ProQuest has partnered with experts in the Graduate School community to develop and provide free instructional resources for students to use in a virtual learning environment. The below modules can be taken in any order and provide support tools for writing, community building, and PQDT Global use.
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For Institutions
Dissertations Bootcamp
Academic writing is an essential skill for graduate success and degree completion. Graduate Schools have been forced to move academic writing workshops and outreach online and are faced with many challenges to still provide students with the same level of instructional and community support. Use the below on-demand resources to support virtual bootcamps and other online instruction.
Download the FREE SCORM files and integrate these modules into your existing Learning Management System:
Module 1: Getting Started on Your Thesis or Dissertation
Module 2: Efficient Discovery and Research Curation
Module 3: Developing a Productive Writing Plan
For Graduate Student Authors
Dissertations Bootcamp
Select a Module to Get Started:
- Module 1: Getting Started on Your Thesis or Dissertation
- Module 2: Efficient Discovery and Research Curation
- Module 3: Developing a Productive Writing Plan
Downloadable Resources
- M1: 20 Steps to writing your thesis or dissertation proposal
- M2: Efficient Discovery and Research Curation
- M3: Developing a strategic writing plan to get you to completion
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Resources and Expertise
The content and learning experience design was executed in collaboration with the following experts.
Jan Allen, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and Author, Cornell University Graduate School
- Author of The Productive Graduate Student Writer
- Over 20 years of experienced in facilitating on-campus bootcamp and virtual bootcamps worldwide
Ken Helvey, Associate Professor of Education – Doctoral Program at Texas Wesleyan University
- Over 30 years of experience in public education
- Fully integrated the analysis of dissertations into coursework and implemented across faculty peers.
Expert Advice Articles
Virtual Dissertations Bootcamp
Graduate Schools have been forced to move academic writing workshops and outreach online and are faced with many challenges to provide students with adequate support. Resources developed and suggested for institutional use can be found here.
The Advising Relationship
You can help your advisor be the best advisor for you; someone who will allow you to complete your dissertation and flourish as a professional.
Submitting Your Dissertation
The process of having your dissertation reviewed and approved.
Defending Your Dissertation
Breaking down the components of solid dissertation defense; the preparation, the defense, and the follow-up.
Writing Your Dissertation or Thesis
Examine two key strategies for writing a dissertation or thesis more effectively: fast writing and slow revising.
How to Get it Done
Tips for staying focused and organized while writing your dissertation
Committee Selection
Learn techniques and strategies to help you select a dissertation committee.
Thesis Topic Selection
Sonja Foss and William Waters, authors of "Destination Dissertation: A Traveler's Guide to a Done Dissertation," share best practices for selecting a thesis topic.
O’Donnell Learn is a leading learning design firm, rooted in purposeful learning design, a user-centric approach that ensures student success and engagement. O’Donnell Learn worked closely with the professionals at ProQuest to develop Dissertations eLearning Modules, and make them freely available to you.