PhD Dissertation Seminar

Catalog description

This course is designed to assist students in developing a research proposal for the dissertation. The intent is that, at the close of the semester, students will be ready (or almost ready) to formally defend their proposals. The focus of the course is three-fold: 1) the identification of researchable questions that advance nursing practice and/or health policy, 2) the development of a logical outline for the previous research on your topic, and 3) the development of a feasible research project to address a selected question. Students will work with the course instructor, their dissertation chairs, and other students in the course to develop and defend their dissertation proposal. Prerequisites: NURS 603, NURS 604 & NURS 640. Must be in final semester of PhD program coursework to enroll.