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Managing the Graduate School Experience: From Acceptance to Graduation and Beyond

Managing the Graduate School Experience: From Acceptance to Graduation and Beyond


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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



Table of Contents:

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



About the Author :

Dr. Mark H. Rossman has been advising graduate students for his entire academic career of more than forty years. He has received two awards as an outstanding dissertation advisor and has written extensively on how to succeed in graduate school.

Dr. Kim Muchnick and Dr. Nicole Benak have been involved with graduate education for more than ten years. Along with instructing in online and traditional mediums, they have also earned degrees through traditional and online programs.



Review :
Managing the Graduate School Experience: From Acceptance to Graduation and Beyond pitches itself as the streamlined, comprehensive guide to the doctorate. . . .A chapter called 'Can I Really Get a Ph.D.?' gets the ball rolling with discussions of the impact of study on family life, the importance of time management, learning types and reasons for wanting a Ph.D. Further chapters discuss choosing a program and degree type (including online) and financing one’s degree — including how to avoid financial aid scams. For those who’ve decided to proceed and have been accepted, there’s talk of choosing a dissertation committee, preparing for comprehensive exams and pitching a dissertation idea. There’s some practical advice on how to defend a dissertation and a note on what’s next — such as how to copyright or publish one’s work. In this book, the authors fully discusses and explain all aspects of the graduate school process, including the program of study, finances, delivery systems (online and on campus) the committee process, comps, the proposal and how it is connected to the thesis/dissertation. With this clear and succinct information, the graduate student is in a much better position to develop an advanced degree program that will fully and adequately meet personal and professional goals and objectives. The authors have been rigorous guides and friends to many graduate students. Their biases come through loud and clear — the most successful students 'own' their education. They seek to shape their educational experiences to their own unique needs, rather than passively accept whatever is 'thrown their way.' This guide to graduate study is both practical and very thorough. It will take the mystery out of the process. The authors share with their readers the importance of parsing the tasks, breaking them down into its component parts, each to be dealt with in its own time. Among the uncertainties of life that potential graduate students face these days, perhaps none is so complex or so crucial as the decision to earn a graduate degree. Against the increase in earning power that an advanced degree affords, prospective graduate students must confront a daunting array of tasks and obstacles to success. Issues of which program to choose and how to pay for it are coupled with questions about how graduate school works and how to be successful once the decision to begin has been made. Not surprisingly, prospective graduate students both need and want a clear and comprehensive guide to graduate school; and in this book, they have it.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781475817935
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 182
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 489 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1475817932
  • Publisher Date: 28 May 2015
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: From Acceptance to Graduation and Beyond
  • Width: 162 mm


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