Surviving Your Dissertation

by Rudestam, Kjell Erik; Newton, Rae R.

• ISBN13: 9780803945630
• ISBN10: 0803945639
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-08-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

The dissertation can often seem like an overwhelming and insurmountable obstacle to obtaining that advanced degree--unless you have a handy, comprehensive guide to help you survive the process. Surviving Your Dissertation offers students the perfect guide for preparing the best dissertation. Using examples from a wide range of disciplines, Kjell Erik Rudestam and Rae R. Newton provide readers with expert advice on the entire dissertation process: selecting a suitable topic, conducting a review of the literature, building an argument, presenting the material, presenting data and results and managing data overload, methods for developing appropriate writing skills, ways to construct tables and figures, working with faculty committees,

Table of Contents

Getting Started

The Research Process Selecting a Suitable Topic Methods of Inquiry Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

Working With Content: The Dissertation Chapters

Review of the Literature and Statement of the Problem

The Method Chapter Describing Your Research Plan Presenting the Results of Empirical Studies Discussion

Working With Process: What You Need to Know to Make the Dissertation Easier

Overcoming Barriers Becoming an Expert While Controlling

Your Own Destiny Writing Computing

Using a Personal Computer Effectively Guidelines for the Presentation of Numbers in the Dissertation

Informed Consent and Other Ethical Concerns

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