School of Graduate Studies Policies and Procedures.................................................................... 23 Checklist for All Graduate Students ........................................................................................................ 23 Doctoral Dissertation Requirements ...................................................................................................... 24 Dissertation Support Services ..................................................................................................... 25 Help Desk ................................................................................................................................................ 25 Institutional Review Board ...................................................................................................................... 25 Library and Technology Resources ......................................................................................................... 26 School of Graduate Studies Resources ................................................................................................... 27 Statistical Consulting Center ................................................................................................................... 28 Student Research Colloquium................................................................................................................. 29 The Write Place ....................................................................................................................................... 30 Helpful Links .............................................................................................................................. 31 Committee Members .............................................................................................................................. 31 Dissertation Forms .................................................................................................................................. 31 Formatting Issues .................................................................................................................................... 31 Graduation Information .......................................................................................................................... 32 Institutional Review Board Process ........................................................................................................ 32 Policies .................................................................................................................................................... 32 Statistical Consulting & Research Center ................................................................................................ 32 Student Research Colloquium................................................................................................................. 32 The Write Place ....................................................................................................................................... 32 Appendix A ................................................................................................................................ 33 Dissertation Responsibilities ................................................................................................................... 33 Appendix B ................................................................................................................................ 35 Qualitative vs. Quantitative Methodology ............................................................................................. 35 Qualitative Methods. ............................................................................................................... 35 Quantitative Methods.............................................................................................................. 35 Methodology........................................................................................................................................... 36 Analytical.................................................................................................................................. 36 Case Study. ............................................................................................................................... 36 Comparative............................................................................................................................. 36 Correlational-Predictive. .......................................................................................................... 36 Design and Demonstration. ..................................................................................................... 36 Evaluation. ............................................................................................................................... 36
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