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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815617403321

Autore

Axelrod Bradley N. <1961->

Titolo

Dissertation solutions : a concise guide to planning, implementing, and surviving the dissertation process / / Bradley N.  Axelrod and James Windell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Pub., Inc., c2012

ISBN

1-283-91296-1

1-61048-868-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WindellJames <1940->

Disciplina

808.06/6378

Soggetti

Dissertations, Academic

Proposal writing in research

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 (p. 167).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Background; Chapter 1: It Isn't Simply Hazing; Chapter 2: The Dissertation Process; Part II: Before, During, andAfter the Dissertation; Chapter 3: Don't Fear Starting; Chapter 4: Get It Out of the Box-Work on It Early and Often; Chapter 5: Work Ahead; Chapter 6: Back It Up; Part III: Selecting Your Topic or Research Study; Chapter 7: Use Coursework Strategically; Chapter 8: Read Journals andAttend Conferences Aggressively; Chapter 9: Investigating Faculty Members' Research; Chapter 10: Save the Nobel Prize for Later

Chapter 11: Concurrent and Absentee Data CollectionChapter 12: Archival Data Collection; Chapter 13: Maximizing Flexibility; Chapter 14: Locale and Availability of Data Collection; Chapter 15: The Financial Pain of Research; Part IV: Selecting Your Committee; Chapter 16: Selecting Your Adviser; Chapter 17: Selecting Other Committee Members (Part I) . . . Choose Whom You Know; Chapter 18: Selecting Other Committee Members (Part II) . . . Know Whom You Choose; Part V: Preparing to Begin; Chapter 19: Marriages Are for People,Not Work Products

Chapter 20: The Runaround and Getting Your Ducks in a RowChapter 21: The Human Investigation Committee and the Institutional Review



Board Hurdle; Chapter 22: Managing Anxiety; Part VI: The Project; Chapter 23: Managing Indifference; Chapter 24: Managing Lunacy; Part VII: Approaching the Defense; Chapter 25: No Surprises-Certainly Not During the Proposal or Defense Meetings; Chapter 26: Preparing for the Defense; Chapter 27: You Know More Than You Believe You Know; Chapter 28: The Ruler Lady; Part VIII: Publishing; Chapter 29: Authorship; Chapter 30: Finding a Journal

Chapter 31: The Reviewers Said What?Chapter 32: Editors and Reviewers Are People, Too; Part IX: Collaborating; Chapter 33: Making a Team; Chapter 34: Who Is Doing What on the Project?; Part X: Wrapping It Up; Chapter 35: Congratulations! You Did It! Now, Where Do You Go from Here?; References; Recommended Resources; About the Authors; Other Titles of Interest

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Dissertation Solutions</span><span> 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. </span><span>This thorough, but concise guide will help even the most naìˆve graduate student become experts in navigating and surviving their graduate experiences.</span></span></span>