How to finish and defend your dissertation : strategies to complete the professional practice doctorate / / Cynthia Grant and Daniel R. Tomal

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790427303321
• Autore: Grant Cynthia
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , [2013]; ©2013
• ISBN: 1-4758-0401-6; 1-4758-0402-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (335 p.)
• Collana: The Concordia University Leadership Series
• Altri autori (Persone): TomalDaniel R
• Disciplina: 808.02
• Soggetti: Dissertations, Academic - Authorship; Academic writing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Ch01. THE REALITIES OF WHAT IT TAKES TO FINISH YOUR DISSERTATION; Ch02. YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMITTEE AND YOUR CHAIRPERSON; Ch03. REFINING YOUR DISSERTATION PROPOSAL FOR THE FINAL MANUSCRIPT; Ch04. PRESENTING YOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION IN THE FINAL MANUSCRIPT; Ch05. USING CLOUD-BASED VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES IN THE DISSERTATION PROCESS; Ch06. PREPARING FOR THE FINAL DEFENSE PRESENTATION; Ch07. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND MOTIVATION SKILLS; Ch08. THE DISSERTATION DEFENSE: THE DAY HAS ARRIVED; Ch09. PASSING THE DEFENSE AND EDITING THE FINAL DISSERTATION MANUSCRIPTCh10. HOW TO PUBLISH AND PRESENT YOUR DISSERTATION; EPILOGUE. ADVICE TO CANDIDATES FROM THOSE WHO MADE IT; APPENDIX A. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION WEBSITES; APPENDIX B. PREPARING DOCUMENTS AND USING PRESENTATION AIDS; APPENDIX C. DOCTORAL CANDIDATE PERSONALITY STYLE INVENTORY; APPENDIX D. DOCTORAL CANDIDATE TIME MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT; APPENDIX E. DOCTORAL STRESS AND COMPOSURE SURVEY; APPENDIX F. DISSERTATION SUCCESS SELF-ASSESSMENT; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: A first of its kind, this book provides you everything you need to know about successfully passing the dissertation defense such as: preparing and finishing the manuscript, using cloud-based communities, preparing presentations, using effective communication strategies, managing stress, motivating yourself, revising and editing the manuscript, publishing and presenting the final dissertation and more.