Dissertation 4 Course Description
Students in the Dissertation 4 course will apply appropriate qualitative or quantitative methods, concepts, and theories to research projects within the field of leadership studies and fully document the sources of the knowledge and/or skills reflected in the integration. Students will demonstrate ethical considerations related to protecting research participants in a study through composing an Institutional Review Board application for their study. Course requirements for Dissertation 4 include: (1) completing the SNU Institutional Review Board application, (2) receiving Institutional Review Board approval, (3) creating a data collection table to align research questions with data collection sources, and (4) rewriting Chapter 1 and Chapter 3 in past tense according to what did take place during the study.
IRB Application
Complete the IRB Application as a fillable form and save a copy of your completed application. Send your completed form to your assigned Dissertation Director and they will send it for signatures.
Application Guide
Use this guide as you complete your IRB Application
Informed Consent Guide
Use this guide as you develop your informed consent document
IRB Modification Form
Use this form if you need to make an IRB modification request to your study
Note: If you are using Putnam City as your research site, they also have a separate IRB application to complete. See THIS DOCUMENT for more information and an IRB application. (This form would be completed after you've received IRB approval from SNU.
Contact Information
Qualitative Application (Higher Education Institution)
Qualitative Application (School District)
Quantitative Application (Archival Data/Open Records Request)
Quantitative Application (Faculty Meeting Intro & Survey)
To Submit: Email IRB Application and appropriate attachments to IRB@snu.edu
Qualitative Data Collection Example
Quantitative Data Collection Example