The 2-Year Dissertation

30 June 2014

Top 10 steps that I took in order to successfully go from the stage of writing and defending my proposal in September of 2012, to completing the writing and defending my dissertation within two academic years.

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1) Shift from thinking about a dissertation to writing a dissertation. 2) Write every weekday. 3) Create layers of virtual accountability. 4) Monitor your mental, physical, spiritual and emotional health. 5) Research OR write vs. Research AND write. 6) Plan ahead for potential outside funding opportunities. 7) Following your bliss vs. your chapter outline. 8) Use conference deadlines to you keep a good pace of writing. 9) Create a feedback loop. 10) Network with scholars in your field.

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* Start early.
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By Jack Grove for Times Higher Education.

Oxford rejected her request to delay release of error-strewn dissertation.

Naomi Wolf attempted to block the publication of her error-strewn doctoral thesis for a further year after submitting it to the University of Oxford’s digital archive more than five years late.
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