PSYD 849 Dissertation Proposal Development

This course focuses on the development of the dissertation proposal. In a research seminar format, students locate and frame their research problem. The course then steps through the general preparation of the research proposal, including introduction, statement of the problem and purpose of the study, hypotheses or guiding questions, significance of the study, (preliminary) survey of the literature, research design and methodology, basic assumptions, limitations and delimitations, references, APA style, and regulations on research with human subjects. This course is part of the Illinois School of Professional Psychology PsyD curriculum.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PsyD 718, 723, and either 721 or 724