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Doctoral Dissertation

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This is a mentor-guided course. Learners enroll for this course while finalizing their doctoral project with their committee. The learner/mentor relationship is the catalyst for completing the doctoral project research, findings, recommendations, and conclusions.

Course Competencies

  • Develop a learning contract for completing the dissertation proposal.
  • Synthesize the influences of historical developments and trends on practices and polices in the relevant field of study.
  • Characterize a leadership problem situated in the historical developments and current trends in the field of study.
  • Propose a method for obtaining greater knowledge about an identified problem.
  • Create a dissertation proposal with a cohesive statement of purpose and process in researching and writing the dissertation.
  • Submit a dissertation proposal for quality review methods and Institutional Review Board approvals for beginning data collection.


This graduate-level course is 8 This course is available as part of a degree or certificate program. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Representative.

Course details:

Credits: 3
Continuing education units: XX
Professional development units: XX
Duration: 8

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