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Attend other students’ defenses |
31 |
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Have it in final form |
28 |
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Lay it all out |
90 |
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Make a friend for it |
47 |
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Outliers |
79 |
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Preparation |
28 |
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Scheduling the defense |
27, 92–93 |
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What is expected |
60 |
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| Getting Help from Others | ||
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Feeling a sense of isolation |
11 |
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Job shadowing |
13–14 |
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Join a group for real progress |
12 |
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Meet regularly with others |
22 |
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Shadow researcher |
1–2 |
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Support group |
92 |
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Weak member of a group |
70 |
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Goals and Timelines |
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Begin with the end in mind |
14 |
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Dividing it into parts |
6, 81 |
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Goal-Setting Theory |
26 |
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Major life events |
7 |
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Master calendar |
39 |
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Allow for "wiggle" room |
35 |
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Plan on it taking longer |
19, 30 |
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Six-step plan |
8–9 |
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Strict policy |
11 |
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Time orientation |
40–41 |
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Work backward |
27 |
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Humor (Ha!) |
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Bathrobe |
64 |
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Butter up the committee |
47 |
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Committees eat elephants |
56 |
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Create a Dissertation Dartboard |
13 |
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Dedicated |
90 |
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Donuts don’t always help |
32 |
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Keep your advisor busy |
68 |
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Latent chromosomal functioning |
10 |
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Mom’s coffee table copy |
21 |
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Outliers |
79 |
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Recycle |
64 |
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Regular schedule |
63 |
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Take hours to answer |
68 |
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Try smoking a pipe |
7 |
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Words-to-peanut ratio |
4 |
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Outside Pressures |
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Being a first-year professor |
6 |
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Finish school first |
38 |
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Internship |
82–83 |
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Leave only with an approved proposal |
22 |
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Overcoming Self-Doubt/Anxiety |
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Challenge the validity of negative feelings |
5 |
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Don’t think "defense" |
20 |
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Emotional support system |
69–70 |
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Fun then, not fun now |
20 |
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Information is power |
31 |
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Seek help if immobilized/overwhelmed |
30, 70 |
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Small problems |
72 |
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Using subgoals reduces anxiety |
26 |
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Prospectus/Proposal |
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As a contract |
51 |
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Avoid vagueness |
51–52 |
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Include all components |
87 |
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Limit literature review |
52 |
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Write a mini-proposal |
60 |
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Write two to four of them |
84 |
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Reviewing Literature |
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Bibliographic computer program |
54–55 |
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Collect reprints of papers |
15–16 |
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Complete 90%, then 10% |
10 |
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Consult Dissertation Abstracts |
45 |
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Controversy |
88 |
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Electronic vs. paper search |
71 |
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Endless search |
75 |
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General suggestions |
14–15 |
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Know people at the reference desk |
32 |
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Limit the number of references |
9–10 |
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Rule of 19 for citations |
42 |
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Thoughtfully selective |
50 |
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Worksheets |
93–95 |
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Rewarding Yourself |
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Behavioral formula |
4 |
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Build in time for fun |
20 |
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Dance to the music |
93 |
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Rewards |
7 |
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Without guilt |
57 |
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Selecting a Committee and Chair |
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Ask major professor |
59 |
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Avoid emeritus faculty |
66 |
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Committee able to work together |
35 |
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General suggestions |
16 |
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Listen with three purposes |
18 |
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Select someone with tenure |
16 |
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Selecting a Topic |
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Avoid grandiose ideas |
32 |
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Avoid politically "hot" topics |
44 |
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Consider prior knowledge |
16–17 |
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Consider your passions |
37 |
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Considering the future |
62–63 |
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General suggestions |
19 |
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Select during coursework |
2–3 |
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Start early |
15, 33–34, 43 |
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Writing |
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Cheerfully rewrite |
61 |
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Courses as a sounding board |
2–3 |
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First draft not perfect |
6 |
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Good writing is short |
50 |
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Headings and subheadings |
43, 51 |
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Make a model |
71 |
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Notes for the next writing session |
63 |
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One day per page |
48 |
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Pedantic writing |
21 |
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Provide a rationale |
49 |
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Results section |
50 |
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Sequence of steps |
39–40 |
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Use of the first person |
43 |
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Use the required format |
12 |
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Write introductions and conclusions last |
12 |
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Write a "spew draft" |
21 |
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Work Habits |
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A "real" job |
56–57 |
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Annotate everything |
29 |
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Avoid isolation |
57 |
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Daily progress |
81 |
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"Dissertation days" |
76 |
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Do something every day |
9, 85 |
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Organize articles |
58 |
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Perseverance |
31 |
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Number of hours per day |
11, 36 |
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Working with the Committee and Chair |
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Allow sufficient time for review |
48 |
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Avoid standoffs |
30 |
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Check with your advisor first |
27 |
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Create a visual presence |
78 |
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Get feedback early |
33 |
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Get to know other members |
46–47 |
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Line numbers |
83 |
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Prepare for the defense |
28 |
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Put it in writing |
17–18, 84 |
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Seek closure |
30 |
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Standing meeting |
77 |
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Take notes |
18 |
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What are their preferences? |
28 |
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Write down your questions |
17–18 |
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Writer’s Block |
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Discover how you work best |
24 |
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Imagine a sympathetic reader |
58 |
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Start with what you can do |
65 |
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Use a tape recorder |
4 |
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Work on clerical |
64 |
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Write—write anything |
32–33 |
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