This is a required course for PhD students. By the end of Year 1, PhD students are required to have successfully completed their first supervisory committee meeting. A required component of the first meeting is to present a written PhD project proposal to committee members that will be orally presented and defended at the first meeting.

This modular course will introduce the concepts and craft required to create a compelling and effective Research Proposal through 4 sessions throughout Year 1. Session 1 will cover essential features of a Research Proposal, the following 3 sessions will be in a tutorial-style format with students presenting and receiving feedback on their evolving project proposals from student peers and faculty. This is a CR/NCR course, the final assessment of the Research Proposal will be undertaken by members of the initial Supervisory Committee Meeting.