I am a Masters student and I have to write a mini dissertation. I am struggling to come up with a proper dissertation topic and a problem statement. Can anyone help me?
BPM and Six Sigma: Can BPM and Six Sigma co-exist? What are the benefits of this
I can suggest going to isixsigma.com - they have a good forum that might be able to help. Also, they have an active LinkedIn group- iSixSigma Network
Cool, Mickey! Good call...
Someone once told me that a good research problem should involve "blood, sweat, or money." The steps for identifying a problem, according to the process I like to use, is like this:
1. here is a problem
2. here is evidence to show that there is a problem
3. here is evidence to show that the problem is caused by a certain trend
4. here are the definitions of the things I am talking about
5. here is a description of the setting in which it is happening.
6. here is a solution that I propose.
7. here is why I think it is feasible to do what I suggest to solve the problem
You pose a question: can they coexist? Can you turn it into a problem statement? How about this:
BPM and Six Sigma cannot coexist, and it is a problem for ___________because of _______.
Here is evidence to show that it is a problem.
Here is evidence to show that the aspect of the problem I am talking about has a specific cause or trend associated with it.
Here are the definitions of the concepts I am talking about...
etc...
Your job is to read and read and read, until you discover a good solution to a problem. Isn't this a job for an expert? For your mini dissertation you need to be a mini expert.
Search your school database for BPM and Six Sigma, and read enough recent articles to get a sense of what the experts are saying. Add your own insight, and you will have a meaningful contribution.
Read the work of John Cresswell (i.e. research methods). It helped me a lot. It is what you need to know to design a research project.
Someone once told me that a good research problem should involve "blood, sweat, or money." The steps for identifying a problem, according to the process I like to use, is like this:
1. here is a problem
2. here is evidence to show that there is a problem
3. here is evidence to show that the problem is caused by a certain trend
4. here are the definitions of the things I am talking about
5. here is a description of the setting in which it is happening.
6. here is a solution that I propose.
7. here is why I think it is feasible to do what I suggest to solve the problem
You pose a question: can they coexist? Can you turn it into a problem statement? How about this:
BPM and Six Sigma cannot coexist, and it is a problem for ___________because of _______.
Here is evidence to show that it is a problem.
Here is evidence to show that the aspect of the problem I am talking about has a specific cause or trend associated with it.
Here are the definitions of the concepts I am talking about...
etc...
Your job is to read and read and read, until you discover a good solution to a problem. Isn't this a job for an expert? For your mini dissertation you need to be a mini expert.
Search your school database for BPM and Six Sigma, and read enough recent articles to get a sense of what the experts are saying. Add your own insight, and you will have a meaningful contribution.
Read the work of John Cresswell (i.e. research methods). It helped me a lot. It is what you need to know to design a research project.
Thank you for your response, I will look at your suggestions.
