Ph.D. Dissertation Seminar

Catalog description

EAGSR 8112 Ph.D. Dissertation Seminar is a prerequisite to, and offered in conjunction with, EAGSR 7502 Doctoral Seminar. In these face-to-face seminars, candidates will write and prepare a dissertation proposal that states a purpose and focus for the dissertation as well as advance a plan for conducting research. In EAGSR 8112 candidates will begin by sharing aspects of their Qualifying Papers that are foundational to developing a successful dissertation and dissertation proposal. The content and organizational format for the dissertation proposal and dissertation will be detailed. Students will identify a dissertation topic, be able to clearly state what they want to learn, and consider data needed for their topic.