The D.B.A. capstone project requires that students know how to collect, organize, and interpret data. In this course, students broaden their
research and general analysis skills as they further explore methodology and project types to incorporate into their doctoral study. Students engage
in coursework focusing on qualitative and case study research methods, through which they learn to focus their analysis on efforts to improve the
quality of an organization and its performance. Students examine techniques for thinking in an action-oriented manner, as if they were consultants,
so that they can apply their own doctoral study in the real world. Finally, students engage in an iterative process of writing a proposal,
incorporating feedback from peers and the course instructor. Ultimately, the proposal is offered by students as a document for review for
consideration by potential mentors for their doctoral study.
Week 6 Introduction
Evaluating Qualitative Research
The Walden University definition of positive social change is “a deliberate process of creating and applying ideas, strategies, and actions to
promote the worth, dignity, and development of individuals, communities, organizations, institutions, cultures, and societies. Positive social
change results in the improvement of human and social conditions” (https://catalog.waldenu.edu). While your doctoral study might begin with a
problem that is of interest to you personally, your research should also result in a solution that enhances the well-being of others or
organizations.
This week, you will consider the potential social impacts of gaining more insight into and possible solutions for the problem you have identified.
How will your research benefit the field of management and how will it be applied in practice?
In addition to this consideration, you will also evaluate the methods for ensuring quality used in the doctoral study you selected in Week 1. What
methods will you use to ensure quality in your own study and how will this benefit other scholars in the field?
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this week, you will be able to:
Articulate the potential impacts for positive social change that might result from your proposed study
Evaluate the quality of a chosen doctoral-level research design
Assess validity-related concerns for qualitative studies related to business research
Create a first draft of an open-code document with theme analysis for peer and faculty feedback
Application 1: Evaluating a Doctoral Study—Establishing Quality
For your selected doctoral study, evaluate the methods used for establishing quality. Incorporate appropriate references to this week’s media
resource as well as the course readings about establishing quality. For all the questions below, remember to explain how you came to your
conclusions. Support your answers with explanation or evidence drawn from the doctoral study and from course readings.
Were the methods for establishing quality used appropriately for the qualitative tradition or research design (e.g., case study, ethnography,
grounded theory, etc.)? Why or why not?
Were all aspects of the methods for establishing quality described or justified sufficiently? If not, what could have the author said and why? If
sufficient, explain why you think so.
Do you think the author should have used additional methods to establish quality? If so, what other methods would you recommend and specifically why
should they have been used in this particular study? If not, why not? This includes the methods of establishing quality as well as how they were
conducted or implemented.
Add any additional comments for evaluation not addressed above.
Combine the revisions for all three components before you submit your 6- to 10-page assignment, based on new findings.
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