Committee
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How and When to Email Your Dissertation Advisor
Advisors can be tricky. They’re around to help you accomplish your goal, but they also have their own projects and responsibilities. They don’t have unlimited time to prod you and it’s not their job to force you. As a dissertator, one of the most crucial things you can do is to maintain an open line…
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Working Well with Your Adviser
Advisers. You can’t live with them; you can’t live without them. Actually, most of the time, your adviser is a good ally to the dissertation project. This person – for some reason – has opted to work with you for a lengthy gig that may take a few years. That’s quite a commitment to you…
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It’s Okay to Ask for Help
Writing projects, especially lengthy ones like dissertations and books, are hard work. There are lots of moving parts and changing ideas we need to keep straight to express our thoughts clearly. Advisors, committee members, and publishers sometimes make suggestions or set requirements whose purpose can be difficult to understand. It can be hard to break…
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Managing Your Committee
One of the most challenging parts of writing a dissertation is the need to work – perhaps for the first time – with a committee of scholars who will judge your writing and your preparedness for the degree. It can be difficult to juggle the need to listen to these people and follow their advice…