For some reason, distinguishing problems and purposes seems to be one of the most difficult barriers students must overcome so I will discuss it using examples. The Problem What is […]
Writing
Population and Sampling
Population and Sampling What Do I Need To Know About Getting The Data For My Research? As a graduate student, what do you need to know about collecting your data? […]
Writing
Developing Your Study Purpose
Outlining the Purpose of the Study Developing a purpose for your research can be a bit confusing. There are so many pieces that need to be arranged in a logical […]
Writing
Academic Roadblocks: Quality Writing
Writing is a daunting task for many students. You may be good at planning a task, listing and organizing the steps needed to complete it but when it is time to write the paper, things seem to fall apart. Whether it is a weekly reflection […]
Planning - Writing
The Value of Planning Your Writing- Outlining and Flowcharting
Background Having taught for many years and mentored students at all levels of education, I have noticed one thing that is often overlooked by novice and even experienced students: the […]
Planning - Writing
Trying to Solve All the World’s Problems?
Students entering the writing phase of their master’s or doctoral programs are faced with a difficult challenge: to find that one particular aspect of a much larger topic that is […]
Planning - Writing
Picking a Research Problem and Planning the Research- Considerations
How do you pick the correct research problem? One thing that should be a primary concern for doctoral students is finding the correct research problem on which to base the […]
Planning - Writing
The Research Problem
Going Beyond Course Assignments The quest for a research problem/question begins with your deeper thinking about the content material of your coursework. Now is when you start to think further […]
Planning - Writing
Finding the specific problem
What is a focused problem? In my experience, the most difficult things for graduate students to understand are the importance of focusing their research on a single specific problem, how to find […]