Beginning with the End in Mind 4 Doctoral StudentsIn this webinar, Doctoral students will learn how to find models to work from, analyze them, and then to chart their own basic path through research to a finished dissertation or thesis.
PhD Scholars.1 - Argumentation and the Golden Thread This webinar is a discussion of argumentation and the key ingrediants needed in every type of research. Participants will share their ideas/stage of development with each other.
Beginning with the End in Mind 4 Masters In this webinar, Masters students will learn how to find models to work from, analyze them, and then to chart their own basic path through research to a finished dissertation or thesis.
PhD Scholars.2 - BackgroundThis webinar is a discussion of how to write a research investigation background, what your reader needs and a comparative study of options leading the reader to the significance of your study.
Following directions: What makes it hard & how to address feedbackWhether in classwork or during the process of research, directions are given in a verbal or written format but may seem mysterious. Or, at other times what is said may not cover all that is meant. We'll discuss what makes for clear directions, how to judge and what questions to ask when you are challenged.
Chapter 1: Look at the Lighthouse Chapter 1 is the part of the dissertation that summarizes its pivotal elements, and even if you finish it after other chapters, you need to have that information from the beginning so you can look at it whenever you have to make decisions on what to do.
Open forum, not facilitated for doctoral students around the world While our professorial staff is not available, as part of the phd scholars ongoing group, we thought that an open forum might suit some students. Your mics and web cams will be able to be used, but you will not be required to do so. Alana will put up some general and usually fruitful questions that you might choose to discuss but anyone can jump in with anything they would like to hear about from others. It is a good experience to hear "how it is going" from others outside of your own university space.
Action Research: What is it? When Should You Use It for Graduate Research?Action research is the only research methodology that lets you work towards the solution of a problem while you measure the results. AR plus its cousins, Action Learning, etc. will be discussed and the pros and cons of each in a variety of settings will be discussed.
PhD Scholars.3 - LiteratureThis webinar is a discussion of lit, what your reader needs from your discussion of literature. It will include a comparative study of options as published in different fields and tools available to help researchers decide what needs to be included.
Action Research Part 2 - How to Do It This session includes how to do it and manage the competing tensions so you get great results and can write a solid dissertation or thesis at the end.
Chapter 2: Here Comes the Foundation Literature review is the foundation upon which your dissertation is built. It should be solid, coherent, and comprehensive. In this webinar, you will know how to do that.
PhD Scholars.4 - MethodologyThis webinar is a discussion of methodology, what your reader needs from your discussion and current trends seen in recent theses. It will include a comparative study of options as published in different fields and tools available to help researchers decide what needs to be included.
PhD Scholars.5 - ResultsThis webinar is a discussion of results - what is included and what should be left out. It will include a comparative study of options as published in different fields and tools available to help researchers decide what your reader needs in order to draw their own conclusions about the findings that develop.
Chapter 3: Follow MeMethodology functions as a user guide so everybody can not only know the actions and reasons behind the way you conduct your study but also be able to replicate it; a challenge that you need to face successfully.
PhD Scholars.6 - Findings and Discussion This webinar is a discussion of discussing your findings - what is included and how the literature can be used. It will include a comparative study of options as published in different fields and tools available to help researchers decide what your reader needs in order to draw their own conclusions about the significance of your study.
