At the Dissertation House, participants provide feedback regarding their experience through the Dissertation House Evaluation Form.
Below is a running list of resources that we have used over the years. We welcome additional recommendations.
- Higher Ed Jobs (and join HigherEd Jobs on Twitter)
- Science Careers
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Academic 360
DOWNLOAD: A writing resource: “Writing For Publication” by Dr. Kevin Omland, prepared for the “Writing for Publication” workshop in Puerto Rico (based on best practices and recommendations from the Dissertation House and the ADVANCE Hispanic Women in STEM project.)
“Understanding the Impact Factor” and “Avoid the Demon of Perfection” Presentations: Click here to access the slides of the presentations by Dr. Kevin Omland during our 2013 Success Week. These workshops were part of the “Writing for Publication” workshops at UMBC.
Books for "PROMISE & Graduate Student Development" _______________________________________________ * Mastering the Ph.D. Process: Tips for Surviving and Excelling in a Doctoral Program 2002 H.G. Adams & Associates P.O. Box 839, Norfolk, VA. 23501 Email: hgadamsasso@cox.net Office Phone: (757) 227-3446 Fax: (757) 227-3450 http://www.howardgadams.com/publications.html ------------------------------------------------------- * You've Got the Power LesiaCrumpton-Young, S. Adams, R. Franklin, & K. Meza ISBN: 978-0-9825747-0-6 -------------------------------------------------- * 147 Practical Steps for Teaching Professors Editor: Robert Magnan Atwood Publishing Madison, WI ISBN 1-891859-01-3 ---------------------------------------------- *Would You Put That in Writing? DiannaBooher ISBN 0-87196-650-6 --------------------------------------------------- *Guaranteed 4.0 Donna O. Johnson and Y.C. Chen # ISBN-10: 0974264806 # ISBN-13: 978-0974264806 ------------------------------------------------------- *The Chicago Guide to Writing about Multivariate Analysis Jane E. Miller ISBN 0-226-52783-2 ----------------------------------------------------- *The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers Jane E. Miller ISBN 0-226-52631-3 ------------------------------------------------------- *The Elements of Style William Strunk and E.B. White ISBN 0-205-30902-X ------------------------------------------------------- *The Academic Job Search Handbook Mary Morris Heiberger and Julia Miller Vick ISBN 0-8122-1778-0 ------------------------------------------------------- *Speaking About Science Scott Morgan and Barrett Whitener ISBN 0-521-68345-9 ------------------------------------------------------- *Finding Your North: Self-Help Strategies for Science Related Careers Frederick L. Moore and Michael L. Penn, Jr. ISBN 0-9766205-0-2 ------------------------------------------------------- * Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz Diane DiResta# ISBN-10: 1886284253 # ISBN-13: 978-1886284258 ------------------------------------------------------- Follow Dr. CV on twitter #phdcompletion PhD Completion Book PhD Completion Methods Journal Wendy Y. Carter-Veale ISBN-13: 978-0974445700
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Tracy Irish from the UMBC Dissertation House for Employees provided the following resources for understanding development of the LITERATURE REVIEW. Tracy found that these sites had good information regarding developing the conceptual framework for the “lit review” and wanted to share them with us. Thank you Tracy!
DOING SUCCESSFUL LITERATURE REVIEWS
http://www.gwu.edu/~litrev/
WRITE A LITERATURE REVIEW
http://library.ucsc.edu/help/howto/write-a-literature-review
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ADDITIONAL REFERENCES FROM THE DH STAFF
UMBC’s Library references a resource from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s Writing Center:
LITERATURE REVIEWS
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/literature_review.html
UMCP regularly invites Christine Feak to come to speak with the graduate students on campus. Her book is entitled:
TELLING A RESEARCH STORY: WRITING A LITERATURE REVIEW
http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=309338
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