I am looking for a forum (much like this one) for research links, templates for dissertations, dsicussion forum, all for a docatrate dissertation... any suggestions? I tried PhinsheD.com and they seem to not have a great deal of content, onyl mtivational postings to keep eachother going. I am getting support from my advisor, but I thought some place, like this one, might really help during the process.
Congratulations on your decision (the outcome was never really in question, was it?) Try these two links. http://www.learnerassociates.net/dissthes/ http://www.dissertationsandtheses.com They're not everything you want but there seems to be a stubborn refusal to remove all suffering from the doctoral dissertation process. Bon voyage, Jack
Hi Kristie, IMO, the best way to start writing your dissertation from a distance is to read as many dissertations as you can. By doing this, you hopefully find dissertations that are similar to your proposed research. You are not to copy the ideas (you probably already have your own) but to see the contents, steps, methodologies and literatures... of various dissertations. There is no one group of people on the net (I have yet found one) to guide you through your dissertation. The following site is the list of Ph.D. dissertations from major universities all over the world. http://tennessee.cc.vt.edu/~lming/cgi-bin/ODL/nm-ui/members/index.htm For example, this is a link to Florida State University dissertations page http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/ETD-db/ETD-browse/browse?first_letter=all;browse_by=department I hope it would help and wish you all the luck with your dissertation journey.
If you have access to a university library system, proquest direct dissertations can be very helpful.
I do have proquest and have a huge amount of data to read on similar articles - the dissertations I have to buy, so I am going to wait until I get through those aurthor's publishings first. I do have 2 dissertations that were successful from the schoo, but on much different subjects. As usual - thanks board for the help!
I do have proquest and have a huge amount of data to read on similar articles - the dissertations I have to buy, so I am going to wait until I get through those aurthor's publishings first. I do have 2 dissertations that were successful from the school, but on much different subjects. As usual - thanks board for the help!
I do have proquest and have a huge amount of data to read on similar articles - the dissertations I have to buy, so I am going to wait until I get through those aurthor's publishings first. I do have 2 dissertations that were successful from the school, but on much different subjects. As usual - thanks board for the help!
Excellant Dissertation Guide Merry Christmas to All!!!! For Christmas, my wife purchased me two guides to writing dissertations. I am about 1/3rd of the way through the first and would highly recommend it. The other seems pretty good as well, even theough its title is somewhat misleading. The first: "Writing the Doctoral Dissertation", by Gordon B. Davis and Clyde A. Parker, ISBN0-8120-9800-5 The second: "Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day", by Joan Bolker, Ed. D., ISBN 0-8050-4891-X She got them as a set from Barnes and Noble's web site.
Hi. Two thoughts for you: 1. What stage of the dissertation process are you in? Topic selection? Proposal? Literature review? If so, pick an aspect of the topic that shows promise and start reading/writing along those lines today. Contact the researchers who published the works and ask clarifying questions, especially about future research issues. Moral support is about all you can expect to get from other Ph.D. students... Try to get your advisor to checkpoint your direction on a regular basis. 2. As you read, review and take notes on your chosen topic, begin writing/synthesizing your literature review as soon as possible. This document will undergo many drafts and may never resemble what you started with, but this method will help you keep focused about what you need to complete your research. I learned this method the hard way from doing the DBA, when I read many, many things that in the end were superceded in my thinking and didn't need to be explored. An iterative synthesis, if you will, could have helped. (You're building a stone wall and not a pile of rocks; look for rocks that fit in the wall by starting to build the wall...) Hope it helps. Best wishes, Dave
Re: Re: Dissertation Help First, thanks Chris for the info! I have just begun. I had a topic, but already siwtched to someting similar, due to my advisor's comments, and constraints within the company I work for. So right now, I know my general topic, but my methodology approach will effect my exact objective and my advisor and I are workint through that. I have about 50 articles/book/publishings so far picked out that will build on my knowledge, but I am sure there will be more. I have just started those, and about 1/2 way through. I am not sure how much is too much on the literature review, but I should get that clarified soon by my advisor. I gave my advisor an update (I will be doing this monthly) and he is visiting CA in Janruary, so we are going to mee twith questions. Any extra face to face time is great. I have lucked out. I have started a binder system that I read about in Phinshed's website. It has been a lifesaver and I am sure has gotten me started off on the right track. Thanks for all your help!
Re: Topic Organizational Behavior - Specifically how do technical (hard science - i.e. engineers) personnel learn, problem solve, and communicate in their respective role. I have a case study team who recently delivered a project, but I need to narrow to either a specific role on the team or the entire team, but understand exactly the objecives, or this could balloon.
