Completing Your Thesis or Dissertation: Professors Share Their Techniques and Strategies

* Seventy professors share their tips, techniques, and strategies for overcoming roadblocks to the completion of a thesis or dissertation.

* Many of the professors share their personal experiences in completing their dissertations. With hindsight, they offer advice based on these experiences. The personal nature of these essays makes fascinating reading.

* The professors’ contributions cover a wide range of topics including

* selecting a topic,

* selecting a chair and a committee,

* working with the chair and committee,

* selecting literature to review,

* writing a literature review,

* time management,

* overcoming writer’s block,

* overcoming anxiety,

* putting the thesis/dissertation into proper perspective,

* establishing support groups,

* understanding the role of the dissertation in professional development,

* and many others!

* This in-their-own-words book allows students to select the advice that is best suited to their situations and work styles.

* Running sidebars throughout the book help students locate information on the matters with which they need help.

* Ideal for independent reading by your students or use each of the contributions as a discussion topic in a thesis/dissertation preparation course.