Dissertation Formation – EDCO 770
CG • Section 8WK • 11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 02/01/2024
Course Description
For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.
Rationale
For most degree programs, the dropout rate for students who have completed all their coursework and only have their dissertation remaining hovers around 50%. Proper understanding of specific strategies to develop a dissertation will reduce this percentage.
Course Assignment
Readings and lecture presentations
Course Requirements Checklist
Discussion
The student will report the information that will be used as a beginning point for his or her Dissertation Proposal, using information from his or her preliminary research outline.
Discussion
The student will discuss the progress of his or her topic development and understanding of the dissertation process.
Discussion
The student will summarize what he or she has accomplished in regards to his or her dissertation in this course and what his or her next steps will be to move forward.
Article Review Assignments (3)
The student will complete scholarly article reviews using the provided template in response to key articles which he or she anticipates will be significant to his or her dissertation.
The student will construct a preliminary dissertation proposal outline draft which will serve as a basis for his or her future dissertation proposal defense. The requirements for the proposal defense can be found in the dissertation handbook. The student must include the proposed title of his or her dissertation written in APA format. The assignment will also include a 1-3 paragraph research topic, statement of the problem, and research gap. The student will also include a methodology section which will describe the study, include the type of design and detail his or her procedure that the student proposes to use for analysis. This document will serve as a preliminary dissertation proposal as the student moves towards EDCO 900. (CLO: A, C)
The reference list will serve as the foundation on which the student will develop his or her literature review for his or her dissertation in the future. It must contain at least 100 sources related to the chosen dissertation topic. (CLO: B)
