DBA Milestones

Dear Student In the below table you have a proposed structured way in writing your Thesis. The dates are indicative and based on the start date of April 1st

Milestones	Dates
Determine interests & select tentative topic	10.04.2021
Articulate tentative research question(s)	15.04.2021
Go to scholar.google.com and Conduct preliminary literature review	20.04.2021
Complete course Research Methdology I	30.04.2021
Start Writing concept paper	15.05.2021
Send  concept brief to your Mentor	20.05.2021
Refine research question(s)	31.05.2021
Define clear, appropriate, testable hypotheses or solid objectives	31.05.2021
Define clear contribution to practice	31.05.2021
Get approval from Mentor for the Assignment #1: Research Concept Paper	15.06.2021
Refine research question(s), hypotheses, & objectives	01.07.2021
Define clear boundaries for each literature review area	01.07.2021
Read sufficient & important sources for each lit review area	15.07.2021
Conduct insightful critique & analysis for each lit review area	20.07.2021
Explore literature on data collection and analysis methods that will be used	30.07.2021
Evaluate, analyze, & integrate highly relevant literature	30.07.2021
Submit to Mentor Assignment #2: Literature Review	01.09.2021
Get approval from Mentor for the Assignment #2: Literature Review	01.10.2021
Follow Research Proposal template and combine output from RM1 and RM2	01.11.2021
Write Research Proposal	01.12.2021
Gain approval for research proposal	31.12.2021
Start writing Thesis & Write & submit Chapter 1,2	01.02.2022
Write & submit Chapter 3	01.06.2022
Revise chapters; allow for several revisions	01.09.2022
Gain approvals/make arrangements to collect data	01.11.2022
Pilot instrument/data collection and revise instrument and procedures	01.11.2022
Start data collection	01.11.2022
Complete data collection	31.12.2022
Analyze data	01.01.2023
Complete chapters 4 and 5 and finish writing	01.03.2023
Complete DBA Thesis	10.04.2023
Conduct dissertation defense	31.04.2023