Avoiding Thesis and Dissertation Pitfalls

Book flyer
MS Word
International
MS Word

Avoiding Thesis and Dissertation Pitfalls 61 Cases of Problems and Solutions

(Click to Enlarge)

R. Murray Thomas, Dale L. Brubaker

Book Code: H822

ISBN: 0-89789-822-2

ISBN-13: 978-0-89789-822-5

DOI:

240 pages, figures, tables

Bergin & Garvey

Publication: 9/30/2001

List Price: $98.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

Subjects:

Education » Higher Education

Endorsement From Ronald D. Williamson
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
Eastern Michigan University: Thomas and Brubaker have done it again! Avoiding Thesis and Dissertation Pitfalls is the ideal companion to Theses and Dissertations. It allows students to go backstage, behind the scenes, and come face-to-face with the problems so frequently encountered in completing the thesis or dissertation. Its engaging format, built around conversations between a student and a progessor, illustrates each problem and offers strategies for resolution. It invites discussion and further conversation--among students and with faculty, rather than prescribe a remedy. Avoiding Thesis and Dissertation Pitfalls will be a wonderful resource as I work with my students to resolve the usual dilemmas of the dissertation.
Endorsement From Robin R. Ganzert
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration
Babcock Graduate School of Management
Wake Forest University: Dr. Thomas and Dr. Brubaker have produced a Bible for all graduate students, full of rich parables! The parables are actually cases which provide realistic examples of problems encountered by graduate students, and the best part of that solutions for each problem are suggested. The professor/student dialogue is invaluable and very readable. I found myself fascinated by the cases, and I couldn't put the book down. I only wish that I had this new graduate student Bible when I was working on my doctoral degree!

Description: Being aware of thesis and dissertation pitfalls can help the graduate student make efficient use of resources available to him or her and bring precision to research and writing of that important project. The authors present 61 cases cast as an envisioned conversation between a student and a professor whom the student consults about a problem. The cases are presented within ten chapters that proceed through a sequence of typical stages in the production of a thesis or dissertation. Chapter titles include Choosing and Defining a Research Topic, Searching the Professional Literature, Developing a Proposal, Getting Help, Devising Data-Collection Procedures, Organizing the Collected Information, Interpreting the Results, Writing the Report, Defending the Finished Product, and Publishing the Study.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Choosing and Defining a Research Topic
Searching the Professional Literature
Developing a Proposal
Getting Help
Devising Data-Collecton Procedures
Organizing the Collected Information
Interpreting the Results
Writing the Report
Defending the Finished Product
Publishing the Study
Appendices
Index

LC Card Number: 2001037660

LCC Class: LB2369

Dewey Class: 808


All rights reserved. Copyright © 1999-2008 Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. 88 Post Road West, Westport CT 06881, (203) 226-3571