Dissertation Seminar

Catalog description

This course is designed to assist students with developing and finalizing their dissertation research proposal. Activities include reviewing extant literature, writing a critical review of the literature, designing an empirical research study, collecting data, analyzing data, and developing methodology related to collecting and analyzing data. Students work as part of a team and share and receive feedback on their own research ideas and in the development of the dissertation proposal. Students learn firsthand about scientific inquiry in psychology through research under the guidance of faculty members.