The Qualitative Research Method – A Brief Tutorial Researchers often find that certain research topics cannot be reduced to mere numbers. As a result, they are left contemplating whether to use qualitative rather than quantitative research methods, or perhaps even a mixed study. Contrary to popular myth, qualitative methods can be equally, if not more challenging, than quantitative methods. On the other hand, researchers may also think that quantitative methods are more applicable to their … [Read more...]
Planning the Perfect Dissertation
Anything you work on that has a solid structure and foundation will minimize your time and effort while maximizing your results. On the other hand, any initiative lacking a sound structure will create many problems down the line. Therefore, when the time to start on your dissertation is approaching, you can make the entire dissertation process so much easier on yourself if you work carefully on laying a strong foundation for your study. Doing this will bring wonders for you throughout the … [Read more...]
Dissertation Pitfalls II: Dissertation Time Management
When you first start planning for your dissertation, you may find yourself completely pumped up and motivated, ready for any dissertation obstacles that come your way. However, with the passing of time, some of you will most surely find yourself procrastinating, postponing, or just not putting your heart into it. You try to solve this problem but it is easier said than done. Dissertation procrastination is among the biggest problems graduate students experience and the Internet is filled with … [Read more...]
The 5 Golden Tips for Your Dissertation
Dissertation writing is a long and tedious process but one that can be made easier with a few useful tips in mind. For over 20 years, Dissertation Genius - a professional dissertation consulting firm - has helped countless masters and doctoral students successfully submit and publish their dissertations. Thus, with this experience, I’ve gathered the five most useful tips that you should include your dissertation completion toolbox. Golden Dissertation Tip #1 The Student-Dissertation … [Read more...]
Qualified Dissertation Consultants – What They Do and Where to Find Them
It goes without saying that at some point during the thesis/dissertation process, you may be forced to seek help from an external party. This is true even for the most seasoned dissertation veterans and is nothing to be ashamed about. Usually, this help comes in the form of a fellow student, colleague, and your dissertation adviser. However, especially when implementing more technical studies, it may be very difficult to find quality help especially if your dissertation supervisor is not … [Read more...]
Managing Your Dissertation Chair Person
If you are a doctoral student, you must go through a very long and tedious process in order to successfully submit your doctoral dissertation. Each part of the process is fully dependent on the others (i.e., your chair and committee); this makes it near impossible to ignore or downplay certain aspects of the dissertation. Moreover, each of these steps, from the conception and proposal phases, to the research, drafting, and defense phases, is completely unique in its own way. Furthermore, a … [Read more...]
Statistical Symbols in Your Dissertation
Dissertation Stress? Among the most challenging tasks for a doctoral student is the successful submission of the dissertation, which is required work for all doctorate-level degrees. For almost all doctoral candidates, the process of writing a dissertation can be a very arduous and tedious task, often causing a large amount of stress and anxiety. There are many factors that contribute to this stress including, among others, thinking about an appropriate topic, conducting the actual field … [Read more...]
Dissertation Research Design – Need Help?
Difficulties of the Dissertation For thousands of students all over the world, a successful submission of their dissertation is not just a necessary condition of graduation, but it also plays a significant role in being informally accepted by one’s academic peers. Conducting an empirical study and writing the entire dissertation is a long and tedious process (at best). Sadly, thousands of students every semester fail in successfully defending their dissertations or theses. This wastes valuable … [Read more...]
Three Common & Fatal Dissertation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
You have just left your dissertation defense and, for the second straight time, your committee has rejected your dissertation. As you’re walking silently down the hall, contemplating at least another year of school, you think about all the successes you’ve had in your academic life, in undergrad & grad school, and in practically everything you’ve ever done throughout your academic life. For your doctorate degree, you’ve completed all your courses and passed all your required exams, but you … [Read more...]
Keys to Writing your Dissertation Quickly and Effectively
Keys to Writing your Dissertation Quickly and Effectively You have a few weeks left until your dissertation deadline and you have barely written anything. All your friends are way ahead of you and you are anxious and nervous especially since you know that your dissertation is necessary for graduation. You sit down to try to write but one hour later you’re staring at a blank page. You begin to worry and lose hope of ever graduating and continuing the career of your dreams. This is the experience … [Read more...]