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Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation
or Thesis Faster
A Proven Map to Success
by E. Alana James and Tracesea Slater
Are You and Your Proposal
Prepared for Defense?
9. Are you and your proposal prepared for defence?
Polishing Your Proposal
•  Abstracts
–  Guidelines/Template from Scientific Research
1. The purpose of this study was . . .
2. The scope (or population) of the study was . . .
3. The methodology used (include data collection
and analysis) . . .
4. Findings from the study show . . .
5. Conclusions reached . . .
6. Significance of the study is . . .
7. It contributes to the literature . . .
•  Preparing Your Slides
Getting Ready for a Live Defense
•  The	
  Defense	
  From	
  the	
  Professor’s	
  Point	
  of	
  View	
  	
  
•  Set	
  Yourself	
  up	
  for	
  Success	
  	
  
•  Building	
  on	
  a	
  Solid	
  Founda=on	
  	
  
•  The	
  Two	
  Approaches	
  to	
  Reading	
  a	
  Disserta=on	
  or	
  Thesis	
  	
  
•  Comments	
  and	
  Revisions	
  	
  
Relationships: Your Advisor
and Committee Members
•  Moving Past Issues to Greater Support
–  Choose a committee wisely
–  Not Supportive?
–  Lack of Timely Feedback
–  Does Not Give Instruction
•  Moving Past Issues to Greater Support
–  Reengaging, Especially if You Have Been Away From
the Process for a While
–  Handling Criticism
•  Before You Go into Defense of Proposal
•  After You Have Received Difficult Criticism
Ethical Review
•  It	
  is	
  at	
  the	
  =me	
  of	
  the	
  defense	
  of	
  proposal	
  that	
  doctoral	
  students	
  
are	
  first	
  trained	
  in	
  and	
  then	
  make	
  applica=on	
  to	
  their	
  universi=es	
  
ethical	
  review	
  board.	
  	
  
–  Inves=gate	
  university	
  guidelines	
  
–  Talk	
  to	
  students	
  who	
  have	
  recently	
  passed	
  defense	
  and	
  are	
  
collec=ng	
  data	
  
–  Ask	
  your	
  advising	
  professors	
  for	
  specific	
  guidelines	
  
–  Know	
  what	
  you	
  are	
  geIng	
  into	
  before	
  you	
  have	
  to	
  face	
  it	
  
Things to Do During and After Your Defense of a
Dissertation Proposal
•  Step	
  1:	
  Ask	
  Your	
  CommiLee	
  What	
  Specific	
  Things	
  They’ll	
  
Look	
  for	
  in	
  Your	
  Analysis	
  of	
  Data	
  	
  
•  Step	
  2:	
  Take	
  Good	
  Notes/Journal	
  Your	
  Data	
  Collec=on	
  and	
  
Analysis	
  Procedure	
  
•  Step	
  3:	
  Send	
  Preliminary	
  Data	
  Analysis	
  and	
  Findings	
  	
  
•  Step	
  4:	
  Keep	
  Asking	
  Ques=ons	
  Un=l	
  You’re	
  Sure	
  You	
  
Understand	
  What	
  Others	
  See	
  in	
  Your	
  Data	
  	
  
•  Step	
  5:	
  Read	
  All	
  the	
  Disserta=ons	
  You	
  Can	
  That	
  Model	
  
Your	
  Methodology	
  	
  
Where	
  Should	
  I	
  Go	
  to	
  Dig	
  Deeper?	
  	
  
Suggested	
  Resources	
  to	
  Consider	
  	
  
•  Brause,	
  R.	
  S.	
  (2000).	
  Wri$ng	
  your	
  doctoral	
  disserta$on:	
  Invisible	
  rules	
  for	
  success.	
  London:	
  Routledge	
  
Falmer.	
  Pages	
  133	
  through	
  142	
  contain	
  a	
  detailed	
  discussion	
  of	
  the	
  defense	
  process,	
  including	
  
ques=ons	
  frequently	
  asked	
  during	
  an	
  oral	
  defense.	
  	
  
•  Garson,	
  G.	
  D.	
  (2002).	
  Guide	
  to	
  wri$ng	
  empirical	
  papers,	
  theses,	
  and	
  disserta$ons.	
  New	
  York:	
  Marcel	
  
Dekker.	
  Pages	
  290	
  through	
  307	
  offer	
  further	
  discussion	
  of	
  choosing	
  a	
  commiLee,	
  providing	
  a	
  checklist	
  
for	
  the	
  proposal	
  hearing	
  and	
  a	
  discussion	
  of	
  the	
  defense	
  from	
  the	
  perspec=ve	
  of	
  a	
  university	
  built	
  on	
  
the	
  European	
  model.	
  	
  
•  Mauch,	
  J.	
  E.,	
  &	
  Park,	
  N.	
  (2003).	
  Guide	
  to	
  the	
  successful	
  thesis	
  and	
  disserta$on:	
  A	
  handbook	
  for	
  
students	
  and	
  faculty.	
  New	
  York:	
  Marcel	
  Dekker.	
  Pages	
  143	
  through	
  198	
  build	
  on	
  the	
  discussion	
  by	
  
Garson,	
  adding	
  func=ons	
  of	
  the	
  commiLee	
  and	
  assessment	
  guidelines	
  to	
  which	
  you	
  may	
  be	
  
responsible.	
  	
