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How to Complete and Survive a Doctoral Dissertation

by David Sternberg

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ISBN13: 9780312396060
ISBN10: 0312396066
Condition: Standard
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Mastering these skills spells the difference between "A.B.D." and "Ph.D." -refuting the magnum opus myth -coping with the dissertation as obsession (magnificent or otherwise) -the fine art of selecting a topic -writing the dissertation with publication in mind -when to stand your ground and when to prudently retreat if the committee's conception of your thesis differs substantially from your own -dealing with obstructive committee members, and keeping the fences mended -how to reconsider "negative" findings as useful data -reviewing your progress, and getting out of the "dissertation dumps" -defending your paper successfully-distinguishing between mere formalities and a serious substantive challenge -exploiting the career potential of your dissertation -and much, much more

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Mastering these skills spells the difference between "A.B.D." and "Ph.D." -refuting the magnum opus myth -coping with the dissertation as obsession (magnificent or otherwise) -the fine art of selecting a topic -writing the dissertation with publication in mind -when to stand your ground and when to prudently retreat if the committee's conception of your thesis differs substantially from your own -dealing with obstructive committee members, and keeping the fences mended -how to reconsider "negative" findings as useful data -reviewing your progress, and getting out of the "dissertation dumps" -defending your paper successfully-distinguishing between mere formalities and a serious substantive challenge -exploiting the career potential of your dissertation -and much, much more

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ISBN:
9780312396060
Author:
Sternberg, David
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
Subject:
General
Subject:
Higher
Subject:
Education
Subject:
Testing & Measurement
Subject:
Composition & Creative Writing - Academic
Subject:
Authorship
Subject:
Report writing
Subject:
Dissertations, academic
Subject:
Education, higher
Publication Date:
June 1981
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.34x5.54x.61 in. .48 lbs.

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