Alignment of Prospectus Sections through Abstract Development
Using the Abstract Guidelines (both Word and PPT versions) and the annotated outline in the Dissertation
Prospectus Guide, draft a one-page abstract of your Prospectus draft as if it were an abstract of your three-chapter Proposal. Think of it as a short overview and summary of your Prospectus. Obviously, you will not be able to include research findings, but an abstract for your Prospectus will provide a blueprint for the abstract for your Proposal. In this Discussion, you will review the Historical Alignment Tool (HAT) matrix that you developed in Week 5.
You will also evaluate two of your colleagues’ Dissertation Prospectus abstracts.
This Discussion provides another opportunity to examine the alignment of all components of your