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    Finish your dissertation, don't let it finish you! / Joanne Broder Sumerson.

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    • Title:Finish your dissertation, don't let it finish you! / Joanne Broder Sumerson.
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    • Author/Creator:Sumerson, Joanne Broder.
    • Published/Created:Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2014]

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Dissertations, Academic--Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
      Academic writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
    • Description:xxvi, 182 pages ; 22 cm
    • Summary:This all-inclusive, practical guide will help graduate students design, conduct, and finish an academic dissertation or thesis with minimal drama. The structure of the book follows the sequential flow of a dissertation process from choosing a smart study topic, selecting research design options, to presenting a successful oral defense. Filled with protocols, tips, and reminders, the book presents the best, most direct and timely research practices based upon theoretical and empirical evidence, as well as the perspective and experiences of the author and others who have survived writing their dissertations. This indispensible guide will help students: pick the best members to serve on his/her dissertation committee including pointers for managing the committee dynamics and feedback; understand the legal regulations and ethical guidelines for all parts of the research process; work through common barriers, such as procrastination, perfectionism, and writer's block, and more. -- Publisher description.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781118133033 (pbk.)
      111813303X (pbk.)
    • Contents:1. The Secret Handshake
      2. Breaking Ground on Your Study
      3. Anatomy of a Dissertation
      4. Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Your Study: The Strong Introduction
      5. Literature Review Made Simple
      6. Data Scavenger Hunt: Methodology
      7. The Institutional Review Board (IRB)
      8. Making Sense of the Data Collection Scavenger Hunt: Results
      9. I Am Listening, Data: Discussion
      10. Your Data's Next Chapter After the Dissertation Write-Up and Graduation.
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