The DN Student Seminars are an important and integral aspect of the preparation of doctoral students in the Graduate Department of Nursing Science. They provide a forum for DN students to discuss their individual progress through research question refinement and dissertation development, a venue for problem-solving and solution-sharing, and the opportunity for scholarly critique of the proposed thesis topic. In this DN seminar each student will build on the learnings from the fall DN seminar as they continue to develop the literature review. In this seminar, there will be a focus on critical appraisal, synthesis and analysis of research, applied to the literature review. Students will also have an opportunity to develop skills for effective writing and oral presentations. Skills learned will be applied in student critical appraisal and presentations, where peer feedback will be provided to help students prepare for residency presentations.