1 – Consider a topic of interest for your dissertation and write two (2) to three (3) paragraphs explaining why you have chosen this topic and how it will contribute to the scholarly community. Also, include the following:

• The type of research design that may be used to investigate your topic
• How reliability, applicability, and validity will be addressed

2 – Begin a preliminary search of literature about your topic. Create an outline of subtopics that may be used to support a review of the current literature. Add at least five (5) article references to the outline. Include an introduction and a conclusion.