Courtney Watson, Ph.D., Author at My Dissertation Editor

Writing Your Dissertation Prospectus

While your dissertation is the star of show, there are many other documents that play small but pivotal roles in your quest for a Ph.D. One of the first that you’ll encounter once you’ve completed your coursework is the dissertation prospectus. It’s a deceptively difficult document to craft, and it sets the tone for your entire doctoral project. The stakes are high, but you can ace the prospectus by planning well and keeping these questions in mind:

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The road to earning a Ph.D. is long and arduous, but you probably didn’t walk it alone. Though writing a dissertation can feel like a solitary pursuit, when you look back on it you’ll see there are many people who supported you along the way. The dissertation acknowledgements page is a great place to thank those who helped you on your Ph.D. journey. Here are some people you may want to include.

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When thinking about the realities of graduate school, one topic that looms large in the mind of every doctoral student is the dissertation. A dissertation is a complex document that elicits many burning questions, both from doctoral candidates and those outside of academia:

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