Thesis and Dissertation Support Materials
Study Guide for Qualifying Exams
UALR Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation Guide.
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ONLINE RESOURCES:
- The Owl at Purdue University, Free Writing Help and Teaching Resources Online
- Writing for Change by Alan Barker, Firoze Manil, and Judith Charlton for International Development Research Center (IDRC) of Canada
Choosing a Topic and Writing a Thesis/Dissertation Proposal
- “Choosing a Research Topic,” by Richard M. Reis, Stanford University. Retrieved November 2006 from the Chronicle of Higher Education online
- “Berkeley-Rockefeller African Development Dissertation Workshop” online, Institute of International Studies, UC-Berkeley. Retrieved November 2006 from the University of California, Berkeley website:
“Some Thoughts on Dissertation Proposal Writing,” by Chris M. Golde, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved November 2006 from Chris Golde’s webpage
Organizing a Thesis/Dissertation
- “The Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting it.” Retrieved November 2006 from the University of Toronto website
- An online hand-out from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, retrieved November 2006
Writing a Thesis/Dissertation
- Writing and Presenting your Thesis and Dissertation, by S. Joseph Levin, Ph. D., Michigan State University:
- Retrieved from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill website, November 2006:
- Retrieved from the University of Kent (UK) website, November 2006:
Support During the Thesis/Dissertation Writing Process
- The Association for Support of Graduate Students (includes a newsletter, listserv, tips, consultants, etc.):
- Dissertation Advice from the Chronicle of Higher Education archives:
- First Thoughts to Finished Writing by the Teaching & Educational Development Institute at the University of Queensland, Australia:
Time Management, Organization Skills & Stress
- Retrieved November 2006 from the University of Kent (UK) website:
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill online hand-out with information on time management and stress, retrieved November 2006:
Updated 2.6.2008