Dissertation Writing Essay

A dissertation basically refers to a treatise that is stating a certain academic position; it is a lengthy study backed by intensive research with an aim of making a vital contribution to a specific field of study or topic. The key to writing an excellent dissertation lies in conducting an extensive and rigorous research. There are a number of requirements that have to be put into consideration if a research project is to be successful. A research project is meant to contribute to an existing body of knowledge and not in any way be applied for any individual’s self-enlightment. It should not be conducted for the sole purpose of comparing data or show the existing differences or relationship between any two set pf data Finally the question; to be tackled should not be limited to either yes or no answers. A yes or no answer will not contribute to the studies as per the core of the dissertation. The knowledge gathered in research project should be geared towards providing important insights about the topic or the research problem (S. Joseph l. 2007) I have a lot of interest in health studies and have in the past engaged in a lot of research on the various aspects and problems affecting the human body and the solutions to such problems. The past researches have seen me contribute to the existing body of knowledge and were in no way meant for self-enlightment. The nature of the research problem: â€Å"Evaluation and management of patient with cardio-Pulmonary diseases† is itself an indicator that the solutions will not be found by comparing any set of data or show any inter-relationships or differences existing between that data. The research aims at looking at the ways to provide effective management of cardio- pulmonary diseases in an effort to fill any existing gaps. Many researches have been conducted but have not been comprehensive and may have left certain gaps. This will be the sole drive of this dissertation. Question 3 Cardiopulmonary disease refers to diseases that inhibit the function-ability of the heart and the lungs. These diseases can have a long time impact on a person physical and mental well standing. Randie A, et al, 1999). A large proportion of the population continues to search for ways to enable them cope with heart ailments and complications. These complications are among the most of the highest killers. Many more are at a higher risk of getting cardio-pulmonary diseases as time passes by, especially as they advance in age. Management of these ailments involves astronomical costs raging from hospitalization and medical costs. The government, individuals, and the employees feel these costs. This cost is in terms of the direct costs in addition to disability expenses. (www. cardiumhealth. com) A lot of research has been conducted in this aspect. This research seeks to explore further this topic. It will focus at filling the gaps that have been left by the prior researchers. Management of many health complications and issues need to be not only cost efficient but also meant to endure that hope and effective care is given to the patients. It should be geared towards ensuring that the patients are healthy and remain productive. Hence the research problem would aim at looking at ways through which management of patients with cardiopulmonary disease can be done cost effectively. It aims to provide more information towards how this can be achieved as well as evaluating the existing patient management methods and (criteria) and how they can be improved to meet this objective. Questions 2 The problem statement for the dissertation topic is:† Ensuring cost effective evaluation and management of patients with cardiopulmonary diseases. Cost effectiveness refers to provision of certain services or goods with the minimum possible costs. It is not meant rather to compromise the quality of those services. Management of any disease is a costly affair and takes toll on those all involved. There are many ways through which these diseases can be managed but they involve high costs that are increasingly becoming hard to meet as the ailments become more prevalent in the population. The nature of care and health needs for an individual patient would vary depending on the level of recovery. Some may be acute while others are outpatient. Specific demands of the individuals would mean specific cost levels (NYU Medical Centre, 2007). The costs would vary from nursing, therapy, counseling alongside many others. Management of cardiopulmonary disease would involve coming up with ways through which the patients would access self-care, proper medication, and information on proper nutrition and a healthier lifestyle (www. vnsny. org). A research conducted in this line would provide vital information on how the above activities would be provided cost effectively. It would be able to address more on a topic that has overtime been widely tackled but has failed to provide a definite solution, not just in heart and lungs complications but also on other health complications as many revolve around the same key issues. Again this research recognizes the need of quality care and hence will not seek at reaching a method that compromises the quality of health care to reduce on costs. If properly conducted it will provide answers and save on costs associated with management of these diseases. The reviewed research problem statement for the dissertation would be: â€Å"Ways for coming up with cost effective