Dissertation Seminar

Catalog description

Dissertation Seminar is intended to assist doctoral students in the preparation of a dissertation proposal and to facilitate the transition from course work to dissertation. The purpose of this course is to take students from a point at which they have general ideas about their dissertation topic through the development of a solid structure, research strategy and drafting of framing chapters. Emphasis is placed on understanding and defining the logical relations between elements in a proposal including the problem statement, conceptual/theoretical framework, literature review, research design and methodology. The chief task is to draft complete framing chapters, giving a full description of the motivation for the project and the research strategy.