FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

DISSERTATION PROPOSAL RESPONSIBLITIES

OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES (ORGS)

• Provide assistance framing the research questions and preparing the proposal as requested by the Chair and/or the Student.
• Disseminate information about forms, timelines, and resource people.
• Read the three chapter proposal when it is submitted and give feedback to the Chair.
• Send proposal out to faculty for blind review if deemed appropriate.
• Give integrated feedback to the Chair.
• Be available for reciprocal clarification and consultation.
• Upon submission of the completed Form B, authorize the scheduling of the oral defense.
• Disseminate the oral defense proposal and publicize the oral defense.
• Make sure that the 5-page summary of the proposal is ready to submit to UGS.
• Submit the signed D-3 and 5-page summary of proposal to University Graduate School (UGS).

DISSERTATION CHAIRS

• Be a scholarly leader and a research mentor for, and a collaborator with the Student.
• Work with the Student on identifying the topic, make sure the proposal is well developed from a scholarly point of view, and is appropriately formatted.
• Make the Student aware of forms, timelines, and resource people.
• Submit the proposal and Form B to the COE-ORGS, and obtain feedback.
• Work with the Student in revising the three chapters while seeking consulting help from colleagues if desired.
• When confident in the quality of the proposal, send it to committee members, seeking their feedback.
• Work with the Student to implement committee members’ suggestions.
• Submit the updated Form B and (revised) three chapters back to the ORGS, and obtain authorization to schedule proposal defense.
• Schedule and conduct the proposal defense session in a manner that is open and accessible to the community of scholars in the COE.
• Help the Student prepare a 5-page summary of the proposal to submit to University Graduate School.

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS

• Individually, provide consulting assistance to the Chair and the Student during the entire process.
• Overall quality control of the proposal. The committee is to ultimately certify that the student is ready for implementing the proposed project.
• Prior to the oral defense, provide feedback regarding the three chapters, and request changes, if needed. Follow up prior to or at the defense to make sure the changes were implemented.
• During the proposal defense/exam be both intellectually challenging and supportive.
• Based on the Student’s performance at the defense, make a decision as to whether the proposal passes as is, passes with minor or major revisions, or does not pass.
• Be available to help the Chair and the Student implement requested proposal revisions.

STUDENTS

• Be aware of both the College of Education and University Graduate School appropriate timelines and forms.
• Under the supervision of the Dissertation Chair, develop and present the three chapter proposal, seek feedback, and implement the requested changes.
• Defend the proposed project in a professional and effective manner.
• Prepare a 5-page summary of the proposal to be submitted to UGS along with Form D-3.