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	Doctoral dissertation
		Doctoral dissertation written by you was professional, high quality, and perhaps most importantly, was highly appraised by all members of my committee.
		Doctoral dissertations are designed right from the beginning of their writing up till the process of their completion to produce an in-depth, well-written, logically-organised piece of research.
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	www.dissertationsexperts.com /doctoral_dissertation.php (408 words)

	Illuminating the Doctoral Dissertation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		While definitions of doctoral dissertations abound, a summary of such definitions indicates that the dissertation comprises four primary elements: 1) a contribution to knowledge, 2) a demonstration of the candidate's ability to conduct scholarly and independent research, 3) a piece of original investigation, and 4) worthy of publication.
		He defines the dissertation as "a refereed paper supervised by an advisor whose competence in the field is acknowledged by the position he holds within the university, and subject to the criticism and guidance of two to six other similarly distinguished individuals"(p.
		He further asserts that important aspects of the dissertation include quality and vitality of thought, clarity, and precision of reasoned argument, lucidity of substantiation, originality of inquiry, formulation of the problem and design of the research project, and inventiveness with respect to a solution or position that is new.
	www.dissertationadvisors.com /bender.htm (2350 words)

	SPPD - Degrees and Programs: Doctoral Programs: Doctor of Philosophy in Policy, Planning, and Development: Dissertation
		The dissertation committee is responsible for conducting a formal defense of the dissertation proposal.
		During the leave of absence, doctoral candidates are not entitled to assistance from the dissertation committee or to the use of university facilities.
		The defense is conducted in such a manner as to determine to the unanimous satisfaction of the dissertation committee that the candidate has attained the stage of scholarly advancement and power of investigation demanded by the SPPD and the university for final recommendation to the doctorate.
	www.usc.edu /schools/sppd/programs/doctoral/ppd/dissertation.html (2008 words)

	PhD The Dissertation
		Although the 'traditional' dissertation as a unified work with an introduction that states an objective, a literature review, a presentation of the methodology or procedures to be used, and a concluding discussion of results should be respected, flexibility with respect to form should be permitted.
		If the dissertation research is based on a faculty member's project, issues about co-authorship of material to be published from the dissertation are to be discussed and an agreement specified in writing as part of the preliminary dissertation proposal and the final dissertation proposal.
		The dissertation adviser is responsible to the members of the student's committee for determining that the draft is in an appropriate form for their evaluation.
	ssw.unc.edu /doctoral/curriculum/dissertation.html (2059 words)

	Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program - HUD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant program is intended to stimulate policy-relevant urban research in several ways: by encouraging doctoral candidates to pursue research topics in community, housing, and urban development; by assisting doctoral candidates in the timely completion of the dissertation research; and by providing an arena for new scholars to share their research findings.
		Doctoral candidates currently enrolled in accredited programs are eligible for the Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant program.
		The primary sources of information on Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants are the HUD-sponsored websites of the University Partnerships Clearinghouse and HUD USER.
	www.hud.gov /progdesc/ddrg.cfm (420 words)

	Dissertation
		Requirements: Applicants are expected to receive a doctoral degree at the end of the fellowship year, have completed all course work, passed all preliminary exams, and have their proposal approved by November.
		Dissertation awards are made to allow doctoral candidates opportunities for greater creativity in the gathering and analysis of data than would otherwise be possible.
		Doctoral candidates wishing to apply should contact the particular division of the foundation in which the grant is sought.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /Grants/Dissertation_10013.html (2355 words)

	School of Education 2003-2005 Graduate Online Bulletin: Doctoral Degrees in Education
		Doctoral students in this program do research in areas related to art education, such as discipline-based curriculum theory (new technologies and art education, multicultural and global art education), community-oriented programming, diversity and gender issues, and education of artistically talented students.
		Prior to beginning a doctoral dissertation and at or near the time of completion of all course work, all doctoral students in the School of Education must pass a qualifying examination in their major areas of study.
		Doctoral students whose major is outside of education, and who are minoring in education, may or may not be required to take qualifying examinations, depending on the judgment of the minor representative.
	www.indiana.edu /~bulletin/iub/educ_grad/2003-2005/doctoral.html (6196 words)

	Akamai University - Doctoral Degree Requirements
		Doctoral students complete a written and oral comprehensive examination at the conclusion of their academic coursework and prepare a formal dissertation proposal.
		Whichever approach to the dissertation is chosen, the resulting project must demonstrate mastery of a body of knowledge in the major field of study, be your original work and represent a meaningful contribution to the betterment of the human condition or an improvement to the professional field.
		The dissertation is a major undertaking that is a demonstration of mastery of a field of study and an original contribution to the field usually 150 or more pages in length.
	www.akamaiuniversity.us /doctoral.html (1575 words)

