| Description |
xiii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: pt. V Preparing to Begin -- ch. 19 Marriages Are for People, Not Work Products -- ch. 20 The Runaround and Getting Your Ducks in a Row -- ch. 21 The Human Investigation Committee and the Institutional Review Board Hurdle -- ch. 22 Managing Anxiety -- pt. VI The Project -- ch. 23 Managing Indifference -- ch. 24 Managing Lunacy -- pt. VII Approaching the Defense -- ch. 25 No Surprises---Certainly Not During the Proposal or Defense Meetings -- ch. 26 Preparing for the Defense -- ch. 27 You Know More Than You Believe You Know -- ch. 28 The Ruler Lady -- pt. VIII Publishing -- ch. 29 Authorship -- ch. 30 Finding a Journal -- ch. 31 The Reviewers Said What? -- ch. 32 Editors and Reviewers Are People, Too -- pt. IX Collaborating -- ch. 33 Making a Team -- ch. 34 Who Is Doing What on the Project? -- pt. X Wrapping It Up -- ch. 35 Congratulations! You Did It! Now, Where Do You Go from Here? |
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Machine generated contents note: pt. I Background -- ch. 1 It Isn't Simply Hazing -- ch. 2 The Dissertation Process -- pt. II Before, During, and After the Dissertation -- ch. 3 Don't Fear Starting -- ch. 4 Get It Out of the Box---Work on It Early and Often -- ch. 5 Work Ahead -- ch. 6 Back It Up -- pt. III Selecting Your Topic or Research Study -- ch. 7 Use Coursework Strategically -- ch. 8 Read Journals and Attend Conferences Aggressively -- ch. 9 Investigating Faculty Members' Research -- ch. 10 Save the Nobel Prize for Later -- ch. 11 Concurrent and Absentee Data Collection -- ch. 12 Archival Data Collection -- ch. 13 Maximizing Flexibility -- ch. 14 Locale and Availability of Data Collection -- ch. 15 The Financial Pain of Research -- pt. IV Selecting Your Committee -- ch. 16 Selecting Your Adviser -- ch. 17 Selecting Other Committee Members (Part I)...Choose Whom You Know -- ch. 18 Selecting Other Committee Members (Part II)...Know Whom You Choose -- |
| Summary |
New graduate students are often unaware of the many hazards and pitfalls that occur during the dissertation process: intensive schedules, dwindling motivation, difficult or unavailable mentors, and research and publication complications. Lacking the experience and wherewithal to successfully overcome or avoid these impetuses for derailment, many students are unable to complete the dissertation process, losing sight somewhere in between reading, studying, collecting data, and writing a thesis. Based on the authors' inside knowledge and extensive experience, Dissertation Solutions provides graduate students with the basic tools and skills to help them navigate the whole process with minimal damage, making the whole process of planning, researching, and writing more manageable. This concise guide will help even the most naive graduate student become experts in navigating and surviving their graduate experiences. Outlining the dissertation process, explaining the key players involved, and offering advice to help complete any research project, this book will also provide overwhelmed, intimidated, or just reluctant students with the motivation required to complete this arduous project |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Academic writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Dissertations, Academic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Proposal writing in research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Windell, James, 1940-
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| LC no. |
2012028665 |
| ISBN |
9781610488679 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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