MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL
OUTLINE/PROPOSAL FOR DISSERTATION, THESIS,
PROFESSIONAL PROJECT OR ESSAY
STUDENT INFORMATION
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The Outline for Dissertation, Thesis, Professional Project or Essay form, once completed and signed by all parties, is an agreement among the student, the
student's graduate committee, and the Graduate School for the student's planned graduate-level research. The student's approved outline must be attached
to this form. The form must be signed by the student, the members of the student's committee, and the department Chair.
If the student's research involves humans, animals or hazardous materials, the student is required to obtain approval from the Office of Research Compliance.
Attach a copy of the "Protocol Summary Form", and subsequent approval letter.
If the form should be submitted omitting any information or signatures, the Graduate School will return the unapproved form. As soon as the Graduate School
approved or denies the form, we will notify the student at the address provided below. If you need assistance completing this form, please contact the
Graduate School at 414-288-7137.
COMMITTEE INFORMATION
Each committee member must sign this form to indicate a formal agreement between the student and the student's committee, and affirm that each
committee member will read the dissertation / thesis / professional project / essay and attend the defense (if required). If a committee member is not a faculty
member at Marquette University, the student is responsible for verifying that a current curriculum vitae is on file in the Graduate School.
Committee Member:
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Name:
Specialization:
Street Address:
MUID:
Program:
City: State: Zip Code:
Daytime Phone:
Adviser: Term & Year Began Program:
Doctoral Master's (Circle one):
Thesis Professional Project Essay
COMMITTEE INFORMATION
I agree to this dissertation / thesis / professional project / essay as outlined, and the committee named above. I understand that even though I hold copyright
of the finished dissertation / thesis / professional project / essay, Marquette University considers it to be public document. As such, it may be made available
for use by students, faculty or otherwise released to the public.
Planned completion date for the dissertation / thesis / professional project / essay:
Student Signature:
Department Chair:
Date:
Date:
Graduate School Approval:
Date:
STUDENT INFORMATION
PLEASE FORWARD COMPLETED FORM TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
A. Research Area - Research for this dissertation / thesis / professional project / essay involves:
Human Subjects (see below) Animal Care (see below) Not applicable (skip to Section B)
If human subjects, animal subjects, radioisotopes or recombinant DNA/transgenic organisms are involved in your research, you must also receive approval
from the Office of Research Compliance (ORC) prior to initiating your research. The ORC requires you to submit the necessary protocol forms for review and
approval of your research. For more information about this process, refer to the ORC Web site at www.marquette.edu/researchcompliance/ or contact the
ORC office at (414) 288-1479. Approval of your outline by the Graduate School does not constitute approval by ORC. ORC forms should be submitted prior to
or concurrent with your submittal to the Graduate School.
B. Title of Dissertation / Thesis / Professional Project / Essay - Do not exceed 120 characters including spaces, numbers, punctuation, etc., in your title so
that it will fit on your official Marquette University transcript. Please type the title using upper and lower case, as appropriate - Do not use all capital letters.
Title:
C. Statement of the Problem - State the problem in plan, non-technical language. You may state the problem again in technical language if required by your
program. (If the below space is not enough, please include attachment.)
D. Present Status of the Problem - Describe the problem as reported in the scholarly literature, not the state you have reached in studying the problem. (If
the below space is not enough, please include attachment.)
E. Statement of Materials (if appropriate) - For subjects in the sciences, briefly describe the apparatus or other materials. (If the below space is not enough,
please include attachment.)
F. Statement of Procedure or Methodology - Briefly describe the method(s) you will use in investigating the program. (If the below space is not enough,
please include attachment.)
G. Tentative Outline of the Dissertation / Thesis / Professional Project / Essay - Please include as an attachment.
H. Bibliography - Please include as an attachment.
I. Tentative Timetable - Please include as an attachment.
Revised 10/15
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