Dissertation I

Catalog description

After successfully completing the requirements for Advancement to Candidacy, students are eligible to secure a Dissertation Chair to guide their progress in developing an original research project. Building on the prospectus they produced in an earlier class, students will create a dissertation proposal that includes the purpose and research questions in Chapter I, synthesize a review of the literature in Chapter II, and a proposed plan for the methodology in Chapter III. The student’s Chapters I-III must be approved by Quality Review prior to receiving approval to schedule the Proposal Defense. Students will prepare for the proposal defense, and successfully defend the proposal. This course is graded with an SP grading option until successful completion of EDOL 791 . Upon successful completion, grading is on a Pass/No Pass basis.