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• Seventy professors share their tips, techniques, and strategies for overcoming roadblocks to the completion of a thesis or dissertation. • Many of the professors share their personal experiences in completing their dissertations. With hindsight, they offer advice based on these experiences. The personal nature of these essays makes fascinating reading. • The professors’ contributions cover a wide range of topics including · selecting a topic, · selecting a chair and a committee, · working with the chair and committee, · selecting literature to review, · writing a literature review, · time management, · overcoming writer’s block, · overcoming anxiety, · putting the thesis/dissertation into proper perspective, · establishing support groups, · understanding the role of the dissertation in professional development, · and many others! • This “in-their-own-words” book allows students to select the advice that is best suited to their situations and work styles. • Running sidebars throughout the book help students locate information on the matters with which they need help. • Ideal for independent reading by your students or use each of the contributions as a discussion topic in a thesis/dissertation preparation course.

Completing Your Thesis or Dissertation