QUARTER 1: There are five parts to your post this week. Make sure you answer all five parts; this can be one or separate posts. QUESTION: In one to two pages, 1. Write your plan. You can either simply include as an attachment when you are posting or briefly describe. 2. After reading Chapters 1-3 in Surviving Your Dissertation, comment on the theory (or theories) that will be the backbone of your dissertation. Is there a model you will use or test? (Note: if you have not yet identified a theory, spend the week searching for relevant theories and post, by Day 7, what you have found thus far). DO NOT RESPOND TO QUESTION 3 3. If this is Fall or Spring quarter AND if you will be attending either the Winter or Summer residency, talk about the possibility of presenting at the research conference. 4. Comment on how your plans for writing your dissertation are working. Does your "plan" need any revising? DO NOT RESPOND TO QUESTION 5 5. If this is Fall or Spring quarter AND if you will be attending either the Winter or Summer residency, talk about the possibility of presenting at the research conference. READING RESOURCES Rudestam, K. E., & Newton, R. R. (2015). Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process (4th ed.). London: Sage.

QUARTER 1: There are five parts to your post this week. Make sure you answer all five parts; this can be one or separate posts. QUESTION: In one to two pages, 1. Write your plan. You can either simply include as an attachment when you are posting or briefly describe. 2. After reading Chapters 1-3 in Surviving Your Dissertation, comment on the theory (or theories) that will be the backbone of your dissertation. Is there a model you will use or test? (Note: if you have not yet identified a theory, spend the week searching for relevant theories and post, by Day 7, what you have found thus far). DO NOT RESPOND TO QUESTION 3 3. If this is Fall or Spring quarter AND if you will be attending either the Winter or Summer residency, talk about the possibility of presenting at the research conference. 4. Comment on how your plans for writing your dissertation are working. Does your "plan" need any revising? DO NOT RESPOND TO QUESTION 5 5. If this is Fall or Spring quarter AND if you will be attending either the Winter or Summer residency, talk about the possibility of presenting at the research conference. READING RESOURCES Rudestam, K. E., & Newton, R. R. (2015). Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process (4th ed.). London: Sage.