Managing the graduate school experience : from acceptance to graduation and beyond / / Mark H. Rossman, Kim Muchnick, and Nicole Benak

• Autore: Rossman Mark H.
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (183 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1/55
• Soggetto topico: Universities and colleges - Graduate work
• Persona (resp. second.): MuchnickKim; BenakmNicole
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Can I Really Complete a Graduate Degree?; Can I Afford a Graduate Degree?; How Will Working on the Degree Impact My Family and Job?; Am I Too Old to Be Seeking a Graduate Degree?; How This Book Can Help You; Why Am I in Graduate School?; Three Categories of Learners; Motivation; Barriers to Learning; Time Management; Self-Directed Learning; Becoming a Self-Directed Learner; Need for Support; Supporters, Detractors, and In-Betweeners; 2 Online Courses and Degrees; Development of Online Courses; What Are the Different Types of Online Courses? ; Why Should I Enroll in an Online Course?What Are Some Differences between Online and On-Campus Classes?; What Are Some Strategies to Help Me Complete an Online Degree?; How Do I Complete and Hand In Assignments?; What Is the Average Age of Online Class Participants?; How Are Online Courses Graded?; How Much Time Will It Take to Complete Online Courses and the Degree?; What Technology Is Needed to Participate in an Online Course or Degree Program?; How Effective Are Online Courses?; What Skills Are Needed to Succeed in Online Courses?; Do Online Learners Feel Isolated? ; Is "Online" Right for Me?3 Financing Your Graduate Degree; Federal Sources; State Sources; University or College Sources; Employers; Family; Savings and Investments; Additional Sources; Financial Aid Scams; Graduate School Financial Aid Checklist; 4 The Degree Program; Accreditation; Am I in the Right Graduate Degree Program?; Defining the Program of Study; Online Courses; Developing and Completing the Program of Study; Completing Coursework; Know Yourself; Controlling Frustrations; 5 The Graduate Committee; Functions of the Graduate Committee; Roles of Committee Members ; Getting to Know Potential Committee MembersBecoming Known by Potential Committee Members; Choosing Your Committee; Committee Member Selection Guide; 6 The Comprehensive Examination; Purpose of the Comprehensive Examination; The Comprehensive Examination Process; Evaluating the Comprehensive Examination; Preparing for the Comprehensive Examination; Taking the Comprehensive Examination: Tips for the Written Exam; Tips for Successfully Completing the Oral Examination; 7 The Proposal and the Thesis/Dissertation; ProQuest UMI Dissertation Publishing; The Pre-proposal ; How to Develop the Pre-proposalDeveloping the Proposal; The Thesis/Dissertation; Connecting the Proposal to the Thesis/Dissertation; Chapter 1: The Problem; Chapter 2: The Literature Review; Chapter 3: The Methodology; Chapter 4: Presentation and Analysis of the Data; Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations; References and Appendixes; Concluding Thoughts; 8 The Defense; Understanding the Defense; Preparing for the Defense; What to Do at the Defense; The Decision; 9 Now What?; Binding Your Thesis or Dissertation; Copyrighting Your Work; Publishing Your Work ; Making Up Lost "Quality Time"
• Sommario/riassunto: <span><span>This book provides graduate students with the tools they need to understand and complete a graduate degree, regardless of how the degree is offered-online or on-campus. It also encourages them to take control of the graduate school process as much as possible and negotiate with faculty and the administration regarding all aspects of the program.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>
• Titolo autorizzato: Managing the graduate school experience
• ISBN: 1-4758-1793-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788276403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II