DN Seminar 1

The Doctor of Nursing Student Seminars are an important and integral aspect of the preparation of DN students in the Graduate Department of Nursing Science. They provide a forum for DN students to discuss their individual progress through research question refinement and dissertation development, a venue for problem-solving and solution-sharing, along with the opportunity for scholarly critique about their proposed thesis topic. Strategies for success in graduate school as a doctoral student will also be shared and discussed.

In this DN seminar each student works through the beginning process of the development of the literature review by creating a literature review question and developing a literature search strategy. The eventual complete literature review paper should have clear relevance to the anticipated substantive topic of the student’s doctoral research and must demonstrate evidence of critical analysis and synthesis of the available evidence related to the topic. Students will also begin to plan their internships.