e-Adviser NEU: Good Practice for Monitoring, Controlling and Consulting Dissertation Development of Graduate Students in Curriculum and Instruction Program

Abstract

The development of the dissertation of graduates in curriculum and instruction program at Northeastern University is essential and necessary as it is considered evidence of their potential and effort and also an index indicator of the quality of graduate education. Additionally, it is necessary for the process of dissertation development to be systematic with acceptable standards. e-Advisor NEU is an application of information technology of monitoring, controlling, and consulting about the development of dissertation which comprises of a system for students, advisors, and a defense committee. Students can send their dissertation reports to their advisors and receive feedback from them as well. It is convenient and user-friendly; it notifies the students when there is feedback from their advisors resulting in continuous flow of the dissertation development as well as punctual completion of it.  Each work is filed in the system chronologically making it easier and time-and-budget-saving when retrieving - no waste of paper. There are systems for progress evaluation of the development of the dissertation which corresponds with the students' work as well as the evaluation of the dissertation defense which covers both the process of the dissertation development and the empirical evidence. Its database of dissertation and research articles storing is useful and easily accessible. Furthermore, from the satisfactory survey of the graduates who have used e-Advisor NEU in 2022, the overall satisfaction level is at the highest (M = 4.98, SD = 0.06).