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Dissertation Timelines and Patience

How long does it take to complete a dissertation? How long is this process? Why is the dissertation process so long?

Common questions asked of most colleges and universities, while many want to believe there is a standard or specific timeline that a dissertation can be completed. There are many variables that go into completing a dissertation. Consider life in terms of work, children, family, and the hiccups that come with life, this does not even count the time waiting for approvals or feedback. Most students would love to rush the process and believe everything can be done in a year, is that possible? Yes, anything is possible with time, hard work and accepting feedback.

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Surviving Dissertation Feedback

Now that you have decided to go for your doctorate degree, it is time to make the journey. Many individuals begin the doctoral journey, few finish. Why do so many not finish their doctoral journey? Why, is hard to identify because there are many reasons do not finish the doctoral journey. For some the dissertation journey is a challenge and a misunderstanding about the process. For this month’s blog, the goal is to discuss surviving dissertation feedback because for some accepting the feedback can be real challenging.

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Which Doctorate is Right for you?

Congratulations on your graduation with you Master’s degree!!

It is that time of year when graduations from high school and college take place! Everyone is looking at what is next!

  • Do I find a job and go to work?
  • Do I go to college?
  • Do I continue my education?
  • What should I do?

Decisions! Decisions! Decisions!!

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Dissertation Committee – Words of Wisdom

In a doctoral dissertation, you as the dissertation candidate will have a dissertation chair and two committee members that will be assisting you through the dissertation process. Now for some schools, it is possible for there to be a requirement for more committee members, typically three is the standard number. Selection of this committee is very important and pick each member wisely.

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Dissertation Challenges

Greetings, this month the topic is dissertation challenges!

When you decide to work on a doctorate degree, many people believe the process is similar to a Master’s program or thesis. A doctorate degree is the highest level of education, the process is far from simple, fast or similar. The early part of a doctoral program will contain the typical course work, the dissertation is where the challenges of a doctoral program begin. These are the challenges that no one wants to tell you about and that after the dissertation is complete, the pain fades away.

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Academic Writing

Writing, writing and more writing is what will take place in a doctoral program! The fact is that it is not just writing for everyday use, Academic Writing is the expectation for a doctoral program. The challenge then becomes what is academic writing? Even professors cannot agree on what academic writing is and is not. Personally, I have had a professor tell me that in academic writing adjectives and descriptive words are not used, which can be confusing to the writer. There are some basic guidelines for academic writing and in this month’s blog would like to address a few tips for academic writing.

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Doctoral Degrees and Grades


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What is a doctoral degree?

2334579ace79019dff70f0b3436be51c_0fb53ea8907c0211c40d784ad935e0-question-mark-clipart-for-powerpoint_678-780Over the past month, I had a visit with one my stepson’s and he had a discussion with us regarding what is a doctoral program? The reason for his question was because my husband has just begun his DBA (Doctorate in Business Administration) with an emphasis in technology at the end of December. Most individuals know that a doctoral program is the highest degree that can be earned, the difference is the task that must be performed to graduate and earn the doctoral designation.

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What’s your New Year’s Resolution



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Selecting the Dissertation Committee



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