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DIS-9200: Completing the Dissertation Proposal

Welcome to the Course Resources (LibGuide) for DIS-9200.

Resources are included within the Lessons of your course and below are common resources you may need as you progress. Your Chair may also provide you with additional resources specific to your study. Additional Library Guides for specific degree programs or disciplines may also be available on the main Libguides page.

Weekly Progress Update Form: Past, Present, and Future
Use this document to provide your Chair an update each week you are not ready to submit a milestone for review. Submit this to the Dropbox once completed. Contact your Chair with any questions.
Alignment Checklist: Research Proposal
This checklist, referred to in Lesson 4, will help you check your work for alignment.
Access Instructions for NVivo
Access Instructions for SPSS

Additional Qualitative & Qualitative Research Design Resources

Case Study Design
Descriptive Design
Narrative Design
Phenomenological Design
Extensive Resource Document for Quantitative Studies
Designs, Data collection & Measurement, Measurement Instruments, Data Processing & Analysis, and Alignment

Library Dissertation Toolbox Series
Doctoral Center. (2024). Library dissertation toolbox series. National University.
This link will take you to the current schedule of engaging, skill-building library workshops designed specifically for doctoral students. Students will learn how to effectively locate, evaluate, and use information relating to their dissertation research topics. Each toolbox session features a new research focus- sign up for the entire series, or just those that most appeal to you. These workshops were referenced in the Week 1 lesson.

Supplemental Resources

The resources below are not directly referenced in the course lessons. However, these are very helpful resources for students who are working on Chapter 3 and compiling their DP so you are encouraged to review them.

Research Feasibility Checklist
Use this document to assess the feasibility of your proposed study.

Developing the Quantitative Research Design
Doctoral Center. (2023). Developing the quantitative research design. National University.
Developing the Qualitative Research Design
Doctoral Center. (2023). Developing the qualitative research design. National University.
Alignment of Dissertation Components
Doctoral Center. (2023). Alignment of dissertation components. National University.
Table of Contents: Updating the ToC
Academic Success Center. (2024). Table of contents: Updating the ToC. National University.
Table of Contents: Removing Unwanted Text
Academic Success Center. (2024). Table of contents: Removing unwanted text. National University.
The Dissertation Marathon
National University GSSC (Producer). (2022). The dissertation marathon [Video file].

Evaluating Feasibility Before You Write Page 60 of Your Dissertation
NU Skill Up Series (Producer). (2023, September 29). Evaluating feasibility before you write page 60 of your dissertation [Video file]. National University.

Quantitative Methodology and Hypothesis Testing
National University GSSC. (2023, March 23). Quantitative methodology and hypothesis testing [Video file].

Quant is not Scary
National University GSSC. (2024, May 30). Quant is not scary [Video file].

Fundamentals of Qualitative Research: A Broad Overview
National University GSSC. (2022, December 8). Fundamentals of qualitative research: A broad overview [Video file].

Qualitative Research Terminology Road Map
NU Skill Up Series (Producer). (2024, September 19). Qualitative research terminology road map [Video file]. National University.

Qualitative Research Designs: Exploring the “Big Five” (Part 1)
NU Skill Up Series. (2023). Qualitative research designs: Exploring the "big five" (part 1) [Video file].

Qualitative Research Designs: Exploring the “Big Five” (Part 2)
NU Skill Up Series. (2023). Qualitative research designs: Exploring the "big five" (part 2) [Video file].

Mixed Methods Research Designs
NU Skill Up Series (Producer). (2023, October 10). Mixed methods research designs [Video file]. National University.

Alignment + Ethics = Rigor
NU Skill Up Series (Producer). (2024, March). Alignment + ethics = rigor [Video file]. National University.

The Institutional Review Board: An Overview of Resources, Services, & Application Process
NU Skill Up Series (Producer). (2024, July 16). The Institutional Review Board: An overview of resources, services, & application process [Video file]. National University.