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* [http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/dissertation.html UNC's Writing Center] - This page provides a comprehensive analysis and explanation of dissertations and the steps involved in successfully completing this step in a graduate program. | * [http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/dissertation.html UNC's Writing Center] - This page provides a comprehensive analysis and explanation of dissertations and the steps involved in successfully completing this step in a graduate program. | ||
* [http://graduate-schools.suite101.com/article.cfm/dissertation_and_thesis_topics Suite101.com] - This page provides a brief article highlighting some key elements in choosing a topic for your dissertation. | * [http://graduate-schools.suite101.com/article.cfm/dissertation_and_thesis_topics Suite101.com] - This page provides a brief article highlighting some key elements in choosing a topic for your dissertation. | ||
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Revision as of 17:05, 19 March 2009
Universities require that doctoral students prepare a disseration for several reasons. Because the dissertation serves as one of final hurdles prior to receiving a doctoral award, careful consideration should be given to choosing a topic. The dissertation highlights the student's ability to think critically, purposefully express a position on the selected topic, and defend that position. It allows the student to show his/her ability to perform a complex, challenging project without using other faculty as a crutch; UNC's Writing Center notes that the disseration "marks the transition from student to scholar." Ideally, a dissertation should broaden the knowledge of the academic community, not just rehash what has already been said.
External Links
- Wikipedia - Wikipedia offers a brief explanation of disserations and their purposes.
- UNC's Writing Center - This page provides a comprehensive analysis and explanation of dissertations and the steps involved in successfully completing this step in a graduate program.
- Suite101.com - This page provides a brief article highlighting some key elements in choosing a topic for your dissertation.
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