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Soledad Argüelles-Borge, PhD
Marcelo Castro, PhD
Nydia Cummings, PhD
Fawzy Ebrahim, PhD
Alex Edmonds, PhD
Elda Kanzki-Veloso, PhD
Tom Kennedy, PhD
James Pann, PhD
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Senior Research Associate (IRB)
Operations Manager
Jennifer Dillon, MA
Ruth Chernet
Research Associates (IRB)
Administrative Assistants
Natolyn Jones-Ferguson, MA
Michelle Krantz, Med
Silvia Orta, EdD
Ashley Russom, EdD
Trenicia Brown
Dominique Britt
Katie Lyewsang
Research Assistant
Robert Greene, BA
Research Process Associates
Camille Coke, BS
Jennifer Mendez, BS
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Jack Billings, EdD
• reviews and helps resolve student
concerns regarding dissertation
committees and process
Carolyn Buckenmaier, EdD
Katrina Pann, PhD
Liz Romero, PhD
David Weintraub, EdD
• assigns student to a dissertation
committee based on Dissertation
Match results
• completes a reassignment of
student should the need arise
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ARC Advising Framework
Program Professor
Dissertation
Services Associate
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ADRIANA
Chairs and members use this resource to track
benchmarks throughout the dissertation process and
document students’ progress toward those
benchmarks.
DSRS
Students submit requests for support via DSRS. This
is a dedicated resource to resolve issues pertaining to
the dissertation process.
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ADRIANA
 Students use ADRIANA to submit IRB documents and
track the completed benchmarks of the dissertation.
 Students access the DSRS system on this page.
 Coming Soon – Students will be able to submit their
dissertation for ARC final review and approval through
this system.
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Major Dissertation
Benchmarks
I - Concept Paper: Student completes ARC
Dissertation Match and is assigned to dissertation
committee
II – Proposal: Student submits proposal for ARC
review; student submits proposal to Institutional
Review Board (IRB) after approval of proposal by
ARC and dissertation committee
III - Applied Dissertation Final Report: Student
submits applied dissertation to ARC for review
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Benchmarks
Enroll in
Methods of
Inquiry
Dissertation
Match
Concept
Paper
Conduct
Research
Committee
Assigned
Proposal
Applied
Dissertation
Report
Initial
Contact
IRB
Final
Review
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Obtaining a Committee
The student will be invited to complete the
Dissertation Match.
DSA uses the information from Dissertation Match
to assign the student to a committee and member
with expertise in the student’s
expressed area of interest.
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Create a personal calendar blueprint
to guide work
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Initial Contact With
Committee Chair
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Be prepared to share with chair a draft problem
statement.
Share current professional role and where study
will be conducted.
Discuss progress in Methods of Inquiry class.
Be candid about concerns relative to the upcoming
process.
Engage in a positive ongoing relationship.
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Sample Table of Contents
for the Concept Paper
Chapter 1: Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Chapter 2: Literature Review
Literature Review
Research Questions
Chapter 3: Methodology
Participants
Procedures
Instruments
Design
Limitations
References
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The Proposal Is
• a comprehensive description of the focus of the
proposed research investigation.
• a “contract” between the student and the university
regarding the specific design of the project.
• built upon the foundation of the concept paper.
• a document that cannot be altered without the
consensus of all parties after approval.
Proposal Components
The proposal contains the same components as
the concept paper:
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Title Page
Abstract (optional, but recommended)
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Literature Review
Chapter 3: Methodology
References
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Institutional Review Board
Procedures
 After the applied dissertation committee and the ARC have approved the
proposal, the student should electronically forward, via ADRIANA, a copy
of the approved proposal together with the completed IRB submission
package to the ARC for review (see the IRB section of the ARC
website).
 It is suggested that the student begin preparing the IRB documents when
the chair states that the proposal is near approval. Doing this will
conserve time.
• The chair must review all IRB documents before submission.
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Applied Dissertation
Components
 PRELIMINARY PAGES:
Title Page
Approval Page
Acknowledgments (optional)
Abstract
Table of Contents
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Applied Dissertation
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Literature Review
Chapter 3: Methodology
Chapter 4: Results
Chapter 5: Discussion
References
Appendices
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Approval Steps for Concept Paper,
Proposal,
and Applied Dissertation Report
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Revisions are requested by the committee chair until the
chair is satisfied that the student has met all ARC
requirements for the benchmark.
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The chair submits the benchmark to the committee
member. The member sends comments to the chair, who
forwards the comments to the student.
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The committee chair, after consultation with the
committee member, provides preliminary approval pending
ARC review.
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Student Is Responsible for
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contacting the chair at least once a month.
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making all changes required by the chair.
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informing the chair of any job changes that may
affect the student’s dissertation work.
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being proactive and candid about expectations.
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Chair Is Responsible for
• Providing clear and detailed feedback on content, style, and
format.
• reviewing submissions and providing feedback within 10
business days.
• assisting student in gaining access to ARC and university
resources, such as the library, IRB documents, and final
review procedures
• being the conduit between student and committee member.
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The ARC Website
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Research resources
Applied Dissertation Procedures Manual
and template
ADRIANA
Resources for writing and preparing the
applied dissertation
Research courses
IRB
Final-approval process
http://www.fischlerschool.nova.edu/
applied-research/arc