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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Operations and Information Systems Department in the Manning School of Business invites you to a doctoral dissertation proposal defense by Jie Li, Ph.D. Candidate in Decision Sciences, on ...

Advisor: Yan Luo, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell Hengyong Yu, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell ...