The course is designed to facilitate the research and writing of SJD dissertation. During the first weeks of the course, the student shall submit his or her plans of dissertation research and writing for the semester. The dissertation adviser will review it and approve it with comments. In the middle of the semester, the students should submit a mid-term progress report. At the end of the semester, the student must submit the outcome of dissertation research and writing to the disseration adviser. Dissertation adviser grades the outcome on the satisfactory/unsatisfactory ground. Contact hours will be variable.