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Research paper thumbnail of Write Your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

A doctoral dissertation is arguably the most important journey that students will embark upon in ... more A doctoral dissertation is arguably the most important journey that students will embark upon in their professional careers, so smart travelers will want E. Alana James and Tracesea H. Slater’s Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success at their fingertips. James and Slater identify the key places and challenges that create extra stress during the dissertation process, and offer effective strategies and tools to address those challenges and ensure academic success. Their map walks readers through each step of the process, including: determining the research topic, choosing appropriate methods, turning a hypothesis into a study, completing a literature review, writing and defending a proposal, collecting and analyzing data, writing up the study, and ultimately defending the dissertation. Building on years of experience with doctoral students, the authors provide a comprehensive, yet easy-to-use tool that encourages student reflection; includes studen...

Research paper thumbnail of Do You Have Some Idea How You Will Study Your Topic? Bridging Topic and Methods

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

Research paper thumbnail of Do You Have an Idea for a Topic?

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

Research paper thumbnail of Student User Experience (UX) is the new Socialization

Research paper thumbnail of Do You Understand How to Fine-tune Your Methodological Choices? Moving From Basics to Getting Ready to Write

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

Research paper thumbnail of Are You Ready to Write up Your Mixed Methods Data?

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

Research paper thumbnail of Are You Ready to Write the Overview for Your Study?

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

Research paper thumbnail of Doctoral Platforms and Apps for Professional Development and Student Support

Advances in Library and Information Science, 2019

Using the experience derived across multiple universities, this chapter endeavors to discuss how ... more Using the experience derived across multiple universities, this chapter endeavors to discuss how ICT can play a role in the larger evolution of higher education, as well as with helping doctoral students complete their research and writing requirements. Practitioner research underpins the discussion of two rounds of research centered on ICTs role in equalizing disparity in financial and social capital between students and taking those solutions to scale. The first round (2012 – present) focuses on the ICT suite of services as they develop, and the second (2015 – present) investigates how, and in what ways, the interdependence between the Deans' office and the subscription business play a part in student adoption and usage. The findings suggest that a willingness to develop interdependent solutions between ICT developers and postgraduate studies will be instrumental in bringing services for doctoral students to scale.

Research paper thumbnail of Digitalization of Higher Degree Research (HRD) and Its Benefit to Postgraduate Researchers

Advances in Library and Information Science, 2019

Graduate Schools offer supports to enhance and improve the graduate skills development of their p... more Graduate Schools offer supports to enhance and improve the graduate skills development of their postgraduate research community not only in their research but also in preparing them for their future careers. The European University Association Council for Doctoral Education has identified the digitalization of doctoral education as necessary to the future to fully globalize the graduate school offerings. This vision is aligned, for example, to several of the objectives in Dublin City University 2017-2022 Strategic Plan. Online supports go towards the development of DCU as a global university allowing us to attract, and to provide aid to, research students who are studying primarily outside of Ireland. The same structured support also benefits staff who are involved in the life cycle of a research student. Therefore, it is important to assess the needs of our graduate researchers in terms of online supports and to provide them with such tools to ascertain if their needs can/are being...

Research paper thumbnail of To What Extent Do Doctoral Students Use and Benefit From Online Social Networks for Their Thesis Work?

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This paper is a means of provoking professors who mentor doctoral students to consider the use of... more This paper is a means of provoking professors who mentor doctoral students to consider the use of new technologies in their work, especially if they work in online environments. The purpose of this study is to investigate the development and use of a personal learning environment/ ...

Research paper thumbnail of Action research for business, nonprofit and public administration: a tool for complex times

Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2014

... College of Mount St. Joseph Gherissi Labben Thouraya, École Hoˆtelière de LausanneMarco Tavan... more ... College of Mount St. Joseph Gherissi Labben Thouraya, École Hoˆtelière de LausanneMarco Tavanti, DePaul University Action Research for Business, Nonprofit, and Public Administration xiv Page 16. Introduction Welcome to ...

Research paper thumbnail of Are You Ready for Your Final Defense

Research paper thumbnail of Are You Ready to Write Your Review of Literature

Research paper thumbnail of Are you Ready to Write your Methodology

Research paper thumbnail of Have You Finished Your Data Collection

Research paper thumbnail of Are You and Your Proposal Prepared for Defense

Research paper thumbnail of Are You Ready to Write up Your Quantitative Data

Research paper thumbnail of Do You Understand What Is Required in a Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis?

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

To the extent you do that preparatory work and learn up front what it is all about, you help ensu... more To the extent you do that preparatory work and learn up front what it is all about, you help ensure a safe passage through the dissertation challenges. To use sports analogy, you do not want to be in a

Research paper thumbnail of Do You Know How to Develop Your Research Design and Methodology?

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

Research paper thumbnail of The Vision of Digital Intelligence for Postgraduate Education: Improving Both Student Experience and Administrative Ease

Postgraduate education is poised for rapid development and if Deans and administrators will embra... more Postgraduate education is poised for rapid development and if Deans and administrators will embrace lessons from industry it can actually be a smooth transition. The cost of doing nothing is greater than it has ever been before. Hit and miss development has left Postgraduate Schools (PGS) with disjointed student analytics and student experience is not what it should be. The future of PGS cannot be envisioned exactly, but we know it involves human to human interaction, technology, and scale. The conceptual map provided by Digital Intelligence, mixed with agile process will allow a clear path to develop PGS innovation quickly. The Premise of this paper is that it is time to move back into the strengths educators have always relied on and to design systems using technology to help higher education thrive, thereby upskilling large segments of the population in knowledge and social capital. When postgraduate education improves for the at-risk student, the systems are more successful for ...

