Group A presents draft summary of dissertation topics. Group B presents draft summary of dissertation topics. All students submit draft summaries of dissertation topics. Guest lecture on dissertation research. Group A submit and present preliminary draft of literature search section.
Students report on work.
Guest lecture on forming and managing dissertation committees and related topics. Group A submit and present first draft of proposal, including introduction, literature search, hypotheses, and discussion sections. Group B submit and present first draft of proposal. Students report on work. Guest lecture on writing the dissertation.