Before you can write a dissertation, you must write a dissertation proposal. How to do that is worth a closer look. In my July 24 column, “It’s a Dissertation, Not a Book,” I emphasized the importance ...

The dissertation proposal and the specialty exam serve different purposes and should be viewed as separate activities, even though often executed concurrently. The dissertation proposal marks the ...

Once you have passed your comprehensive exams, the time has come for you to complete the dissertation proposal. In this memo, I give you some of my thoughts on ways to approach the proposal. Also, I ...

"I've been taken aback at what passes for a dissertation proposal around here," a newly arrived colleague at a major research institution confided, lamenting the brevity and tentativeness of the ...

Do you know what one of the most crucial aspects of a startup is? It’s a pitch for future investors where you explain all the benefits of your idea and the reasons it will work. A dissertation ...

Advisor: Xingwei Wang, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, UMass Lowell Xuejun Lu, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, UMass Lowell Hengyong Yu, Professor, ...

Advisor: Xingwei Wang, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell Xuejun Lu, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell ...

Smitha Rao successfully defended her dissertation proposal on August 5. The title of her proposal is: "Before the lightning strikes: Preparedness, Capacities, & Social Welfare Policy; Micro, Meso, and ...