TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rossman,Mark H.
AU  - Muchnick,Kim
AU  - Benak,Nicole
TI  - Managing the Graduate School Experience: From Acceptance to Graduation and Beyond
SN  - 9781475817959
AV  - LB2371 .R67 2015 
U1  - 378.1/55 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Blue Ridge Summit
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
KW  - Universities and colleges -- Graduate work -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Can I Really Complete a Graduate Degree? -- Can I Afford a Graduate Degree? -- How Will Working on the Degree Impact My Family and Job? -- Am I Too Old to Be Seeking a Graduate Degree? -- How This Book Can Help You -- Why Am I in Graduate School? -- Three Categories of Learners -- Motivation -- Barriers to Learning -- Time Management -- Self-Directed Learning -- Becoming a Self-Directed Learner -- Need for Support -- Supporters, Detractors, and In-Betweeners -- 2 Online Courses and Degrees -- Development of Online Courses -- What Are the Different Types of Online Courses? -- Why Should I Enroll in an Online Course? -- What Are Some Differences between Online and On-Campus Classes? -- What Are Some Strategies to Help Me Complete an Online Degree? -- How Do I Complete and Hand In Assignments? -- What Is the Average Age of Online Class Participants? -- How Are Online Courses Graded? -- How Much Time Will It Take to Complete Online Courses and the Degree? -- What Technology Is Needed to Participate in an Online Course or Degree Program? -- How Effective Are Online Courses? -- What Skills Are Needed to Succeed in Online Courses? -- Do Online Learners Feel Isolated? -- Is "Online" Right for Me? -- 3 Financing Your Graduate Degree -- Federal Sources -- State Sources -- University or College Sources -- Employers -- Family -- Savings and Investments -- Additional Sources -- Financial Aid Scams -- Graduate School Financial Aid Checklist -- 4 The Degree Program -- Accreditation -- Am I in the Right Graduate Degree Program? -- Defining the Program of Study -- Online Courses -- Developing and Completing the Program of Study -- Completing Coursework -- Know Yourself -- Controlling Frustrations -- 5 The Graduate Committee -- Functions of the Graduate Committee -- Roles of Committee Members; Getting to Know Potential Committee Members -- Becoming Known by Potential Committee Members -- Choosing Your Committee -- Committee Member Selection Guide -- 6 The Comprehensive Examination -- Purpose of the Comprehensive Examination -- The Comprehensive Examination Process -- Evaluating the Comprehensive Examination -- Preparing for the Comprehensive Examination -- Taking the Comprehensive Examination: Tips for the Written Exam -- Tips for Successfully Completing the Oral Examination -- 7 The Proposal and the Thesis/Dissertation -- ProQuest UMI Dissertation Publishing -- The Pre-proposal -- How to Develop the Pre-proposal -- Developing the Proposal -- The Thesis/Dissertation -- Connecting the Proposal to the Thesis/Dissertation -- Chapter 1: The Problem -- Chapter 2: The Literature Review -- Chapter 3: The Methodology -- Chapter 4: Presentation and Analysis of the Data -- Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations -- References and Appendixes -- Concluding Thoughts -- 8 The Defense -- Understanding the Defense -- Preparing for the Defense -- What to Do at the Defense -- The Decision -- 9 Now What? -- Binding Your Thesis or Dissertation -- Copyrighting Your Work -- Publishing Your Work -- Making Up Lost "Quality Time" -- Commencement -- Develop an Unofficial Annotated Transcript -- The Portfolio Résumé -- Using the Title "Doctor" -- Avoiding Emotional Letdowns -- Put Your Degree to Work -- References -- Style Guides -- Guides to Writing a Proposal, Thesis, Dissertation, or Research Paper -- Researching and Writing in the Disciplines -- Index -- About the Authors
N2  - This book provides graduate students with the tools they need to understand and complete a graduate degree, regardless of how the degree is offered--online or on-campus. It also encourages them to take control of the graduate school process as much as possible and negotiate with faculty and the administration regarding all aspects of the program.  -- "Inside Higher Ed"
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