OL 708 - Doctoral Dissertation

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This course provides support and structure to the preparation and completion of the dissertation prospectus. Students will take this course to conduct research on a topic area or idea for the dissertation. This course will consist of the student reviewing the dissertation handbook and meeting with the faculty member serving as the dissertation chair on an agreed upon schedule. The deliverables for this course include: a finalized prospectus including the problem being studied, a bibliography of sources to examine the work that has been done to study the problem in the literature, and an outline for an approach for further research as a first set of milestones; it will also include the final dissertation report/manuscript, and an oral defense of the dissertation in front of an examination committee.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Student must complete OL-700 prior to registering for this course.