A successful, timely completion of the applied doctoral project or dissertation in practice requires you to multitask. Never sit back and wait for your committee’s feedback on a submission. Always continue to move forward! Be proactive and you will be successful!
| DIS 9911 | DIS 9912 | DIS 9913 | DIS 9914 |
| Section 1 is the course goal so should be your main focus. | Section 2 and approved doctoral proposal (DP) is the course goal so should be your main focus. | A completed IRB application and a Study Closure Form are the course goals. |
Section 3, approved doctoral manuscript (DM), and Professional Presentation (per school-specific requirements). |
| Gather more current sources for your literature review and start writing it. | Check for new sources to strengthen your literature review. | Check for new sources to strengthen your literature review. | Plan your professional presentation or defense. |
| Check to make sure you can get permissions for your research sites. See if they require their own IRB application. | Get site permissions/IRB approval for your research sites. | If you have not yet submitted the IRB application, do as soon as possible. | Read through Sections 1-2 and do any additional proofing/revisions. |
| Review the NU IRB process and how to use the IRB Manager. | Start working on your NU IRB application. | Review your data collection plan and collect all data once the IRB application is approved. | Explore peer-reviewed journals to which you might want to submit a manuscript based on your research. |
| Check that your CITI training will not expire 180 days from the date your IRB application is approved. | Develop your data collection materials. | Change all tenses to past tense where appropriate in Section 1 and 2 for the DM. | --- |
| Review the Applied Doctoral Record and how to use it. | --- | --- | --- |
| Review similar dissertations through ProQuest. | Review other dissertations like your planned research. | Review other dissertations like your planned research. | Continue exploring the literature to stay current in your areas of interest. |
