Week 1 Assignment: Identify a Research Topic:Dissertation Topic: A qualitative study on the effect mental health has on lower enlisted soldiers in the Army.

instructions: Write a paper identifying scholarly literature related to the general subject you would like to focus on in your dissertation. This assignment helps you identify specific topics you could explore in your dissertation. As a reminder, the topic of your dissertation needs to clearly relate to your degree program (and specialization, if you have one).

Note: In your previous courses, such as Scholarly Literature Review, Qualitative Research Design and Methodology, and Quantitative Research Design and Methodology, if the topic you chose to write on in those courses aligns with your program (and specialization, if applicable), and you believe you would like to write your dissertation on that topic, you may use the work you have completed in those courses and build on it for this assignment. Therefore, while you may use what you have already written in your previous courses as a starting point, and continue to develop that, you can think of this assignment as a way to have a new, fresh focus on that general subject. Therefore, you can begin by reviewing your Scholarly Literature Review course and locating the literature review you completed for your Signature Assignment. This may help you as you write your paper this week.

In your assignment, write an overview of 2-3 gaps you’ve noticed in the scholarly literature (related to the general subject you’d like to focus on in your dissertation). Perhaps you have already identified a specific topic for your dissertation. If so, you may write about that specific topic (using your previous work). Be sure your assignment covers, and is grounded in, the scholarly literature on the topics.  

For this week’s assignment, complete the following:

• Identify a topic related to your program (and specialization, if applicable) you could focus on in your dissertation study.
• Describe the topic (to establish the main ideas and context).
• Summarize some of the literature about the topic.
• Explain the topic (e.g., What are the current issues? Why are they important?)
• State clearly in one sentence what your degree program is (and specialization, if you have one).
• Briefly explain how the topic align with your degree program (and specialization, if applicable).
• Ensure ethics in your writing by correctly and accurately citing your work and ensuring academic integrity in your writing.