a problem statement for your research study.
 * Determine a theoretical base or a conceptual framework for your study.
 * Complete a table on three possible methodologies that fit your research questions.
 * Complete a table on the method of data collection for your study.
 * Determine the significance of your study.
 * Decide on the best way to disseminate your research.