Final Dissertation Manual 11142023

November 2023

Overview of the Dissertation Process Ph.D. Global Leadership students will be prepared to enter the dissertation stage of their doctoral degree process once they have completed the following (please refer to the Ph.D. in Global Leadership Handbook for updated details): • Course Requirements include 18-credit hours in Global Leadership, 18-credit hours in Research, and 18-credit hours for the concentration area (Organizational Behavior and Change OR Business Administration). The last 6 hours are dedicated to the dissertation process. Students must complete all courses with a minimum 3.0 out of 4.0 GPA and maintain a 3.0 GPA throughout the program.

• Doctoral Student Publication Requirements include two doctoral student publications prior to starting the dissertation stage.

• Cultural Immersion Requirements include completion of three cultural immersions prior to graduation (virtual or in-person attendance but at least one in-person cultural immersion before graduation).

Once the above requirements are complete the doctoral student will be prepared to complete the dissertation stages.

Dissertation Stages Each dissertation must include a global leadership element. Please see the course rubrics for further details. The following dissertation stages must be completed in order as presented: Stage 1: Enrollment in GL 897: Qualifying Research Seminar (2 credit hours) 1. Course Description: This course is the culmination of the dissertation introduction and will consider the key concepts for the literature review and the proposed methodology. Students will prepare and present a qualifying research introduction to their dissertation committee in this course. Students will be required to participate in several virtual meetings to work with their dissertation committee. Prerequisite includes all Ph.D. in Global Leadership program courses prior to the dissertation courses (GL 897, 898, and 899). 2. Dissertation Committee : Selection of the dissertation committee is an essential component to the dissertation process. All doctoral committee members will hold a terminal degree. The student must choose their dissertation committee chair in the weeks leading up and prior to enrollment in GL 897. The following link provides the form to complete for the official Dissertation Chairperson Selection located on the SMWC Dissertation SharePoint page. CITI training is required to be completed and/or updated by all doctoral students and dissertation committee faculty at this stage. After the doctoral student selects the chair, then the chair and the director will select the remaining two committee members to ensure the most appropriate committee for each individual student ’ s investigation. The dissertation committee includes three members who will consist of the following: a. Dissertation Committee Chair who will oversee the dissertation includes scheduling meetings with the other committee members and serves as the point of contact to the committee for the doctoral student. The chair will oversee the entire process with the student and ensure the student produces a viable dissertation.

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