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THESIS/DISSERTATION WRITING PROCESS- BROWN BAG WORKSHOP
Friday, August, 25th, 2017 410 Fort IRC 12:00pm-1:00pm
Facilitators: Dr. Geleana Alston & Dr. Sharita Mathis-Lawson
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THESIS/DISSERTATION WRITING PROCESS- BROWN BAG WORKSHOP Friday, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THESIS/DISSERTATION WRITING PROCESS- BROWN BAG WORKSHOP Friday, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THESIS/DISSERTATION WRITING PROCESS- BROWN BAG WORKSHOP Friday, August, 25 th , 2017 410 Fort IRC 12:00pm-1:00pm Facilitators: Dr. Geleana Alston & Dr. Sharita Mathis-Lawson The Thesis/Dissertation Writing Process 2 The Process 4 The
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Your Committee
▪ The Chair ▪ Committee Member 1, 2, & 3 ▪ Report of Thesis/Dissertation Committee ▪ Graduate Faculty Representative
The choice is yours…choose wisely!
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Time to Write
▪ Chapter 1ish ▪ Chapter 2 ▪ Chapter 1 ▪ Chapter 3 ▪ Chapter 4 ▪ Chapter 2 (lit to support additional findings) ▪ Chapter 5
And so the adventure begins….....
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Chapter 1- Introduction
▪ Statement of the Problem ▪ Theoretical Orientation/Conceptual Framework ▪ Purpose of the Study ▪ Research Questions and/or Hypothesis ▪ Definition of Terms ▪ Delimitations of the Study ▪ Significance of the Study
In the beginning…...
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Chapter 2- Review of the Literature
▪ Current/Valid sources ▪ Annotations ▪ Relevance of the Literature ▪ Analysis & Synthesis within Strands ▪ Summary: Synthesis of the Literature across strands
Is it grounded in the literature?
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▪ Assumptions and Rationale for Research Approach ▪ Specific Strategy of Inquiry/Design ▪ Role of the Researcher ▪ Sample OR Participants or Informants ▪ Instrumentation ▪ Data Collection Procedures ▪ Data Analysis Procedures ▪ Trustworthiness & Transferability or Reliability, Validity, and Generalizability
Chapter 3- Methodology
Your Biggest Challenge
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▪ Proposal Defense ▪ IRB (if needed) ▪ Data Collection
Proposal Defense
You are getting there
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▪ Qualitative ▪ Quantitative ▪ Experiments
Chapter 4- Results
Survey says…...
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▪ Discussion of the Results ▪ Relationship to Prior Research ▪ Implications » Practice » Leadership or Policy » Theory or Design ▪ Recommendations of Future Research ▪ Limitations of the Study ▪ Conclusion
Chapter 5- Discussion and Implications
So what does this all mean?
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▪ The Pre-Defense ▪ THE FINAL DEFENSE!!!!
The Final
You are almost there
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The Purpose Driven PhD
▪ Purpose ▪ Community ▪ Connection ▪ Discipline ▪ Presence ▪ Love
The PhD in Me
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