This course provides support for students in multiple aspects of the dissertation process, including preparation of the dissertation proposal, conducting research, and writing. Together we will establish a writing community to share resources and strategies, create individualized writing plans, and facilitate peer review and feedback. The course will be flexible to help students at different stages of the process, which might include:

identifying or refining dissertation topics
conducting a literature review
creating a conceptual framework or research design
writing a plan for completing the proposed research and disseminating the results
forming a dissertation committee
developing an application to receive ethics approval for human subject research
preparing for the oral defense of the proposal
developing a data collection plan
conducting, documenting, and analyzing their research
identifying an argument, developing a theory, and articulating findings in writing
publishing and presenting the dissertation to relevant audiences