Student to Scholar is a must if you are currently a doctoral student or expect to be one soon, and you want to get the most out of the time, money, and effort you invest in your doctoral program. From Student to Scholar you will learn: . What it means to be a scholar . How speed and quality are related . Four key ways to accelerate your program . Higher-order doctoral skills . How to write a major paper . How to annotate a journal article . How to write a high-quality dissertation . How to manage the dissertation process . Many other ways to accelerate your progress.
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Table of Contents
A Personal Note from Dr. L
1 The Evolving Role of the Doctorate
2 Speed vs. Quality
The Quality-Speed Connection
The Secret to Accelerating Your Journey
3 Four Ways to Accelerate Your Program
Begin your dissertation on day 1
Stand on the shoulder of giants
Act like a scholar
Practice the 4 Ps
4 Higher-order Doctoral Skills
Critical Thinking
Critical Reading
Critical Searching
Critical Writing
5 Major Program Deliverables Made Easier
A Major Research Paper
An Article Annotation
6 The Dissertation
What is a Quality Dissertation?
Choosing a Dissertation Topic
Grounding Your Dissertation
Developing Your Research Focus
The GOAL-Design, Conduct, and Report
7 Managing the Dissertation Process
8 More Ideas for Accelerating Your Program
What’s Next?
References
Resources
Appendix-A Section of a Major Paper
About the Author
Books by Robert E. Levasseur
Circa l’autore
Robert E. Levasseur is a doctoral faculty member in Walden University’s Ph D in Management, Ph D in Public Policy and Administration, and DBA programs. In addition to mentoring doctoral students and serving on dissertation committees, he has taught numerous courses in quantitative methods, management, and leadership and organizational change. He has also taught at Boston University, University of Maryland University College, University of the Virgin Islands, Franklin University, and the International School of Management in Paris. Before earning his Ph.D., Dr. Levasseur held many professional and leadership positions in major US corporations, including Nabisco and Digital Equipment Corporation, during a business career that spanned three decades. He is the author of six books, including Student to Scholar and Dissertation Research: An Integrative Approach, and numerous journal articles. You can learn more about Dr. Levasseur at his website, www.mindfirepress.com.
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