ESR604 Dissertation Proposal Seminar

The primary goal of this course is for students to develop the proposal for their doctoral dissertations or equivalents. This will involve definition of a research problem, review of the related literature, and design of appropriate procedures and instruments for pursuing the problem, review of the related literature, and design of appropriate procedures and instruments for pursuing the problem. As part of the class activities, students are also exposed to the research problems, related literature reviews, and methodologies developed by students from each of the other doctoral programs. Prerequisites: ESR610, ESR612, ESR614, ESR616 or ESR618. The completion of comprehensive qualifying examinations is also recommended. 2 semester hours