ways of evaluating and managing patients with cardio-pulmonary diseases. † The initial problem statement is not grammatically correct and could not make a lot of sense on its own. The statement starts with a continuous verb- â€Å"ensuring†, this is not understandable at a first glance. The statement as it stands does not offer a reader enough clues as to what the research is going to focus on, it is not clear what is the appropriate link between cost effectiveness and cardio-pulmonary diseases. A good research statement should be able to provide a sense of inter-relationship between the problem and the dissertation topic. It fails also to provide a limit or the point of focus that the research is to take. A research problem statement should provide a clear guidance on the content of the research or the study. It should have clear demarcated limits of the research. It should provide a specific scope to guide the research on what is to be tackled and what is to be left out. The initial problem statement is too general and is confusing to a reader. A researcher might be misguided to focus on the different ways of managing patients with cardio-pulmonary diseases and fail to come up with the best cost effective methods for these diseases management. A good statement hence should be one that points out clearly what is expected of the research in a manner that is devoid of any ambiguities. It should be all comprehensive and not meant to confuse the reader on what specifically it is aiming to investigate by giving a general idea of the objective and the purpose of the study. The edited version of the research answer will provide the solutions the study is looking for. Looking at it will give a clear and informative idea of what the paper will entail, it gives a limit and the scope, which the researcher will follow. It will limit the researcher to the best and the most cost effective way of evaluating and managing cardiopulmonary diseases with no room for irrelevancy (web. mit. edu) The way the statement has been framed ensures that the researcher comes with the necessary answers to the arising questions. It has no room for a yes or no answer or any need to make comparisons. The solutions will be elaborative and seeking to give the specific methods for cost efficiency. In tackling this research problem, the researcher will have to conduct intense research, gathering of data and relevant information. It will include the use of case studies, questionnaires, and interviews among other data collection strategies. The researcher will have to interview experts in the health field as well as the patients to get a grasp of the situation at hand. This will take time. It will also require a high allocation of financial resources to cater for all those requirements. A critical analysis of this research problem leaves no doubt in my mind that this is exactly what I would wish to investigate. I wish to scrutinize the ways that can be used to bring cost efficiency in patient’s management. For further analysis of the appropriateness of the research problem, I showed it to my colleagues in class for their review. Opinion was that the research problem statement requires more revision to ensure that it captures all aspects of the existing research problem and what the research seeks to tackle.  The revised problem statement would be: â€Å"What would it take to ensure cost efficiency in evaluation and management of patients with cardiopulmonary diseases? † Developing the dissertation topic or title is one of the most laborious tasks. List of research topics should be made in the bid to evaluate and choose the best and the most striking title. (www. unc. edu). An evaluation of the above checklist will provide a useful insight for arriving and developing the best dissertation topic. In choosing dissertation topic, it is imperative that one analyses what he/she is best at. It would be a plus to research a topic that you are well versed with its major concepts and that you have a lot of interest in to avoid generalization (www. c. s. purdue. edu). The fact that a research is not conducted for a persons own self interest does not mean that one should not pick a topic that he/she has interest in, what it means is that the researcher should not use that opportunity to satisfy his personal curiosities but rather should aim at researching for knowledge’s sake. In selecting this dissertation topic it is important that I ensure that the topic I have chosen is appropriate to my studies, it should be appropriate to the subject at hand. The topic should not be very wide as not to be manageable due to the possible time constraints. I will also have to put into consideration my instructors interest, it should be a topic that they will approve of and something they believe is within my scope of studies (www. disertation-writing. net). It is advisable to incorporate my peers view on the appropriateness of my topic, through their review I can get important tips to apply when selecting that topic. The importance of originality should be underscored, this makes the topic should have a sense of novelty and be interesting to the researcher as well as the reader as it seeks to unearth discoveries that have not been there before. The topic should be created and not stumble upon or found in the library books (Dr. Sally Jensen, 2000). These tips as well the above-learnt checklists should assist me to come up with an appropriate topic for my dissertation.