Dissertation & Thesis Survival

Tools to help you survive and thrive in graduate school.

Diving Deeper into Limitations and Delimitations

If you are working on a thesis, dissertation, or other formal research project, chances are your advisor or committee will ask you to address the… Read More
Research Design 101: Research Methods for Students

Which of the many different types of research design is best for you?One thing that you will want to consider early in your dissertation process… Read More
Rewarding Yourself: A Gift from Someone Special

Staying-on-Schedule/rewarding-yourself-a-gift-from-someone-specialWith all the stress in graduate school, it is also important to reward yourself for your accomplishments and jobs well done. Without positive (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle… Read More
Writing Your Dissertation Acknowledgement: Personal Gratitude

Most of your thesis or dissertation will contain technical, scientific, and heady language, but your dissertation acknowledgement will probably contain the exact opposite. Acknowledgements for… Read More
Maintaining a Healthy Relationship with Yourself

Does support for graduate students exist? Successful life as a graduate student depends on your ability to maintain balance between the various elements of… Read More

References and Citations: Part 3—More Referencing Styles

As we previously discussed in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, there are several styles of referencing. As a recap: all reference styles… Read More
References and Citations: Part 2—Referencing Styles

There are several styles of referencing. Different referencing and citation styles have developed to address the specific needs of disciplines. All reference styles tend to… Read More
Writing Your Dissertation Acknowledgement: Personal Gratitude

Most of your thesis or dissertation will contain technical, scientific, and heady language, but your dissertation acknowledgement will probably contain the exact opposite. Acknowledgements for… Read More
Lost in Publication

I have recently graduated with my PhD and I want to publish the findings of my dissertation, but I don’t even know where to begin… Read More
Stating the Obvious: Writing Assumptions, Limitations, and Delimitations

During the process of writing your thesis or dissertation, you might suddenly realize that your research has inherent flaws. Don’t worry! Virtually all projects contain… Read More