PhD 

Currently (at the University of Akron) I'm almost done with revisions on the first three chapters and then I'll propose. Chapterscombined1.22.07

Here are the basics of a Dissertation:

Ch. 1 - Introduction

    Self-explanatory 

Ch. 2 - Lit Review

    What's already been said 

Ch. 3 - Methods

    What I actually plan to do (the study). Once this has been written and cleared, I do the proposal - a     formal request to do the study (PPT, with all 5 committee members present). They OK it. And I do        the study. It's at this point that I can't estimate the time.

Ch. 4 - Results

    After I do the study I write about it and say what I did, which won't match up totally with what I said     I'd do.  

Ch. 5 - Conclusion

    Summary and discussion of implications of the results. Write about what future studies should do.