BookBrandé Flamez, Lamar University, A. Stephen Lenz, Texas A & M University Corpus Christi, Richard S. Balkin, University of Louisville, Robert L. Smith, Texas A & M University Corpus Christ.
Summary: "This engaging book not only offers step-by-step guidance on planning, writing, and defending a dissertation but also helps create a beginning-to-end process that is meaningful, rewarding, and exciting. Each chapter answers commonly asked questions, contains a checklist for each part of the dissertation, provides a summary of key points, and lists additional resources. Topics addressed include tips for staying motivated, time management, and self-care; selecting a dissertation committee and narrowing down the topic; writing a proposal; preparing the literature review; creating the problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions; understanding research methodology and ethics; collecting and analyzing data; presenting results; and best of all-publishing a dissertation"--The publisher.
Contents:
The Doctoral Dissertation
Staying Well Throughout the Dissertation Process
Selecting the Dissertation Committee and Narrowing Down the Topic
Writing a Proposal
The Literature Review
Creating the Problem Statement, Purpose Statement, and Research Questions
Research Methodology and Ethics
Collecting and Analyzing Data
Presenting and Discussing the Results
Preparing for the Defense
Disseminating the Project to the Professional Community.