Dissertation Literature

Catalog description

Students will be guided by their advisors and program faculty to identify the literature related to their research. They will read and analyze this literature carefully to gain a thorough understanding of what has been said about their topic by others. Student will produce a written literature review that presents 1) the scope of research that relates to their dissertation project 2) provides a comprehensive summary of the findings of the literature, and 3) identifies how their dissertation project fits into (or differs from) the existing body of knowledge.