Friday, March 8, 2013

Harvard’s Digital Repository, DASH: Is It For the Good of All?

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I read an article from Harvard.edu on "Myth Busting: Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)." Most of the questions are really something to ponder. This was the title of an event that happened on January 23, 2013. Just wanted to echoe this post for those who wanted to learn more about this topic. I qouted the entire article below and those who have learned about the discussion may comment below.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Graduate Studies Dissertation Checklist - Drexel.Edu

Having a guide is the easiest thing to start any project. Without a guide, a person who is making his dissertation is much like a blind person looking for a lost coin in a dark curb. No matter how much effort he will do, he would still fall short. Please follow this link in order to read the whole submission guidelines.

The Difference Between Thesis and Dissertation on Usingenglish Website

Like this member of a site called UsingEnglish.com, you may also be wondering as to the difference between thesis and dissertation. Follow the link above to read the whole thread.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

The Dissertation Format Under Various Style Guides


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When an undergraduate degree student or a master's degree student has selected his dissertation topic and completed the research process for his topic, the next step he would usually do is formatting the dissertation document or the dissertation format process. The format of the dissertation is based on the particular style guide or style manual that is specified by the university or college lecturer. A style manual is a published guide that contains the written standards for writing and designing academic documents such as dissertations, theses, and essays.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Join the Productive Writer listserv for Dissertation Writing Boost

Nothing should stop us from our goals of becoming a writer. Making dissertations, thesis or other manuscripts is not really easy but subscribing to the community of writers at Productive writer listserv will really help in becoming a more productive writer using their strategies and advices. Productive writer has been open which is free, especially graduate students writing papers, proposals, theses, and dissertations.