Professional Dissertation Seminar

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Develop clear purpose and specific aims for dissertation research

• Develop appropriate methodology to address purpose and aims

• Evaluate dissertation research proposals

• Prepare and present/defend your dissertation proposal

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Course Assignments	100%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93%-100%	A
90%-92.9%	A-
87%-89.9%	B+
83%-86.9%	B
80%-82.9%	B-
77%-79.9%	C+
73%-76.9%	C
70%-72.9%	C-
67%-69.9%	D+
63%-66.9%	D
60%-62.9%	D-
Below 60%	F

Note: Doctoral students can only count grades of B or better towards the degree.

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.

Scholarly Perspectives:

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate, and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.