	Doctoral Degree Programs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Doctoral students are accepted only in fields of study in which the faculty staff, research staff, library, and cooperative relationships with other research institutions or universities make it possible to offer training.
		Doctoral students are required to take a written examination to demonstrate comprehension of one or more foreign languages.
		The doctoral dissertation is a scholarly presentation of an original contribution to knowledge development resulting from independent research.
	www.uc.edu.kh /doctoral_degree_programs.htm (1520 words)

	UCF - Graduate Catalog 2006-2007 - Doctoral Program Policies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Doctoral students admitted to candidacy are expected to enroll in dissertation hours and to devote full-time effort to conducting their dissertation research and writing the required dissertation document.
		Dissertation research is considered to be a full-time effort, and post-candidacy enrollment in at least three doctoral dissertation (XXX 7980) credit hours constitutes full-time graduate status.
		Doctoral students who have passed candidacy and have begun taking doctoral dissertation hours (XXX 7980) must enroll in at least three dissertation hours each semester (including summers, without skipping a semester) and continue doing so until they complete the dissertation and graduate.
	www.graduate.ucf.edu /currentGradCatalog/content/Policies/Doctoral.cfm (2793 words)

	TKK, Instructions for Doctoral Dissertations
		The Dissertations Committee emphasises that, although a literature study is appropriate for a licentiate thesis, it is not appropriate for a doctoral dissertation in the field of technology at Helsinki University of Technology.
		If the dissertation is published as part of a series the publisher of which does not include such data on the cover page, the data is to be given on a separate sheet attached to the copies of the dissertation to be used in the examination process and public defence of the dissertation.
		The dissertation manuscript is always sent to the preliminary examiner by the department or the doctoral candidate, depending on the practice observed in the department, after the department has decided on the preliminary examiners.
	www.tkk.fi /Yksikot/Opintotoimisto/toimikunnat/vaitoslautakunta/vaitohjeengl.htm (5636 words)

	Doctoral dissertation help
		It is generally lengthy (although we have all heard the stories of doctoral candidates in math and science who present one, perfect equation and are awarded their degree).
		In addition, a doctoral dissertation frequently contains an empirical component, reflecting some independent study or data gathering (use of a questionnaire, interviews, standardized instrument) on the part of the author, although in certain fields (literature and philosophy, for example), no study is required.
		A dissertation done at the doctoral level may be strictly historical and be based primarily on an extensive review of the literature.
	www.dissertations.com /dissertation_help_resources.html (1506 words)

	PhD - Robert H. Smith School of Business - University of Maryland, College Park
		The dissertation is an original contribution to knowledge in the student's chosen area of concentration.
		The Business School requires its students to have a dissertation proposal as the first formal stage of the dissertation (the second stage is the final oral examination of the dissertation).
		The committee consists of five members, of which at least three (including the chair) must be members of the graduate faculty at the University of Maryland at College Park and one of whom is a regular member of the graduate faculty of a department outside the Robert H. Smith School of Business.
	www.rhsmith.umd.edu /doctoral/Dissertation.html (882 words)

	UMass Amherst - 2006/07 Graduate School Bulletin: Doctoral Degree Requirements
		It shall be the responsibility of the Dissertation Committee to approve the dissertation project, to supervise its execution, and to arrange and attend the final examination of the student.
		Although doctoral dissertations may result from a project involving collaboration of several scholars, the individual contribution of each doctoral candidate must be substantial, clearly identified, and separately presented.
		The dissertation in its completed form will be judged largely upon the ability of the candidate to review and make critical use of the literature; to formulate a problem, plan a method of attack, and work systematically toward a solution; to summarize the material or data, and draw conclusions based thereon.
	www.umass.edu /grad_catalog/doctoral.html (1770 words)

	Thesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The examining committee normally consists of professors from the university, including the candidate's primary supervisor (without whose presence the defense cannot proceed) and members of his or her advisory committee, as well as professors from other departments or faculties and, sometimes, an external examiner (someone not otherwise connected to the university).
		In the context of the disputation, the critical examiner is termed the opponent, and the author of the dissertation the respondent.
		A dissertation is a specific form of documentation of original research completed as required for a graduate degree; a lengthy, formal written treatise or thesis, especially one required by universities in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Ph.D. degree.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doctoral_dissertation (2886 words)

