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Guides students through the process of developing a dissertation proposal for the doctoral degree in SBI. Introduces the proposal requirements and provides information about the oral defense, including forming committees. Includes discussions of students’ projects to help define the scope of a dissertation, understand how to use conceptual frameworks, approach the literature review, research methods, and analytic plan. Discusses research ethics. Works with the faculty instructor in pairs and/or small groups to critique each others’ proposals during the process of developing their own proposals.