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This doctoral-level seminar aims to develop students' capacity to formulate original and researchable questions, critically synthesize advanced academic literature, construct theoretically grounded arguments, and design rigorous research. The course supports students in transforming an initial research interest into a coherent doctoral-level research proposal and in communicating and defending scholarly work before an academic audience. It also develops competencies in research ethics, academic integrity, responsible use of artificial intelligence, peer review, and scholarly communication.

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·  Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., Williams, J. M., Bizup, J., & FitzGerald, W. T. The Craft of Research. University of Chicago Press.·  Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. SAGE.·  Selected peer-reviewed journal articles and methodological readings relevant to each student's research field.

Compliance with academic integrity and research ethics is mandatory. Students must appropriately acknowledge all sources and maintain transparency regarding the use of artificial intelligence tools. AI may support activities such as idea organization, language refinement, or exploratory analysis when permitted by the instructor; however, students remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, methodological validity, confidentiality, citations, and intellectual contribution of submitted work. Fabricated references, data, analyses, or undisclosed substitution of AI-generated work for the student's own scholarly contribution are not acceptable.