Dissertation Topic Ideas

Dissertation Topic Ideas

1. Women in Leadership

   • Female faculty who have transitioned to Administration
     • First year of transitoin
     • phenomenology
     • What previous experiences helped prepare female university administrator for the first year of their positions?
     • The central phenomenon is the first year transition experience of female faculty have as they move into university administration
     • How did experiences within their first year of their positions influence female university administrator’s leadership approach?
     • Challenged encountered within the first year
     • how has position effected leadership style

2. First Year students

   • STEM
     • Rural students
       • Perceptions vs. Reality of first year
       • Retention initatives
         • University vs. College led initatives
       • Recruitment
         • What made Rural students interested in STEM field
         • 2+2 programs in NE (UNK)
       • Specifically Engineering
       • Phenomenology
       • Academics
         • Admitted with Deficiencies
           • success rate
             • perceived success
     • How do Alumni find purpose?

3. Engineering

   • first-year engineering students perceptions of what engineering is
   • Learning Communities
     • impact on perception of what engineering is
     • traditional housing vs. suite style housing
   • Retention?
     • why do students who have earned professional admission decide to change their major?
   • students who transfer from UNO location to UNL location
   • Retention initiatives