Verify participant scope and consistent role labels throughout the proposal.
CCD-698 • Dissertation Research SeminarJuly 2026
First-Month Goals
Moving from proposal revision to defense readiness while preparing the research infrastructure for the next phase.
Course artifact. A July 2026 check-in from CCD-698, a doctoral seminar that has now ended, kept as presented. The proposal defense passed on August 13, 2026. For the current study, see the dissertation overview.
Micah Miner
Starting point
The first month is a transition point
The proposal is substantially revised. My focus now is to make it defensible and ready for the next phase.
Current stateCommittee-ready proposal revision
Month-end outcomeA proposal I can explain and defend
Public research infrastructure
The dissertation already has a connected public ecosystem
The first-month goals build on repositories that make the argument, methods, evidence, and applications visible.
Start hereminerclass.github.io↗These repositories document current and earlier proposal stages. They do not present dissertation findings or participant data, and the committee copy remains the controlling methodology.
Goal 1
Lock the committee-ready proposal
Complete one final consistency pass across Chapters One through Three.
Check the alignment among research questions, data sources, and integration procedures.
Review citations, appendices, figures, terminology, and formatting.
Completion criterionA stable committee copy with no unresolved design inconsistencies
Goal 2
Be ready to defend the study
Defense readiness requires both a clear explanation and practice responding under pressure.
Center the problem, framework, methods, evidence, and contribution.
Build an answer bank for likely questions, complete two timed rehearsals, and revise from feedback.
Research readiness
Prepare for responsible research
Build the compliance and documentation foundation before recruitment or data collection begins.
Finish the remaining research-compliance requirements.
Identify the documents and approvals required for submission.
Connect questions, sources, analyses, memos, and decisions.
BoundaryNo recruitment or data collection before the required approvals
Work plan
The work moves through deliberate phases
Each phase produces a concrete handoff for the next.
Stabilize
Complete the final proposal consistency pass.
Build
Create the defense deck and likely-question answer bank.
Rehearse
Practice twice, revise, and consolidate the research-preparation materials.
July 30 checkpoint
Success by July 30 is concrete
I will evaluate progress through completed products and focused feedback.
- Committee-ready proposal
- Defense slide deck
- Likely-question answer bank
- Two timed rehearsals
- CITI completion
- IRB and audit-trail map
Is the methodology clear?Is the study feasible?Are the claims appropriately bounded?
A proposal I can defend and a research process I can carry forward responsibly.
Repository index