Guide To The Successful Thesis And Dissertation: A Handbook For Students And Faculty

Thoroughly updated to reflect the most recent trends in thesis/dissertation (T/D) preparation and research, this Fourth Edition of a keystone resource maintains the same style of presentation that sent the previous editions into multiple printings and sold thousands of copies.

Directing students and faculty advisors alike through the procedural maze—from idea and proposal to conducting research, reporting, defending, and publishing the T/D, Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation, Fourth Edition defines the philosophical, theoretical, and practical bases of each step elucidates the roles of advisors and committee members to maximize effectiveness in consultation and minimize misunderstandings offers easy-to-use checklists, forms, and outlines to help structure the process and critique work identifies what faculty look for in quality T/Ds provides examples of major kinds of investigations and methods for conducting T/Ds gives helpful suggestions for foreign students and their advisors incorporates instructions on preparing the honors thesis presents lists of questions at the beginning of each chapter that indicate what the chapter covers and much more!

With an enlarged and up-to-date glossary of computer terminology and a comprehensive bibliography, Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation, Fourth Edition is the handbook of choice for advanced undergraduate, graduate, and professional students planning to write a thesis/dissertation, faculty members directing or advising thesis/dissertation students, higher education scholars, librarians at academic or research institutions, and information scientists.