– Choose A Topic – submit topic for approval
o A dissertation professor will be assigned at this point.
o Discuss with your dissertation professor and revise, if necessary, for final approval.
● Step 2 – Find Information.
● Step 3 – State Your Thesis – submit to your dissertation professor for approval.
● Step 4 – Create An Abstract.
● Step 5 – Make A Tentative Outline – submit to your dissertation professor for approval.
● Step 6 – Organize Your Notes.
● Step 7 – Write Your First Draft – submit to dissertation professor for review and comments.
● Step 8 – Revise Your Outline And Draft – consult and review with your dissertation professor as
necessary.
● Step 9 – Create A Reference List.
● Step 10 – Complete Final Paper.
● Step 11 – Upload Final Paper For Grading.
● Step 12 – Defend Your Dissertation.
STEP 1 – Choose a Topic
Choose a topic that interests and challenges you.
● Choose a topic from a subject that you have explored, examined, investigated or experienced an Ah–ha
moment. Your dissertation will then be the arguments you use to defend the hypothesis that you develop
as a result of these efforts.
● Focus on a limited aspect.
● Narrow it down from the general topic of: “Hypnosis” to: “Hypnosis for Behavior Change,” to the even more
specific topic of: “Mind – Based Weight Loss.”
