Final Dissertation Manual September 2022

September 2022

business days of receipt of the proposal with one of the following categories of response: approved, pending changes, or disapproved (resubmit).

c. Research proposals requiring full board review will be reviewed by every member of IRB. Research proposals must be approved by a majority of the IRB members. The IRB will respond in writing to the investigator within two weeks of the proposal submission’s date. with one of the following categories of response: approved, pending changes (resubmit) or disapproved (submit a new proposal). 3. Please do not use any personal email accounts for communication with IRB; all online communication with the IRB must be conducted using an SMWC email account Note : The Institutional Review Board accepts proposals all year long and the distribution of the proposals occu rs electronically; thus, the proposals are not reviewed only during the Board’s meetings.

The Institutional Review Board process must be followed by the doctoral student in conjunction with their dissertation chair and is outlined in their website that can be found at the following link: SMWC IRB

Dissertation Defense The doctoral student will conduct, upon completing the appropriate steps and committee chair approval, the investigation and complete their dissertation writing. The doctoral student will request their committee chair to schedule a day to present their research in an in-person defense. The committee chair is responsible for scheduling the entire committee for this defense. There are three possible outcomes for the defense as follows:

(1) Full Pass (2) Pass with Corrections (3) Fail

APA 7 th edition, ProQuest, and SMWC writing guidelines must be followed (see Appendix A).

A student who successfully defends their dissertation and completed all corrections following the defense along with completion of all program requirements will have successfully completed the dissertation defense requirements for graduation. The final dissertation document and signed paperwork (the committee chair will oversee the paperwork process) must be submitted to the committee chairperson who, upon the entire committee’s approval , will submit to the Dean of the Division of Business and Leadership. Please see Appendix A for the required dissertation defense format. The dissertation defense will also include a visual presentation (PowerPoint slides or similar) to support and guide the committee members through the defense presentation (more guidelines about the presentation are discussed in GL 899). The dissertation process is ADA compliant. Any correction must be completed and approved by the committee chairperson prior to final signatures.

Global Leadership Component in the Dissertation The dissertation will include a global leadership component that is approved by the dissertation chair.

Checklist: Graduation and After a Successful Defense

❑ Apply for graduation upon successfully defending at the following link: Application for Graduate Student Graduation

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