	Doctoral Program - Boston College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Students who enter the doctoral program with a master's degree must take the comprehensive exams by the end of their fifth semester, and those entering without a master's degree must do so by the end of their sixth semester.
		After completing the comprehensive examinations, the student is expected to assemble a committee of faculty to direct his or her dissertation, with one of these professors agreeing to chair the committee and thus take on principal responsibility for directing the dissertation.
		The doctoral student is expected to submit a dissertation proposal to the committee within six months of passing the comprehensive examinations.
	www.bc.edu /schools/cas/polisci/graduate/doctoral (796 words)

	Tomorrow's Professor Blog: 720. Doctoral Dissertation - Looking Back, Looking
		After several years of doctoral work, I have become familiar with this path to a doctoral degree, even if I'm not entirely sure where this road is taking me. I have completed my course requirements, finished a pilot study, filed a dissertation proposal and struggled with the IRB requirements at two institutions of higher learning.
		As graduate students enter the last stages of the doctoral program, the expectation is that they will need little help in conducting research, writing their dissertation, and obtaining the teaching experience needed to become university instructors if academia is their professional field of choice.
		doctoral students have by now become scholars in the making, with clear goals, adequate investigative tools, solid research agendas, and the determination to achieve the goal they stated early on in their doctoral admission forms.
	amps-tools.mit.edu /tomprofblog/archives/2006/05/720_doctoral_di.html (1794 words)

	Wharton Doctoral Programs: Admissions: Program Requirements and Policies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		When the student has developed a written dissertation proposal that the advisor judges is ready for oral defense, a formal proposal defense before the dissertation committee is held.
		When the written dissertation is judged complete by the candidate's advisor, it must be defended orally in a final dissertation defense before the dissertation committee.
		Doctoral candidates are encouraged to participate in the program during their second year to prepare them to teach while at Wharton.
	www.wharton.upenn.edu /doctoral/admissions/program (1140 words)

	History . Graduates . Handbook . The Doctoral Dissertation
		The dissertation is expected to be a mature and competent piece of writing, embodying the results of significant original research.
		Physical requirements for preparing a dissertation (e.g., quality of paper, format, binding, etc.) are prescribed in the Guide for the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations (a copy is also available in the Graduate School Office).
		This notice includes the student's name, dissertation title, and the names of the committee members, as well as the time, place, and date of the exam, as agreed upon by the student, the primary advisor, and the committee.
	www-history.aas.duke.edu /graduate/handbookdoctoraldissertation.php (2685 words)

	PhD Doctoral Dissertation
		In most cases, the Dissertation Committee will be the same as the Advisory Committee; it the Committee is reconstituted, it must have the same structure as the Advisory Committee, and the change must be approved by the Graduate College.
		Dissertation Proposal: After passing the General Examination, a student must present a dissertation proposal in writing to his or her Dissertation Committee.
		The Dissertation Proposal should contain: (a) a substantive, cogent overview of proposed topic and research; (b) a clear chapter outline, with chapter titles and summaries; (c) a thoroughly researched comprehensive bibliography on the topic.
	www.ou.edu /cas/english/programs/graduate/PhD/dissertation.htm (255 words)

	GSWI - Programs & Services
		Expand the number of social work doctoral dissertations that identify and examine a set of research questions that seek to improve the health and well being of older persons and their families.
		The doctoral dissertation must identify and examine a set of research questions that search for ways to improve the health and well-being of older persons, their families and caregivers.
		Fellows who complete all dissertation requirements prior to the start of the second year are not eligible for the second year dissertation grant but may continue to receive support to attend the professional development institutes and conferences.
	www.gswi.org /programs_services/doctoral_fellows.html (1666 words)

	Doctoral Calendar
		The Doctoral Program Advisory Committee form, consisting of a major adviser and at least two other members of the graduate faculty, should be submitted (in duplicate) to the Graduate School immediately after or at the time of the submission of the Declaration of Intent.
		The Doctoral Dissertation Committee form, consisting of a dissertation director and at least two other members of the graduate faculty, should be submitted (in duplicate) to the Graduate School at least ONE YEAR before the defense of the dissertation.
		The Doctoral Dissertation Title form, consisting of the title of the dissertation and approval by the dissertation director, should be submitted (in duplicate) to the Graduate School at least ONE YEAR before the defense of the dissertation.
	www.uark.edu /depts/gradinfo/dean/calendar/doctoralcalendar0607.html (502 words)

	Call for Nominations -- The ACM Doctoral Dissertation Competition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		ACM established the Doctoral Dissertation Award program to recognize and encourage superior research and writing by doctoral candidates in computer science and engineering.
		Dissertations will be reviewed for technical depth and significance of the research contribution, potential impact on theory and practice, and quality of presentation.
		a one-page summary of the significance of the dissertation.
	www.acm.org /awards/ddainfo.html (372 words)

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