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How to finish and defend your dissertation : strategies to complete the professional practice doctorate / Cynthia Grant and Daniel R. Tomal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grant, Cynthia.
- Series:
- The Concordia University Leadership Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dissertations, Academic--Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Dissertations, Academic.
- Academic writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Academic writing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (335 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A first of its kind, this book provides you everything you need to know about successfully passing the dissertation defense such as: preparing and finishing the manuscript, using cloud-based communities, preparing presentations, using effective communication strategies, managing stress, motivating yourself, revising and editing the manuscript, publishing and presenting the final dissertation and more.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Ch01. THE REALITIES OF WHAT IT TAKES TO FINISH YOUR DISSERTATION; Ch02. YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMITTEE AND YOUR CHAIRPERSON; Ch03. REFINING YOUR DISSERTATION PROPOSAL FOR THE FINAL MANUSCRIPT; Ch04. PRESENTING YOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION IN THE FINAL MANUSCRIPT; Ch05. USING CLOUD-BASED VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES IN THE DISSERTATION PROCESS; Ch06. PREPARING FOR THE FINAL DEFENSE PRESENTATION; Ch07. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND MOTIVATION SKILLS; Ch08. THE DISSERTATION DEFENSE: THE DAY HAS ARRIVED
- Ch09. PASSING THE DEFENSE AND EDITING THE FINAL DISSERTATION MANUSCRIPTCh10. HOW TO PUBLISH AND PRESENT YOUR DISSERTATION; EPILOGUE. ADVICE TO CANDIDATES FROM THOSE WHO MADE IT; APPENDIX A. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION WEBSITES; APPENDIX B. PREPARING DOCUMENTS AND USING PRESENTATION AIDS; APPENDIX C. DOCTORAL CANDIDATE PERSONALITY STYLE INVENTORY; APPENDIX D. DOCTORAL CANDIDATE TIME MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT; APPENDIX E. DOCTORAL STRESS AND COMPOSURE SURVEY; APPENDIX F. DISSERTATION SUCCESS SELF-ASSESSMENT; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-24020-4
- 1-4758-0401-6
- 1-4758-0402-4
- OCLC:
- 857711482
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