https://at-ceu.studyguide.timeedit.net/modules/LEGS6008?type=COREDuring this short course you will begin to explore the genre of the SJD dissertation, what the options and considerations are in terms of length and structure. More broadly, we will also investigate what is meant by good research and what the implications are for the proposal. We will talk about the 'proposal' as a key academic genre. The course will then walk you through the proposal, looking at key components and exchanging ideas on how these can be most effectively expressed depending on the individual's aim. This 'walk' will raise key issues, allow a discussion of choices available to you, and seek to make you justify the decisions you then take. Ultimately, the proposal is also a way to plan the future, to consider the steps needed to complete the PhD, to set initial timelines for the path ahead.