Foss, Sonja K. <br/><br/>
Destination dissertation :  a traveler's gudie to a done dissertation /  
Sonja K. Foss and William Waters 
 - Lanham, MD :   Rowman & Littlefield,   c2007. 
 - xii, 368 pages ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>1. Preparing to go: the dissertation journey -- 2. The journey before you: 29 steps -- 3. Planning the trip: the conceptual conversation -- 4. Developing your itinerary: the pre-proposal -- 5. Advice from other travelers: the literature review -- 6. Getting there: the dissertation proposal -- 7. Things to see and do: data collection and analysis -- 8. Making the most of your travels: the last chapter plus -- 9. Useful phrases: writing and editing -- 10. Travelogue: the dissertation defense -- 11. Making the best use of your guide: advisor advising -- 12. Avoiding delays and annoyances: enacting the scholar role. 
<br/><br/> Dissertations aren't walls to scale or battles to fight; they are destinations along the path to a professional career. This guide helps doctoral students develop and write their dissertations, using travel as a metaphor. It includes many examples from throughout the dissertation process, such as creating the dissertation proposal and coding data.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780742554405 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>ACADEMIC WRITING<br/>DISSERTATIONS, ACADEMIC -- AUTHORSHIP 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB 2369 .F67 2007