To follow up on the post about Evernote, here are some possible uses based on my personal experience. There will be much more not shown here. There is still time […]
General Info - Planning
Ever Feel Like the Only Clown in a 3-Ring Circus??
This is probably one of the most accurate analogies for you as you move through your dissertation. I imagine that you have felt that way many times if you are […]
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Starting To Think Like a Scholar
Want to speed up your dissertation process? Want to make your committee members happier? Want to look more like a professional scholar? If you answered yes to any of […]
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Making the Most of Your Doctoral Experience
How would you like to get an edge on others in your field? Do you want to move to the top of your profession? There are many ways that you […]
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Goals and Objectives
So you want to finish your dissertation? What exactly are you doing to make sure that will happen? What kind of planning have you done? Do you have a master […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]