Thesis, Dissertation, and Research Advice for Graduate Students
The advice and tips on these pages will help you complete your thesis or dissertation with ease.
4 Tips for Making Progress on Your Dissertation - Before You Begin
Think it's too early to begin your dissertation? It's never too early. Here are 4 things you can do now to get that dissertation ball rolling.
Think it's too early to begin your dissertation? It's never too early. Here are 4 things you can do now to get that dissertation ball rolling.
What is a Dissertation?
What is a doctoral dissertation?
What is a doctoral dissertation?
Getting Started in Research: Your Research Journal
Research is critical to your success in graduate school. But just how do you do get started? Where do great research ideas come from? A research journal can help you sort out your ideas and get started on research for your dissertation.
Research is critical to your success in graduate school. But just how do you do get started? Where do great research ideas come from? A research journal can help you sort out your ideas and get started on research for your dissertation.
How Do You Choose Faculty to Sit on Your Dissertation Committee?
How Do You Choose Faculty to Sit on Your Dissertation Committee?
How Do You Choose Faculty to Sit on Your Dissertation Committee?
Full Text Articles and Databases
Looking for full text articles and databases? Check out this list.
Looking for full text articles and databases? Check out this list.
Books on Writing the Dissertation - How to Write Your Dissertation - Dissertation Writing Advice
The dissertation-stage is the most difficult period of graduate school. These books will help you add structure to your dissertation and complete your dissertation more quickly.
The dissertation-stage is the most difficult period of graduate school. These books will help you add structure to your dissertation and complete your dissertation more quickly.
Stop Procrastinating and Complete Your Dissertation!
Are you an ABD (All-But Dissertation) student? The dissertation is the most difficult and time consuming academic requirement a doctoral student faces. Don't fall into a procrastination trap!
Are you an ABD (All-But Dissertation) student? The dissertation is the most difficult and time consuming academic requirement a doctoral student faces. Don't fall into a procrastination trap!
Grad Student's Guide to Mentors and Advisors
Faculty are essential to your graduate school existence. Learn how to manage them.
Faculty are essential to your graduate school existence. Learn how to manage them.
Writing Your Dissertation
"Graduate school pundits often cite 50% or more as the attrition rate for ABD students. Why? This handout will not only answer this question, but will also give you good, practical advice on starting, drafting, and completing your dissertation."
"Graduate school pundits often cite 50% or more as the attrition rate for ABD students. Why? This handout will not only answer this question, but will also give you good, practical advice on starting, drafting, and completing your dissertation."
The One Year Plan
Finish your dissertation on time by setting a schedule and sticking to it, from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Finish your dissertation on time by setting a schedule and sticking to it, from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
How to Finish Your Dissertation
Finally ready to write your dissertation? This article from the Chronicle of Higher Education will help you to overcome writers block
Finally ready to write your dissertation? This article from the Chronicle of Higher Education will help you to overcome writers block
Writing a Dissertation: Advice
Several resources that provide excellent advice on how to complete the dissertation.
Several resources that provide excellent advice on how to complete the dissertation.
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A discussion group for students "who cannot seem to finish their dissertations and theses."
A discussion group for students "who cannot seem to finish their dissertations and theses."