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Guidelines
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Use the presentation from your proposaldefense as a start
Edit down your proposal presentation
Summarize Chapters 1-3
Focus on Chapters 4-5
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Timing: The presentation should be no longerthan 30 minutes
Be sure you have the approval of your chairfor everything in the presentation
Practice multiple times
Practice with your chair prior to the defense
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DO! Select a conservative slide layout that appears
professional
Use an easy to read font
Use figures and tables
DO NOT! Do not add slide transitions, animation or sounds
that are distracting Do not crowd slides with excessive text
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Create notes in your presentation of thepoints you want to cover in your oralpresentation of each slide.
Except for things like the research questions,do not just read the slides. Your oral presentation should explain or
expand on what is on the slides.
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Start with a title page that uses thetitle of the dissertation
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What qualifies you to do this research? Credentials
Experience
Etc.
BE VERY BRIEF!
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Why this topic?
History
Statistics of need
Is there a gap in the research this researchaddresses?
You can use more than one slide to address each ofthe categories
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Your problem statement should clearly andexplicitly state the reasons you are doing yourstudy.
The purpose of this study is to.
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How might your research impact the field ofstudy?
How could it impact your work as aprofessional?
What else is significant?
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If it is discussed in your dissertation, includea slide on the philosophical orientation ofyour dissertation
For example: critical theory or socialconstructivism
Briefly explain why the philosophy relates toyour research.
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Start by introducing the major categories ofliterature used in your proposal.
Give enough information to make it clear thatyou have a deep understanding of theliterature, but this is only an overview.
Properly cite authors and years.
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Number questions for easy reference duringdiscussions with the committee members.
Include HYPOTHESESfor studies that useinferential statistics.
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Define which major category of research youused for your dissertation.
Why is that appropriate to your researchquestions?
Cite methodology literature in support of
your choice of methodology.
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Depending on your choice of methods, you may needto outline specifics such as:
Variablesindependent, dependent, intervening
Participantsnumber, how selected, IRB considerations,demographics
Reliability and validity
Methods of data collection
Data analysis
Limitations
You may need multiple slides for these categories
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Use the organizational structure from your Chapter 4.
Present enough detail to be convincing, but not somuch that you get lost in the weeds!
Use tables and figures from your dissertation.
Call attention to significant findings.
Address how the findings relate to the research
questions and hypotheses (if you have them).
You will need multiple slides for this section.
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What did you learn?
How are the findings related to theconceptual framework from the literature?
Discuss strengths, weaknesses, andlimitations of your work.
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For future scholarship/research
For practitioners
Other?
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For changes in theoretical constructs
For public policy
For changes in educational practice
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List only those cited in the presentation.
One slide should be enough (everything else is included in your dissertation!)
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Thank the members of the committee.