The heart of your first chapter is your problem statement. It needs to do so much in just a couple of paragraphs, such as summarize your literature, build evidence of the gap that your work will feel and how it will advance your field, properly set up your research questions and methodology, etc. What a problem indeed, but fortunately there are secrets and after this hour the mystery will be solved. This is the final of four PhD Scholars webinars. The series continues with live discussion groups 6 Fridays in January/February 2020.