COH 891 - Mentored Scientific Writing

[1 credit(s)]

Pre-Requisites: Enrollment in the PhD in Transdisciplinary Health, Sciences & Technology program. Students can enroll in this course any time after all Core and Content Area courses have been completed, and the comprehensive exam has been passed. This one-hour, one semester course is designed as an independent study for students enrolled in the PhD in Transdisciplinary Health, Sciences & Technology program. This is the final course in the sequence of learning activities to help students prepare for the proposal. Information from core courses, 789, 799, 890, content area courses, any electives taken should be used to inform the assignments for this course as they begin to prepare the proposal. The style of this course is unique in that, although it is an independent study and the student is supervised by their faculty advisor, there are specific overall objectives that each student in the program is expected to accomplish. This course will outline the completion of the degree process and help students learn and practice scientific writing skills in order to prepare them for the written dissertation proposal. The course will cover the general purpose, content, and function of the dissertation process in a university, reviewing specifically the requirements of Cleveland State University. The course is also intended to help students determine the format of their dissertation, either the 3-paper option or the traditional five chapter format. It continues the process of the program’s designed curricula that prepares students to design, implement and interpret significant dissertation research in their specialty area. This seminar utilizes a distance learning format. The student’s faculty advisor will help facilitate the proposal specific aspects of the course. Emphasis will be placed on: 1) utilization of the existing health literature for a comprehensive review, 2) identification of meaningful research questions based on existing information, 3) identification of appropriate theory and methods for analysis, and 4) use of university formats for final project documentation.

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