AGER 6870 - Writing the Dissertation Proposal

3 hours

Addresses the various issues involved in dissertation proposals. Students create a preliminary literature review, outline the theoretical perspectives to be employed, define the research questions and hypotheses to be addressed, outline the methods and analysis to be employed, and produce at least a draft of such a proposal, if not the actual proposal. By its nature, the class is very student-participatory: presentations are made and written sections are distributed to other class members, and critiques of the strengths and weaknesses of such sections are expected of class members.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of the other 15 credits of the HSR Core, the Gerontology Core, and completion of (or concurrent enrollment in final courses of) the electives.