SUPPLEMENTARY HANDOUT#5 1 [Date] As discussed in your Students’ Companion Handout, hereunder, is an example of a generic outline for a five-chapter dissertation, thesis or final project, Dissertation Life Cycle (D.L.C.): the third chapter on methodology varies for a qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-method design: Chapter 1: Introduction: • Introduction • Background of the Problem • Statement of the Problem • Purpose of the Study • Research Questions • Significance of the Study • Definition of Terms • Assumptions, Limitations, and Delimitations • Conclusion Chapter 2: Review of the Literature: • Introduction • Search Description • Conceptual or Theoretical Framework • Review of Research (organized by variable or themes) Please, NOTE, that in chapter 3 of the RESEARCH PROPOSAL you would only propose the research methodology and methods you intend to use in the research and not do the actual research, which would be the opposite, as in the case of writing the dissertation, thesis or final project themselves.