RSCH9000 Doctoral Project
This course guides students through the full doctoral research journey, with guidance from their doctoral chair. Students develop a focused, researchable topic; build a scholarly foundation through the literature review; describe the research approach, methodology, and methods for the project; complete the proposal defense and submit to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for review and approval; collect and analyze data; interpret findings; and defend their dissertation or capstone project. Emphasis is placed on scholarly alignment, ethical research practice, methodological rigor, clear communication, and steady progress toward a coherent, defensible final doctoral manuscript. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer. Grading for this course is S/NS.