在论文开题和研究阶段, the doctoral candidate engages in a number of activities and tasks to fulfill the requirements of the dissertation track.
A doctoral student may need additional time to complete the preliminary dissertation proposal, under the guidance of the student’s 论文 Seminar 4 professor. Once approved by the seminar professor and Doctoral Office, the doctoral candidate is assigned to a dissertation chair and committee.
Under the direction of the dissertation chair and working with committee members, the doctoral candidate develops the final version of the comprehensive dissertation proposal including the problem 状态ment, 文献综述, 研究设计. 候选人还将在Concordia的机构审查委员会(IRB)批准过程中接受培训并获得认证,并向IRB提交提案. 在此期间,候选人还准备论文提案的口头答辩,并与论文主席一起安排提案的口头答辩.
论文 research involves the implementation of the dissertation research design, 收集和分析数据, 报告和讨论研究结果. 每位博士候选人将执行研究设计, 遵循论文提案时间表, collect and analyze data related to dissertation research questions, 与论文主席一起讨论论文研究计划的执行和数据收集和分析方面的进展, organize and write drafts of chapters 4 and 5 of the dissertation, and prepare for the dissertation oral defense as outlined in the doctoral student handbook. 论文 research culminates in the successful completion of the dissertation and dissertation oral defense.