Overview of Our Dissertation Coaching and Consulting Services

  • grad13.jpg - 4kbWe read, review, and critique your written work the way an excellent chairperson would help students by offering feedback, discussion, and mentoring in a constructive, friendly manner.
  • grad10.jpg - 6kbWe offer full statistical support tailored towards nonstatisticians, including data analysis with clearly written results and brief reports explaining statistical techniques.
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  • We provide career development consulting and a “conversion program” to assist in adapting your work into a journal article or book.

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Newest Articles

  • Dissertation Chair Selection Guidelines

    Apr 17, 2013 - 8:14

    TweetThe selection of a Chairperson is the single most important decision you will make during the dissertation process. An excellent Chair will mentor, support, and supervise you throughout the process and get you through the difficult times because they care about you and your research. You want to feel confident that your Chair really cares about giving the support you...

     
  • Qualitative Data Analysis (Coding) of Transcripts

    Qualitative Data Analysis (Coding) of Transcripts

    Apr 10, 2013 - 8:32

    TweetBefore discussing codes or coding, let me give you the most comprehensive definition of “code” by Saldaña (2009). He states: “A code in qualitative inquiry is most often a word or short phrase that symbolically assigns a summative, salient, essence-capturing, and/or evocative attribute for a portion of language-based or visual data.” (p.3) Note: If you are doing a number of...

     

  • Using Triangulation to Increase Validity in Qualitative Research

    Apr 3, 2013 - 8:12

    TweetIn qualitative methodology, such as case study, grounded theory, and phenomenology, you can improve the validity of your findings if you use one of various forms of triangulation. Here is the most comprehensive definition I have found of “triangulation” from Thomas Schwandt’s The Sage Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry: “Triangulation is a means of checking the integrity of the inferences one...

     
 

Newest Secrets & Tips

  • Avoid Self-Sabotage

    May 13, 2013 - 13:03

    Many doctoral students contribute to their own failure through self-defeating behaviors, becoming their own worst enemy when they are writing their dissertation. Be aware of your own potential to sabotage your efforts due to either a fear of failure or success. A few ways students defeat themselves is through negative self-talk such as, “This will take forever”, “I’ll never get...

     

  • Appreciate Scholarly Tradition During Your Dissertation

    Apr 29, 2013 - 8:16

    Many students make the mistake of not appreciating the academic tradition that they are a part of in writing the dissertation. The dissertation process is an age-old method, and when students do not appreciate that, it is difficult for them to continue in their efforts toward completion. This is especially true when they come upon obstacles in the approval of...

     

  • Avoid Too Much Independence in the Dissertation Process

    Apr 22, 2013 - 8:08

    Within the dissertation process, there are very few instructions, deadlines, and restrictions and minimum encouragement. If you are someone who relies too heavily on a set schedule given to you by your instructor, then it may be difficult to complete your dissertation when you have too much independence. This could cause you to abandon your project altogether instead of rising...