LibGuides: Data Science Ph.D Program: Current Templates for DSE courses

ACTIVE - Current - DIS Sequence - Dissertation Template and Guidelines for Data Science Students in the Dissertation Courses

DP-DM-DS - Manuscript Template for Data Science Students
This is the current version of the Dissertation Template we are using in the Data Science Program. Please note that the Template has substantial differences from the general DP_DM Template.
Current - DS Guidelines - for NEW DIS Classes
In July 2025, the DIS classes were updated. A few crucial changes about requirements and deliverables are depicted in the current guidelines Document.
Change Matrix
The Change Matrix should always be used, updated, and submitted when the students make revisions to their document based on their Subject Matter Expert Suggestions or requirements.

Dissertation Proposal and Dissertation Manuscript and Template and Guide
Use the Data Science Prospectus Template as your guide to success. Throughout this course, it not only provides the formatting and layout, but it is also full of hints and tips to help you improve your work. Most importantly, it also helps you build your work to create a much better Prospectus at the end of the course. Another document is the blank document, “Prospectus,” to add your content for your Prospectus. Use it from Lesson 1 to Lesson 8.
Prospectus Template
This is the document with the formatting needed for your assignments in this course. Use it for every lesson assignment, building your Prospectus in Lessons 1 through 8. Another document, the SOTE-Data Science Prospectus Template, is your guide to success. Throughout this course, it provides the formatting and layout; it is also full of hints and tips to help you improve your work. Most importantly, it also helps you build your work to create a much better Prospectus at the end of the course.