Research paper thumbnail of Write Your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

A doctoral dissertation is arguably the most important journey that students will embark upon in ... more A doctoral dissertation is arguably the most important journey that students will embark upon in their professional careers, so smart travelers will want E. Alana James and Tracesea H. Slater’s Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success at their fingertips. James and Slater identify the key places and challenges that create extra stress during the dissertation process, and offer effective strategies and tools to address those challenges and ensure academic success. Their map walks readers through each step of the process, including: determining the research topic, choosing appropriate methods, turning a hypothesis into a study, completing a literature review, writing and defending a proposal, collecting and analyzing data, writing up the study, and ultimately defending the dissertation. Building on years of experience with doctoral students, the authors provide a comprehensive, yet easy-to-use tool that encourages student reflection; includes studen...

Research paper thumbnail of Do You Have Some Idea How You Will Study Your Topic? Bridging Topic and Methods

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

Research paper thumbnail of Do You Have an Idea for a Topic?

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

Research paper thumbnail of Student User Experience (UX) is the new Socialization

Research paper thumbnail of Do You Understand How to Fine-tune Your Methodological Choices? Moving From Basics to Getting Ready to Write

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

Research paper thumbnail of Are You Ready to Write up Your Mixed Methods Data?

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

Research paper thumbnail of Are You Ready to Write the Overview for Your Study?

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

Research paper thumbnail of Doctoral Platforms and Apps for Professional Development and Student Support

Advances in Library and Information Science, 2019

Using the experience derived across multiple universities, this chapter endeavors to discuss how ... more Using the experience derived across multiple universities, this chapter endeavors to discuss how ICT can play a role in the larger evolution of higher education, as well as with helping doctoral students complete their research and writing requirements. Practitioner research underpins the discussion of two rounds of research centered on ICTs role in equalizing disparity in financial and social capital between students and taking those solutions to scale. The first round (2012 – present) focuses on the ICT suite of services as they develop, and the second (2015 – present) investigates how, and in what ways, the interdependence between the Deans' office and the subscription business play a part in student adoption and usage. The findings suggest that a willingness to develop interdependent solutions between ICT developers and postgraduate studies will be instrumental in bringing services for doctoral students to scale.

Research paper thumbnail of Digitalization of Higher Degree Research (HRD) and Its Benefit to Postgraduate Researchers

Advances in Library and Information Science, 2019

Graduate Schools offer supports to enhance and improve the graduate skills development of their p... more Graduate Schools offer supports to enhance and improve the graduate skills development of their postgraduate research community not only in their research but also in preparing them for their future careers. The European University Association Council for Doctoral Education has identified the digitalization of doctoral education as necessary to the future to fully globalize the graduate school offerings. This vision is aligned, for example, to several of the objectives in Dublin City University 2017-2022 Strategic Plan. Online supports go towards the development of DCU as a global university allowing us to attract, and to provide aid to, research students who are studying primarily outside of Ireland. The same structured support also benefits staff who are involved in the life cycle of a research student. Therefore, it is important to assess the needs of our graduate researchers in terms of online supports and to provide them with such tools to ascertain if their needs can/are being...

Research paper thumbnail of To What Extent Do Doctoral Students Use and Benefit From Online Social Networks for Their Thesis Work?

eera-ecer.eu

This paper is a means of provoking professors who mentor doctoral students to consider the use of... more This paper is a means of provoking professors who mentor doctoral students to consider the use of new technologies in their work, especially if they work in online environments. The purpose of this study is to investigate the development and use of a personal learning environment/ ...

Research paper thumbnail of Action research for business, nonprofit and public administration: a tool for complex times

Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2014

... College of Mount St. Joseph Gherissi Labben Thouraya, École Hoˆtelière de LausanneMarco Tavan... more ... College of Mount St. Joseph Gherissi Labben Thouraya, École Hoˆtelière de LausanneMarco Tavanti, DePaul University Action Research for Business, Nonprofit, and Public Administration xiv Page 16. Introduction Welcome to ...

Research paper thumbnail of Are You Ready for Your Final Defense

Research paper thumbnail of Are You Ready to Write Your Review of Literature

Research paper thumbnail of Are you Ready to Write your Methodology

Research paper thumbnail of Have You Finished Your Data Collection

Research paper thumbnail of Are You and Your Proposal Prepared for Defense

Research paper thumbnail of Are You Ready to Write up Your Quantitative Data

Research paper thumbnail of Do You Understand What Is Required in a Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis?

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

To the extent you do that preparatory work and learn up front what it is all about, you help ensu... more To the extent you do that preparatory work and learn up front what it is all about, you help ensure a safe passage through the dissertation challenges. To use sports analogy, you do not want to be in a

Research paper thumbnail of Do You Know How to Develop Your Research Design and Methodology?

Writing your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success

Research paper thumbnail of The Vision of Digital Intelligence for Postgraduate Education: Improving Both Student Experience and Administrative Ease

Postgraduate education is poised for rapid development and if Deans and administrators will embra... more Postgraduate education is poised for rapid development and if Deans and administrators will embrace lessons from industry it can actually be a smooth transition. The cost of doing nothing is greater than it has ever been before. Hit and miss development has left Postgraduate Schools (PGS) with disjointed student analytics and student experience is not what it should be. The future of PGS cannot be envisioned exactly, but we know it involves human to human interaction, technology, and scale. The conceptual map provided by Digital Intelligence, mixed with agile process will allow a clear path to develop PGS innovation quickly. The Premise of this paper is that it is time to move back into the strengths educators have always relied on and to design systems using technology to help higher education thrive, thereby upskilling large segments of the population in knowledge and social capital. When postgraduate education improves for the at-risk student, the systems are more successful for ...