Dissertation Supervision

Catalog description

This course focuses on continuing formation as a scholar through the development of the dissertation proposal. Using the student's dissertation plans as a reference point, the course will target strategies and competencies in generating and critically evaluating new knowledge, understanding the legacies of past and current work in the discipline and topic area, the transformational nature of knowledge, and the transformative work of communicating knowledge to others. Students are expected to maintain close and frequent contact with their dissertation chairperson/ committee members during their enrollment in the course. Two semesters in seminar format and thereafter the student works with the Dissertation Chair and committee in completing the dissertation.