This one-day course will be offered online only. Attendance is required – this course will not be recorded.

Dissertation basics is designed for doctoral students who are just beginning the dissertation phase of doctoral study. This workshop will help students understand the purpose of the dissertation and how to map out a strategy for dissertation writing. Participants will discuss developing a dissertation completion plan in any discipline and review the expectations of academic scholarly writing. Other topics include how to identify and delimit the dissertation topic, how to undertake a disciplined approach to the review of literature and how to become familiar with the essential chapter development structure of the dissertation. The workshop program will share specific scholarly practices that successful doctoral students employed to complete their dissertations on time.

Note: “Disseration Development Strategies for Advanced Doctoral Students: Focus on Dissertation Completion” will be offered in the spring.