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College of Business, Engineering, and Technology (COBET) PhD and DBA Guides & Templates

The documents and information below are for students in the College of Business, Engineering, and Technology - PhD programs with a five-chapter dissertation (except for the PhD-DS) and the DBA. These resources are for students in the DBA, PhD-BA, PhD-CS, PhD-CY, PhD-HRM, PhD-OL, and PhD-TM programs.

Dissertation Policies

Doctoral Student Experience (DSE) Manual- July 2025
Use this guide throughout the dissertation process to support you in understanding the courses, milestones, and expectations of students and the dissertation committee.

Dissertation Proposal/Manuscript Template

DSE DP and DM Template
This document is for students in the DSE and will be used for both the Dissertation Proposal and Dissertation Manuscript. (Effective 7/1/25)

Dissertation Proposal Presentation Slide Decks

DSE Qualitative DP Presentation Template
This template is to be used for the Dissertation Proposal Presentation in the DSE for students doing a qualitative study.
DSE Quantitative DP Presentation Template
This template is to be used for the Dissertation Proposal Presentation in the DSE for students doing a quantitative study.

Oral Defense Slide Decks

DSE Qualitative DM Oral Defense Presentation Template
Use this template to guide you in creating your qualitative dissertation defense presentation. (Effective 7/1/25)
DSE Quantitative DM Oral Defense Presentation Template
Use this template to guide you in creating your quantitative dissertation defense presentation. (Effective 7/1/25)
Oral Defense PowerPoint Template - Qualitative Studies
Use this template to guide you in creating your dissertation defense presentation. (Use only if your DP was approved before 7/1/25 and you are using the old dissertation template)
Oral Defense PowerPoint Template - Quantitative Studies
Use this template to guide you in creating your final dissertation defense presentation. (Use only if your DP was approved before 7/1/25 and you are using the old dissertation template)

PhD-Data Science (DS) Guides and Templates

The documents and information below are for students in the College of Business, Engineering, and Technology - PhD-DS program only.

Dissertation Policies

Doctoral Student Experience (DSE) Manual- July 2025
Use this guide throughout the dissertation process to support you in understanding the courses, milestones, and expectations of students and the dissertation committee.

Dissertation Proposal/Manuscript Template

DP DM Template PhD DS
Template for the PhD in Data Science.

Dissertation Proposal Presentation Slide Decks

DSE Qualitative DP Presentation Template
This template is to be used for the Dissertation Proposal Presentation in the DSE for students doing a qualitative study.
DSE Quantitative DP Presentation Template
This template is to be used for the Dissertation Proposal Presentation in the DSE for students doing a quantitative study.

Oral Defense Slide Decks

DSE Qualitative DM Oral Defense Presentation Template
Use this template to guide you in creating your qualitative dissertation defense presentation. (Effective 7/1/25)
DSE Quantitative DM Oral Defense Presentation Template
Use this template to guide you in creating your quantitative dissertation defense presentation. (Effective 7/1/25)
Oral Defense PowerPoint Template - Qualitative Studies
Use this template to guide you in creating your dissertation defense presentation. (Use only if your DP was approved before 7/1/25 and you are using the old dissertation template)
Oral Defense PowerPoint Template - Quantitative Studies
Use this template to guide you in creating your final dissertation defense presentation. (Use only if your DP was approved before 7/1/25 and you are using the old dissertation template)