MFT 8328 Disserta Design & Proposal
Format requirements for dissertation and use of APA will be addressed throughout this course. Traditionally, dissertations in education are comprised of 5 chapters: Chap 1: Intro/Proposal, Chap 2: Review of Related Literature, Chap 3: Methods & Procedures, Chap 4: Results & Chap 5: Discuss. and Conclusions. Course is designed to begin the dissertation design and to aid students in completion of first 3 chapters of the dissertation. Students under guidance of assigned major professor will select a research topic, review the literature and design a proposal for research in the education setting. Students will be guided & assigned a dissertation committee to select appropriate research method (quantitative, qualitative, or both) for study. Student will be guided through process of obtaining approval from school district or education setting as well as approval from the university's Institutional Review Board before data collection begins.