Disaster Management and Prevention Strong Dissertation Questions

Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

A dissertation is much more detailed than a scholarly article, spanning a few hundred pages. Its aim is to demonstrate expertise as a scholar and is in a very formal structured format. A large part of a dissertation is devoted first to an extensive literature review of related work then to the methodology and results of the author’s research.

Locate and provide an example of a good dissertation in your area of interest, and describe its strengths and weaknesses. Based on your analysis, discuss the following:

  • What made this a strong dissertation? Support your response.
  • What are the specific chapters of this dissertation?
  • What type of dissertation research approach was used: qualitative, quantitative, or mixed?
  • Provide the URL link to the article so your peers and the instructor can read it.

Use a format similar to the following to direct your instructor and peers to the correct location in the CTU library.

Example of Article Citation for the Assignment

  • Disaster Management: Lettieri, E., Masella, C., & Radaelli, G. (2009). Disaster management: Findings from a systematic review. Disaster Prevention and Management, 18(2), 117–136. doi: 10.1108/09653560910953207 ABI/INFORM
  • Interpersonal Trust: Lewicki, R. J., Tomlinson, E. C., & Gillespie, N. (2006). Models of interpersonal trust development: Theoretical approaches, empirical evidence, and future directions. Journal of Management, 32(6), 991–1022. Doctoral Library-SAGE
  • Organizational Justice/Fairness: Colquitt, J. A., Conlon, D. E., Wesson, M. J., Porter, C. O. L. H., & Ng, K. Y. (2001). Justice at the millennium: A meta-analytic review of 25 years of organizational justice research. Journal of Applied Psychology, 86, 425–445. LIBRARY