IS 9902 - Research Methods and Dissertation Design II

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Coles DBA program and completion of IS 9901.
In this course students defend their dissertation proposal. In addition, a variety of topics are offered to help them complete their dissertation. Students in consultation with their major professor choose appropriate topics. They include experimental, survey, qualitative and secondary data collection methods, methods of data analysis including regression based statistics (including hierarchical regression), ANOVA and structural equation modeling. They also include writing topics such as writing an introduction, writing a literature review, how to write up the methods and findings sections, writing up a conclusion and implications section, and writing a practitioner paper. In prior consultation with their major professor, students choose among the offered topics as well as schedule a time to defend their proposal.