Mark H. Rossman, Kim Muchnick, Nicole Benak

Managing the Graduate School Experience (eBook, ePUB)

From Acceptance to Graduation and Beyond

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Knowledge is power. Simply stated, Managing the Graduate School Experience: From Acceptance to Graduation and Beyond provides graduate students with power as it helps them to understand and complete a graduate degree, regardless of how the degree is offered - online or on-campus. It also encourages them to take control of the graduate school process as much as possible and negotiate with faculty and the administration regarding all aspects of the program. Some additional key features of this book include: Experienced faculty members who have served on more than 400 graduate committees, have chaired more than 100 doctoral dissertations and eighty master's theses, and have instructed thousands of learners on their journey to earning their degreeReflections of more than fifty cumulative years of graduate school experienceA non-technical, no jargon, easy-to-read style. Succinct and to the pointA Student centered approach that has helped hundreds of graduate students complete graduate degrees

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475817959
• Artikelnr.: 43100395

Autorenporträt

By Mark H. Rossman; Kim Muchnick and Nicole Benak

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Can I Really Complete a
Graduate Degree? Can I Afford a Graduate Degree How Will Working on The
Degree Impact My Family and Job Am I Too Old To Be Seeking A Graduate
Degree? How This Book Can Help You Why Am I in Graduate School? Three
Categories of Learners Motivation Barriers to Learning Time Management
Self-Directed Learning Becoming a Self-Directed Learner Need for Support 2.
Online Courses and Degrees Development of Distance (or Online) Education
What are the Different Types of Online Courses? Why Should I Enroll in an
Online Course? What are some differences Between Online and On Campus
Classes? What are some Strategies to Help Me Complete an Online Degree? How
Do I Complete and Hand In Assignments? What is the Average Age in an Online
Class? How are Online Courses Graded? How Much Time Will It Take to
Complete Courses and the Degree? What Technology Is Needed To Participate
in an Online Course or Degree Program? How Effective are Online Courses? Do
Online Learners Feel Isolated? Is "Online" Right for Me? 3. Financing Your
Graduate Degree Federal Sources State Sources University or College Sources
Employers Family Savings and Investments Additional Sources Financial Aid
Scams Graduate School Financial Aid Checklist 4. The Degree Program
Accreditation Am I in the Right Graduate Degree Program? Defining the
Program of Study Developing and Completing the Program of Study Know
Yourself Controlling Frustrations 5. The Graduate Committee Functions of
the Graduate Committee Roles of Committee Members Getting to Know Potential
Committee Members Becoming Known by Potential Committee Members Choosing
Your Committee Committee Member Selection Guide 6. The Comprehensive Exam
Purpose of the Comprehensive Examination The Comprehensive Examination
Process Evaluating the Comp Preparing for the Comprehensive Exam Taking the
Comprehensive Exam: Tips for the Written Exam Tips for the Oral Exam 7. The
Proposal and the Thesis/ Dissertation ProQuest UMI Dissertation Publishing
The Pre-proposal How to Develop the Pre-proposal Developing the Proposal
The Thesis/ Dissertation Connecting the Proposal to the Thesis/
Dissertation Chapter 1: The Problem Chapter 2: The Literature Review
Chapter 3: The Methodology Chapter 4: Presentation and Analysis of the Data
Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations References Concluding
Thoughts 8. The Defense Understanding the Defense Preparing for the Defense
What to Do at the Defense The Decision 9. Now What? Binding Your Thesis or
Dissertation Copyrighting Your Work Publishing Your Work Making Up Lost
"Quality Time" Commencement Developing an Unofficial Annotated Transcript
The Portfolio Resume Using the Title "Doctor" Avoiding Emotional Letdowns
Put Your Degree to Work References and Suggested Readings References Cited
Style Guides Guides to Writing a Proposal, Thesis, Dissertation, or
Research Paper Research and Writing in the Disciplines