  
•  Roberts,	
  C.	
  M.	
  (2004).	
  The	
  disserta$on	
  journey.	
  Thousand	
  Oaks,	
  CA:	
  Corwin	
  Press	
  (pp.	
  184–191);	
  
GlaLhorn,	
  A.	
  A.,	
  &	
  Joyner,	
  R.	
  L.	
  (2005).	
  Wri$ng	
  the	
  winning	
  thesis	
  or	
  disserta$on:	
  A	
  step-­‐by-­‐step	
  guide	
  
(2nd	
  ed.).	
  Thousand	
  Oaks,	
  CA:	
  Corwin	
  Press	
  (pp.	
  221_226).	
  Both	
  of	
  these	
  books	
  have	
  scenarios	
  as	
  to	
  
what	
  to	
  expect	
  from	
  a	
  defense	
  at	
  a	
  university	
  using	
  the	
  model	
  most	
  common	
  in	
  the	
  United	
  States.	
  	
  
•  Western,	
  S.	
  (2012).	
  Coaching	
  and	
  mentoring:	
  A	
  cri$cal	
  text	
  (1st	
  ed.).	
  Thousand	
  Oaks,	
  CA:	
  Sage.	
  This	
  
gives	
  both	
  advisor	
  and	
  student	
  an	
  excellent	
  and	
  academic	
  view	
  of	
  the	
  poten=al	
  of	
  this	
  rela=onship.	
  

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9. Are you and your proposal prepared for defence?

  • 1. Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster A Proven Map to Success by E. Alana James and Tracesea Slater Are You and Your Proposal Prepared for Defense?
  • 4. •  Abstracts –  Guidelines/Template from Scientific Research 1. The purpose of this study was . . . 2. The scope (or population) of the study was . . . 3. The methodology used (include data collection and analysis) . . . 4. Findings from the study show . . . 5. Conclusions reached . . . 6. Significance of the study is . . . 7. It contributes to the literature . . . •  Preparing Your Slides
  • 5. Getting Ready for a Live Defense
  • 6. •  The  Defense  From  the  Professor’s  Point  of  View     •  Set  Yourself  up  for  Success     •  Building  on  a  Solid  Founda=on     •  The  Two  Approaches  to  Reading  a  Disserta=on  or  Thesis     •  Comments  and  Revisions    
  • 8. •  Moving Past Issues to Greater Support –  Choose a committee wisely –  Not Supportive? –  Lack of Timely Feedback –  Does Not Give Instruction •  Moving Past Issues to Greater Support –  Reengaging, Especially if You Have Been Away From the Process for a While –  Handling Criticism •  Before You Go into Defense of Proposal •  After You Have Received Difficult Criticism
  • 9. Ethical Review •  It  is  at  the  =me  of  the  defense  of  proposal  that  doctoral  students   are  first  trained  in  and  then  make  applica=on  to  their  universi=es   ethical  review  board.     –  Inves=gate  university  guidelines   –  Talk  to  students  who  have  recently  passed  defense  and  are   collec=ng  data   –  Ask  your  advising  professors  for  specific  guidelines   –  Know  what  you  are  geIng  into  before  you  have  to  face  it  
  • 10. Things to Do During and After Your Defense of a Dissertation Proposal
  • 11. •  Step  1:  Ask  Your  CommiLee  What  Specific  Things  They’ll   Look  for  in  Your  Analysis  of  Data     •  Step  2:  Take  Good  Notes/Journal  Your  Data  Collec=on  and   Analysis  Procedure   •  Step  3:  Send  Preliminary  Data  Analysis  and  Findings     •  Step  4:  Keep  Asking  Ques=ons  Un=l  You’re  Sure  You   Understand  What  Others  See  in  Your  Data     •  Step  5:  Read  All  the  Disserta=ons  You  Can  That  Model   Your  Methodology    
  • 12. Where  Should  I  Go  to  Dig  Deeper?     Suggested  Resources  to  Consider     •  Brause,  R.  S.  (2000).  Wri$ng  your  doctoral  disserta$on:  Invisible  rules  for  success.  London:  Routledge   Falmer.  Pages  133  through  142  contain  a  detailed  discussion  of  the  defense  process,  including   ques=ons  frequently  asked  during  an  oral  defense.     •  Garson,  G.  D.  (2002).  Guide  to  wri$ng  empirical  papers,  theses,  and  disserta$ons.  New  York:  Marcel   Dekker.  Pages  290  through  307  offer  further  discussion  of  choosing  a  commiLee,  providing  a  checklist   for  the  proposal  hearing  and  a  discussion  of  the  defense  from  the  perspec=ve  of  a  university  built  on   the  European  model.     •  Mauch,  J.  E.,  &  Park,  N.  (2003).  Guide  to  the  successful  thesis  and  disserta$on:  A  handbook  for   students  and  faculty.  New  York:  Marcel  Dekker.  Pages  143  through  198  build  on  the  discussion  by   Garson,  adding  func=ons  of  the  commiLee  and  assessment  guidelines  to  which  you  may  be   responsible.     •  Roberts,  C.  M.  (2004).  The  disserta$on  journey.  Thousand  Oaks,  CA:  Corwin  Press  (pp.  184–191);   GlaLhorn,  A.  A.,  &  Joyner,  R.  L.  (2005).  Wri$ng  the  winning  thesis  or  disserta$on:  A  step-­‐by-­‐step  guide   (2nd  ed.).  Thousand  Oaks,  CA:  Corwin  Press  (pp.  221_226).  Both  of  these  books  have  scenarios  as  to   what  to  expect  from  a  defense  at  a  university  using  the  model  most  common  in  the  United  States.     •  Western,  S.  (2012).  Coaching  and  mentoring:  A  cri$cal  text  (1st  ed.).  Thousand  Oaks,  CA:  Sage.  This   gives  both  advisor  and  student  an  excellent  and  academic  view  of  the  poten=al  of  this  rela=onship.