DN Seminar 3 Thesis Proposal

The Doctor of Nursing (DN) degree program is designed to prepare nurses at the doctoral level for leadership roles in healthcare and/or educational organizations and systems, nationally and internationally. The DN degree program focuses on the implementation and dissemination of knowledge in diverse healthcare practice and education settings and addresses the identified need for nurses with strong leadership skills who are academically prepared to successfully assume (a) executive-level roles in dynamic, fast-paced, technologically advanced and sophisticated health care environments and (b) leadership roles in nursing education.

The DN Student Seminars are an important and integral aspect of the preparation of doctoral students in the Graduate Department of Nursing Science. They provide a forum for DN students to discuss their individual progress though the refinement of their project objectives and dissertation development, a venue for problem-solving and solution-sharing, along with the opportunity for scholarly critique of their proposed thesis topic. As the literature review was the focus in the Year 1 Fall and Winter terms, the Year 2 Fall term seminar shifts toward working through the project rationale and objectives surfaced in the first two seminar courses and focuses on the design and methods of the thesis project. Continued connection with the thesis supervisor and supervisory committee is essential in this work. Guidance is also provided in the Thesis Proposal Guidelines for DN students.