Writing the Dissertation Proposal

Catalog description

To be taken concurrently with PSYC-8902. This required course is the second of two sequential workshops where students actively engage in writing their Proposal document. In the service of composing a solid research proposal, the course offers specific benchmarks for proposal chapters, teaches effective rhetorical strategies, embodies best practices in dissertation writing, and asks students to consider their discourse community. Students should schedule their second dissertation committee meeting within one quarter after the end of this course.