This course deals with the completion of the dissertation. Students are expected to recruit a chair for their dissertation and oral defense of the dissertation. This course deals with the theoretical and practical aspects of designing dissertation research and successfully defending the design in a proposal hearing and eventually the oral defense of the dissertation. The course's purpose is to help doctoral students through the proposal and dissertation writing processes. Students can register for this course, with chair approval, and begin working on dissertation design, research, and writing. Additional Dissertation Advisement courses will be required throughout the dissertation advisement and considered 0 credit courses.
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