- Seventy professors share their tips, techniques, and strategies for overcoming roadblocks to the completion of a thesis or dissertation.
- Many of the professors share their personal experiences in completing their dissertations. With hindsight, they offer advice based on these experiences. The personal nature of these essays makes fascinating reading.
- The professors' contributions cover a wide range of topics including
- selecting a topic,
- selecting a chair and a committee,
- working with the chair and committee,
- selecting literature to review,
- writing a literature review,
- time management,
- overcoming writer's block,
- overcoming anxiety,
- putting the thesis/dissertation into proper perspective,
- establishing support groups,
- understanding the role of the dissertation in professional development,
- and many others!
- This "in-their-own-words" book allows students to select the advice that is best suited to their situations and work styles.
- Running sidebars throughout the book help students locate information on the matters with which they need help.
- Ideal for independent reading by your students or use each of the contributions as a discussion topic in a thesis/dissertation preparation course.
