PSYC 751: Dissertation Advisement

This is a zero-credit course that is meant to provide guidance and structure to the research process. Students will use this time to work through areas of interest and formulate a research topic. Students are expected to present at least twice a week to their peers and that the group will serve as a forum for scholarly inquiry and development. Students will also work with the instructor to set realistic goals, manage expectations, and organize the workload so that they may be productive and timely in completing their dissertation. Students will gain access to various resources on campus; library, IRB committee, and learn more about how to effectively utilize these services. At the conclusion of the clsas students are expected to present a preliminary proposal document that defines a research question, has support from the evidence based theoretical papers, and lists the hypotheses of the proposed dissertation.