Many dissertation resources are available online and for download.

IIf you know of additional resources that may be helpful, please send an email to loism@gse.upenn.edu.

GSE Dissertation Resources

Dissertation Roadmap

An illustrated step-by-step guide to completing your dissertation.
You can download an electronic copy: here

GSE Dissertation Standards

Information on content, composition, and formatting.
You can download an electronic copy: here

Checklist for Dissertation Proposal Oral Hearing

You can download an electronic copy: here

Checklist for Final Defense of Dissertation

You can download an electronic copy: here

The Insider's Guide

A detailed guide to writing your dissertation at Penn GSE.
You can download an electronic copy: here

Choosing Your Dissertation Topic and Advisor

Notes from a GSE panel on the same topic.
You can download an electronic copy: here

Guide to Quantitative Research Methods Classes

GSE's Adhoc Committee on Research Methods has developed several documents to guide students in their decisions about which quantitative research methods courses to take. Click here

 

University Resources

University of Pennsylvania Doctoral Dissertation Manual

website: http://www.upenn.edu/provost/dissertation_manual

Handbook for Students: Ethics and Original Research

You can download an electronic copy: here

CAPS Dissertation Support Group

Join the CAPS Dissertation Support Group. This CAPS group is designed to provide structure, support, and validation of the complex challenges involved in successful dissertation completion. It is for doctoral students who have completed coursework and prelims.
For more information about this free, confidential group, contact Dr. Margaret Fichter at Counseling and Psychological Services: fich@gse.upenn.edu or call 215-898-7021.

Navigating the Dissertation

• Navigating the Dissertation: http://www.gsc.upenn.edu/navdiss/index.php
• Navigating the Grant: http://www.gsc.upenn.edu/navgrant/

Weingarten Learning Resources Center

website: http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/lrc

Online Resources

Tips for Proposal Writing & Working Groups

website: http://chris.golde.org/resources.htm

Making a Dissertation Support Group Work for You

website: http://www.rackham.umich.edu/StudentInfo/listings/SupportGroups/workforyou.html

Books for the Struggling Dissertation Writer

website: http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Egradstdy/students/thesis/books.html

Networking on the Network

website: http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds4-4/network.html