The
third major step of the dissertation process is the execution of the
dissertation. This includes collecting data or identifying and preparing
an available dataset; analyzing it as described in the prospectus; and
reporting the results, implications, and contribution of the research to
theory and extant research in the written dissertation. The structure,
format, and length of the dissertation are determined in consultation
with the dissertation committee chair, with approval of the committee.
Once
the dissertation is completed and reviewed by the dissertation committee, the candidate schedules the oral dissertation defense. Like
the prospectus defense, the dissertation defense is a scheduled public
meeting that is open to fellow students and faculty. The dissertation
defense date is set by the dissertation committee chair, with the
approval of the Ph.D. director and dean of the School of Criminal Justice, and conveyed to the dean of
the Graduate School-Newark. It should be scheduled in the Center of Law and Justice, room 572.
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