Dissertation Proposal Seminar

Catalog description

This course provides doctoral students with a learning context taught in the form of a workshop to fully develop the dissertation proposal, including the delineation of the format of the dissertation, the dissertation rationale, significance and aims, the conceptual framework guiding the work, and the methodological approaches to be utilized in the dissertation proposal. Each student’s dissertation proposal will be discussed and workshopped throughout the course of the semester in in class, and it is expected that throughout the course each student will work closely with their dissertation Chairperson in refining the content and the details of the study. This course will guide students from conceptual clarity to the completion of a full draft of the written proposal. Each student will complete a draft of the proposal by the close of the semester.