Create Your Own Timeline
Topic 2: Overview of the Dissertation Process

Attached is a timeline meant to help you plan your work through the end of the dissertation process. In the document, we have placed key milestones that need to be completed in order to finish the dissertation. Place each task on the timeline in the order in which you think it needs to occur. Adjust the spacing between events to fit the guideline provided earlier in the unit. When you are satisfied with your timeline, you can share it with your chair for review.

In the video Dr. Linda Fischer explains where and why tasks/deadlines are places on the template.

Proposal Guideline Template
Complete the timeline, inserting your deadlines according to your chair’s directions. Backwards map and fill in the intermediary due dates.

Proposal Timeline Template (.doc)
General Timeline for Proposal Defense (.pdf)