Proposal+and+Dissertation+Defense+Outines

=Proposal and Dissertation Defense Outlines (Tools and Aids) (GWU EMSE 216-8000)=

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 * **Topic** ||  || **Purpose** ||   || No. Slides ||   || **Proposal Defense Emphasis** ||   || # ||   || **Disseration Defense Emphasis** ||
 * Introduction ||  || Set the stage. Could be an listing of major sections of presentation. Could have a visual, but not essential. ||   || 1 ||   || Begin to explain why problem is important. Give the committee confidence all needed infnormation will be provided. ||   || 1 ||   || Remind the committee the focus will be on the results. ||
 * Problem Statement ||  ||   ||   || 1 ||   || Establishes a mindset. Leads into Research Goals and Test Hypotheses ||   || 1 ||   || Problem Statement, Research Goals and Hypotheses ||
 * Context Map ||  || Relevant topics that need to be researched in the literature. ||   || 1 ||   || Show essential related topics and start to set the boundaries ||   || tbr ||   || Could be used to remind the committee of the finding during the literature review ||
 * Literature Review ||  || Relevant findings of previous research. ||   || 2- not too many ||   || Others findings on key facets of the context map. ||   || very few ||   || Just a brief reminder; keep a proposal defense charts as backups ||
 * Research Goals ||  || Bound the problem ||   || 1 ||   || Begin to get the committee to agree to the worth. ||   || 1 ||   || Restate the agreed area ||
 * Research Method ||  || What is going to be done, step by simple step in completing the research for the disseration. ||   ||   ||   || To some degree, half the meat of the proposal briefing. What is going to be done. ||   || 1 max ||   || Introduction on what was done. ||
 * - Data Collection/ Collected ||  || Data that supports can be analyzed to substantiate hypotheses and confirm or reject expected findings. ||   || tbr ||   || A Data Collection Matrix could be convincing. ||   || few ||   || Data collected. In some cases descriptive statistics. ||
 * - Data Analysis ||  || How the data will be and was analyzed. ||   || 1- ||   || How the data will be analyzed. Step by step listing. Information on the Research Method probably a part of the Literature Review. ||   || few ||   || How analyzed and results of analysis. ||
 * - Implementation Plan ||  || This can be quite abbreviated. Explains the approach and schedule to complete dissertation. ||   || 1 ||   || Include a budget if significant expense may be required. ||   || n/a ||   ||   ||
 * Expected Findings ||  ||   ||   || 1 ||   || The other half of the meat of the proposal - contribution to the BOK and restating the worth. ||   || n/a ||   ||   ||
 * Conclusions ||  ||   ||   || n/a ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Areas for Future Research ||  ||   ||   || n/a ||   ||   ||   || 1 (2 if necessary) ||   ||   ||


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 * Memories of EMSE 216 in past years

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