Discussion: Describing Your Topic

Once you have chosen a topic, this Discussion provides the opportunity to share with your classmates your choice of topic that you have identified.

For this Discussion, you will examine your process for deciding on a research topic, including the critical thinking involved, and describe the topic that will become the focus for your Capstone Project.

To Prepare

• Consider a topic of interest related to your MS program.
• Review the Learning Resources for this week, especially those related to choosing a topic and narrowing your search.
• Search the Walden University Library and/or internet and complete a preliminary search in the academic literature to make sure there are scholarly sources, current peer-reviewed journal articles, about this topic.

Post a brief summary of your topic. Support your information with citations to the research literature about your topic. Briefly explain why you selected the topic and the relevance to your MS program.