Elgg http://conversation.cgu.edu/activity/user/is360f08/summary/all/all/0 http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6768.html http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6768.html Dec 20, 2008 - 4:52pm Davis and Parker gave a very well organized guidance for doctoral students on how to write a good quality dissertation in their book “writing the doctoral dissertation”. The main purpose of their book is to guide the students to a systematic approach that helps them to write their dissertation in short time with good quality. The book also helps the master students to write their master thesis. The authors in the first chapter gave two examples for two doctoral students that show the benefit of being organized and focused on the thesis. Additionally, the authors explained the management approach’s three stages in writing a doctoral dissertation. Those stages are pre-dissertation stage, selecting the dissertation topic, and finally management of research and writing. Moreover, the authors gave a characteristics list for a good dissertation. Basically, any dissertation should contribute to knowledge; this contribution can take many forms such as: new or improved evidence, new or improved methodology, new or improved analysis, and new or improved concepts or theories. In general, this book covers every single issue that any student can face in his/her writing dissertation’s journey.    

]]> http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6760.html#20904 http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6760.html#20904 Dec 13, 2008 - 10:20pm http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6761.html#20903 http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6761.html#20903 Dec 13, 2008 - 10:13pm I also think that finding appropriate topic for dissertation is the hardest one. Sometimes, we should prepare earlier, but we also have to finish it soon. Due to the fact that, it may be others doing the same topic as ours.

]]> http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6762.html#20902 http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6762.html#20902 Dec 13, 2008 - 10:05pm http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6763.html#20901 http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6763.html#20901 Dec 13, 2008 - 9:37pm http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6761.html#20896 http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6761.html#20896 Dec 13, 2008 - 5:28am Your reading of the two case studies is very real world. It may be that despite the best of intentions, life rears its head and one might choose to yield to the exigencies of life like Carthly. Given the fore knowledge of the options, cautions against underestimating effort and duration, and the tools to more deliberately plan and execute the dissertation project, it's easy to assume hands down that Maren's path is the one everyone would choose. You are very wise to point out that this is a personal choice to be made.

]]> http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6693.html#20888 http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6693.html#20888 Dec 12, 2008 - 3:37pm Qualitative method enjoys the symbiotic relationship between data collection and analysis where one informs the other.

]]> http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6709.html#20886 http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6709.html#20886 Dec 12, 2008 - 3:31pm http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6711.html#20885 http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6711.html#20885 Dec 12, 2008 - 3:28pm Box 15.1 is helpful in helping one to keep eyes on key aspects of scientific journal reporting.

]]> http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6723.html#20883 http://conversation.cgu.edu/is360f08/weblog/6723.html#20883 Dec 12, 2008 - 3:10pm Those tactical guide boxes 14.6-14.11 are really useful.

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