Dissertation and Scholarly Research · Recipes For · 2018 Edition by Simon, Marilyn K. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

PHASE 1 PLANNING YOUR FEAST—GETTING STARTED

1 cup “P”ossess a Positive Attitude 1 cup “R”ead Efficiently—Understand Scholarly Language

Academic/Scholarly/Doctoral Writing The Language of the Scholar—Some Scholarly Jargon

1 cup “O” rganize Your Time 1 cup “C”reating a Working Environment 1 cup “E”xtend Your Note-Taking and Writing Skills: Record Keeping, Mind Mapping, PIE Writing

Note Taking Mind Mapping PIE Writing

1 cup “E”nter Information Into a Computer, Journal, or Tape Deck

Creating a Journal

½ cup “P” ossess Knowledge of What a Dissertation Is and Is Not 1 cup “I” dentifying Your Style ½ cup “C” lassify Yourself Professionally 1 cup “K” (c)onduct the ROC bottom test The Problem Statement

CLASSIFY YOUR REPAST: HOW WILL YOU COOK UP YOUR STUDY?

Quantitative and Qualitative Research Verification in a Qualitative Study Choose Your Method Wisely Past Perspective Present Perspective Future Perspective Nouveau Cuisine

BE AWARE OF HEALTH HAZARDS

1 cup RESPONSIBILITY 1 cup COMPETENCE 1 cup MORAL AND LEGAL ISSUES 1 cup PROPER REPRESENTATION

CHOOSE YOUR ATTIRE

PHASE 2 ACCOUTREMENTS

WHAT WILL YOU USE TO GATHER DATA?

ACCOUTREMENTS TO QUESTIONNAIRES AND SURVEYS

Internet/Intranet (Web Page) Surveys The Personal Interview Observation

ASSISTANT CHEFS: IDENTIFYING YOUR POPULATION AND CHOOSING YOUR SAMPLE

Sample Size

What’s Stat? (You Say?) How to Exhibit Your Data (a) How to (Ap)praise your Date (a)

TEST YOUR QUANTITATIVE ACUMEN

PHASE 3 THE FEAST

CHAPTER 1 APPETIZER (INTRODUCTION)

½ cup Introduction ¼ cup Problem Statement 2 cups Background ½ cup Purpose 1 cup Significance 1½ cups Nature of the Study 1 cup Theoretical Framework 1 cup Conceptual Framework 1 cup Research Questions/Hypotheses ½ cup Scope, Limitations, and Delimitations 2 Teaspoons Definitions ½ cup Assumptions

CHAPTER 2 SOUP/SALAD

Recipe for Appraising an Author Check the Date of Publication Check the Edition or Revision Check the Publisher Check the Title of Journal Check the Logic in the Arguments Presented

CHAPTER 3 ½ MAIN COURSE CHAPTER 4 OTHER ½ OF MAIN COURSE CHAPTER 5 DESSERT

Some Red Flags (Foods to Avoid) Oral Presentation or Defense of Your Dissertation Menu

SUGGESTED READINGS About the AuthorS REFERENCES INDEX