Assignment Prompt & Instructions
**Overview:** As stated in a previous week, Chapter Two continues to unfold until the literature gap is exposed. At this stage in the course, you should be prepared to have two-thirds of your Chapter Two complete.
**Directions:**
1) Using the **Template attached** [**,**](https://cumber.sharepoint.com/sites/DoctoralResearch/SitePages/DSRT-736-Dissertation.aspx#dissertation-templates) submit your second draft of **Chapter Two, which should be a minimum of 20 pages.**
2) Your draft should include the **Background and Problem Statement in Chapter One, the Introduction, and Search Strategy.**
3) Before submitting, you should carefully review Chapter 2 and check the following:
– Use Grammarly in Microsoft Word to review your assignment before submitting.
– Review all of your references. Are all references in APA format? Do all in-text citations have an associated reference in the reference list? Do you have references in the reference list that are not cited in the chapters?
– Did you follow the APA dissertation template?
– Did you use past tense when discussing previous research studies?
_**Notes:**_
– Information is drawn from recent, credible sources, critically analyzed, synthesized, and presented with clear organization. More than 50% of sources are within the past 5 years. The writing is coherent, showing clear alignment with the research focus and dissertation topic.
– Demonstrates a professional level of skills associated with grammar, spelling, syntax, verb tense, (past), objective point of view, and scholarly voice. Rules of grammar, usage and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct. Language is clear and precise; sentences display consistently strong, varied structure.
– Consistently adheres to 7th edition APA guidelines in in-text citations, references, tables, and dissertation formatting. Minimal to no errors, reflecting graduate-level attention to detail.
_-_ _**plagiarism check required, AI check required, Grammar, APA7 format, include References – Only journals, within 8hrs**_
refer to the previous submitted work:
[Dsrt-736: dissertation seminar: 8.1 – first draft of chapter two | Computer Science homework help](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/dsrt-736-dissertation-seminar-8-1-first-draft-of-chapter-two)
[Dsrt-736: dissertation seminar: 5.1 – introduction, search strategy, | Information Systems homework help](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/dsrt-736-dissertation-seminar-5-1-introduction-search-strategy-and-headings)
[Dsrt-736: dissertation seminar: dissertation summary & discussion | Computer Science homework help](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/dsrt-736-dissertation-seminar-dissertation-summary-and-discussion)
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