Dissertation+Manuscript+Versions

=**Assignment:**= Get Dissertation Manuscript approved by chair, committee, and Graduate School
 * Started: 08 November 2014**
 * Approved by Chair: 08 December 2014**
 * Approved by Committee: 15 December 2014**
 * Approved by Graduate School: 18 December 2014 (40 days)**

Version 1 - Initial manuscript, with chapters 1 through 3 converted to past tense, and tentative outlines for chapters 4 and 5 (21 August 2014)
Since I am in the middle of data collection, and currently have IRB approval from 10 of 13 schools, data being collected from 1, and several close to collection, I wanted to start formulating the final two chapters of the DM.

Version 7 - First complete draft (1 December 2014)
I'm hoping that I will be able to finish up my manuscript this week.

Version 8 - Second complete draft (4 December 2014)
Some minor corrections in chapter 4 and some major corrections in chapter 5

Version 9 - Third complete draft (7 December 2014)
Chapter four has been accepted and now for a major rewrite of the recommendations and implications sections.

To Committee (8 December 2014)
Committee member approved my manuscript and made some helpful additions and corrections. He wrote, "I have made a number of margin notes, and suggested changes in red, in the body. The learner may find areas of interest, in my links and comments, however, may not wish to include in the current document. I do suggest a review of links of interest before finalizing. This work is well-done, and, writing as an experienced course designer, informative."

To Graduate School (15 December 2014)
The GS had only five comments; two that summaries were too long, slight modification to the assumptions, more literature grounding for the recommendations, and an expansion of the ethical assurances to incorporate more of the Belmont Report elements. I have eliminated older citations to shorten the two summaries and made the paper better in the other areas. I'm hoping that version 10 will be the accepted manuscript!