Dissertation
Topic Presentation
Spring 2001

IMPORTANT REMINDER
All deliverables are due by email to Prof. Sandhu at
sandhu@gmu.edu by
indicated due dates. Please do not submit hardcopy.only your email is required. All questions should be addressed to Prof. Sandhu at sandhu@gmu.edu. Also please
visit this website regularly for any updates.

 | Email
to
sandhu@gmu.edu immediately
 | dissertation
committee as approved by IT&E |
 | date comprehensive
examination was passed or will be held
 | wIf
to be held this semester please confirm via email when it is
successfully completed |
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 | Email
to
sandhu@gmu.edu by
March 2, 2001
 | tentative thesis
title |
 | hypothesis
statement (200 words maximum) |
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 | Email
to
sandhu@gmu.edu by
April 6, 2001
 | revised thesis
title and hypothesis statement |
 | chapter outline:
chapter headings and 1 paragraph (200 words maximum) of each chapter |
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 | Email to sandhu@gmu.edu by May 2, 2001 :
A SINGLE document (MSWord, postscript, pdf or text) stating the following information IN THIS ORDER:
1. Your name
2. Proposed Thesis title
3. Advisor name
4. Committee names
5. Hypothesis statement
6. Thesis outline |
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All emails from you must be copied to your advisor and must include the
statement from you that your advisor has approved the product. This is a
requirement of each deliverable.
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 | Get started immediately
 | work closely
with your advisor |
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 | Your
PhD study starts now
 | course work is just
a prelude |
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 | A
PhD dissertation needs to be
 | original: must have
a “surprise” element |
 | coherent: must have
a theme |
 | deep: must tell a
deep story like a novel not just a short story |
 | realistic: don’t
promise to do too much or claim to have done too much, stay focused |
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