Research Products: Developing and Completing Your Dissertation or Thesis

• Getting Started with your Thesis or Dissertation
  An online guide created by GradMentor Scott Kerlin for the University of British Columbia’s Graduate Game Plan website, also created by Scott Kerlin
• The Dissertation Journey: How to Get Started
  An essay by Sonja K. Foss and William Waters for Inside Higher Ed
• Ph.D. Thesis Research: Where Do I Start?
  By Don Davis of Columbia University
• Dissertation Tips and Tools
  Very comprehensive guidance from the University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill’s Writing Center
• Starting the Dissertation: Experts offer tips on picking a topic, conducting a lit review and narrowing your focus
  A guide by Melissa Ditman of the American Psychological Association’s GradPsych Magazine
• 5 Strategies for Surviving and Thriving During Your Dissertation, by Ramon B. Goings, from Insidehighered.com
• Dissertation Calculator: Plan Your Completion Date
  A detailed online planning guide for reaching the finish line with your dissertation, from the University of Minnesota Libraries
• Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation
  A wonderfully-thorough reference by Dr. Joseph Levine of Michigan State University
• Wrap Up your Dissertation with a Writing Plan
  Advice by Katie Shives (Ph.D. candidate) for breaking up your dissertation into manageable tasks, from Inside Higher Ed‘s Gradhacker blog

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