Destination Dissertation

Dissertations aren't walls to scale or battles to fight; they are destinations along the path to a professional career. This friendly guide helps doctoral students develop and write their dissertations, using travel as a metaphor. This time-tested method comes from the authors' successful work at the Denver-based Scholars' Retreat. Following concrete and efficient steps for completing each part of the dissertation, it includes a wealth of examples from throughout the dissertation process, such as creating the dissertation proposal and coding data. Essential for all PhD candidates!

Sonja K. Foss is professor of communication at the University of Colorado at Denver William Waters assistant professor of English, coordinator of composition, director of the writing center, and coordinator of assessment at Northwest Missouri State University