What is HAIST©?
HAIST© stands for Human-AI Symbiotic Theory — a proprietary dissertation evaluation framework developed by advanced educational researchers from decades of experience as dissertation committee chairs and academic researchers. HAIST© provides a structured, comprehensive approach to identifying every critical weakness in a doctoral dissertation before your committee does.
The 10 HAIST© Dissertation Dimensions
Every dimension of your dissertation, reviewed with expert precision
1
Hypothesis Clarity
Are your research questions and hypotheses clearly articulated, aligned with your theoretical framework, and defensible before a committee?
2
Argument Structure
Is the logical flow of your dissertation coherent from introduction through conclusions, with each chapter building naturally on the last?
3
Integration
Do your literature review, methodology, findings, and discussion connect seamlessly into one unified scholarly argument?
4
Scholarship
Is your literature review sufficiently deep, current, and critically engaged — or are there gaps a committee will immediately identify?
5
Theory Application
Is your theoretical framework applied consistently and meaningfully throughout all chapters, not just introduced and then abandoned?
6
Contribution
Does your work make a clear, unique, and significant contribution to your field? Can you articulate it in one sentence?
7
Methodology Rigor
Are your research design, data collection procedures, and analysis methods sound, appropriate, and justified for your research questions?
8
Defense Readiness
What probing questions will your committee ask — and does your dissertation fully prepare you to answer them confidently?
9
Writing Quality
Is your writing clear, coherent, and appropriately academic in tone, with proper transitions and scholarly voice throughout?
10
Technical Compliance
Do formatting, citations, tables, figures, and appendices meet your institution's specific requirements and style guide standards?
Framework Creators
John C. Chick, Ed.D. & Laura Morello, Ed.D.
The HAIST© methodology was developed from hundreds of dissertation reviews and 10+ years of experience chairing doctoral committees. It represents the gold standard for comprehensive dissertation evaluation.
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