The document outlines strategies for organizing and writing dissertations, emphasizing the importance of structured chapters and a clear methodology. It discusses the significance of literature reviews, bibliographic software, and maintaining motivation during the writing process. Additionally, it details upcoming webinars and resources aimed at supporting postgraduate education technology and enhancing academic writing skills.

1. Exploiting Rapid
Change in Technology
Enhanced Learning
… for Post Graduate Education
Technology for What Goes Where in a Dissertation or Thesis

2. Organizing is what you do before you do
something, so that when you do it, it is not
all mixed up.
A. A. Milne

3. Agenda
1. Where is this conversation in the milestones?
1. Look up…1.4s especially all the automations©, 1.5s
and 1.6s – all of Phase 2
2. Category menus
2. Chapter One: Purpose / Structure / Hints
3. Chapter Two
4. Chapter Three
5. What makes this harder than it needs to be?
Socializing yourself – coming up on 22nd

4. Iterative Process
1. Where is this conversation in the milestones?
1. Look up…1.4s especially all the automations©, 1.5s
and 1.6s – all of Phase 2
2. Category menus / How to use them
2. What makes outstanding?
Where in the milestones are these ideas?

5. Chapter One
1. Purpose of Chapter One
The Process and Particulars
Organization of the Chapter
2. The Introductory Chapter
Slides on Getting Ready to Write
3. Checklist for Introduction, Chapter One
1) Purpose 2) Structure and 3) Hints

6. Chapter One
Multiple assessments of your logic
How to know what goes where with Dr Maria
How to set it up so it makes sense when you need it
Others Tools

7. Chapter Two
To discuss the literature in your field so that it
presents an organized, articulated, and
supported view of:
1. the current knowledge about the research
topic and problem,
2. the variables involved,
3. the different explanations already provided,
4. your own position,
5. the gaps that still exist, and
6. how your study addresses them.
Purpose for writing the review of literature

8. Chapter Two
1) Purpose 2) Structure and 3) Hints
1. Purpose of the Literature Review
2. How to write an outstanding lit review
How to make your literature match
your methodology
3. Slides: Your Literature? Does It Work
for You? Will It Save You When You
Need It?
Writing tips for the lit review

9. Chapter Two
All about bibliographic software?
Video: PhD Use of Bibliographic or Reference
Software
YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwR67jK
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Writing organization

10. Chapter Three
1. Purpose of methodology chapter
Slides: Are you ready to write your methodology?
Literature Review Help: The Correspondence Between
Literature and Methodology
2. Webinar: Review of How Outstanding Thesis Used
Methodology
Methodological Outline or Template
3. Webinar on outstanding methodologies
Webinar on checklists for all three chapters
1) Purpose 2) Structure and 3) Hints

11. Overview Help
Five Minutes on Developing Your Voice in Academic Writing,
Day 19 of the 30 day challenge
Five Minutes on Personal Voice in Academic Writing, Day 26
of the 30 day challenge
Dissertations and Theses Included in Our Analysis of
Outstanding, Award-Winning Work and Its Similarities and
Differences From Those That Did Not Win Awards
Writing and Voice

12. What’s Up at DoctoralNet?
1. Fridays – quick technology examples per topic:
Nov 18th 8. keep your motivation up
Dec 3rd 9. tools for data collection
2. Webinars through December – Phase 1, 2, and 3, covered each month
1. Nov 17th – Bias with Dr Maria
2. November 22nd – Doctoral socialization: What are you missing and why
should you care?
3. November 29th – Discussing Your Findings: A Qualitative Case Study
4. December 6th – Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
5. December 13th - Organization for 2017: Moving Your Thesis Forward
6. December 14th LET’S PARTY!
3. Groups! – alternate Tuesdays – Read Listen Comment (Improve Your Writing &
4 Lingerers (Get Your Thesis Moving Again)