DPLS 728--Literature Review for the Dissertation--3 credits
Summer 2002
| Professor: James Beebe
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James Beebe Course Requirements
Resources for Doctoral Students
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COURSE OBJECTIVES |
Because of its individualized nature, this course will have a varied structure. There will be six regular class session for all students. Students with sufficient background may option out of the second part of Session 2. Please see the instructor.
Other class contact hours will occur through the following delivery systems as indicated in students’ individual contracts:
DISSERTATION TEMPLATEThree new revisions of the dissertation template are now available.
DPLSdiss41.dot
does not include the "front" materials like acknowledgements, signature
page, etc. When you need them you can insert the file DPLSfront41.dot
into your document and move some of the pages around. Finally all
the material can be found in a file DPLSall41.dot.
Other changes include reduced spacing both before and after the heading,
addition of new versions of heading for use when a heading immediately
follows after another heading. There are probably not many times
you will want to use two
headings in a row, but there may be. The instructions also have
been expanded.
a. Search on line at UMI [http://www.umi.com/] Click on Dissertations, Click on ProQuest (if you are accessing this site from off-campus, please see the special instructions at the top of the Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies, Dissertation Title below.3. Reading assignment. Galvan (1999), pp. 1-57
b. Search dissertations done in the Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies at the Dissertation Titles page [http://www.gonzaga.edu/doctoral/titles.html]
c. Make an appointment with a Jonathan Potter, potter@its.gonzaga.edu (x3820) in Foley Library to search for dissertations and other sources.
d. Post to Blackboard the title of the dissertation using correct APA format
Discussion of class requirements and the assigned reading.
Be prepared to make a 15 presentation on your topic and where you are in your literature review.
Identify a classmate you will be willing to work with on peer editing (or identify a professional editor).
Post to Blackboard by 5:00pm, June 24 Any changes you would like to make in the purpose of your study statement and comment on the statements of your classmates in ways that will help them impove their statement. Both changes in your statement and your comments on the statements of others should be a "reply" to the original message.
Post to Blackboard by 5:00 pm, June 24 Learning Contract
1. Learning goal(s) for the course: (What do you want to
accomplish?)
2. List the steps you see as necessary to reach this/these goal(s),
and an initial timeline for completion of each step.
(Both may be revised at needed).
3. What type of structure will you need to create in your life
in order to implement this plan?
4. List the support you would like to receive from each of the
following:
a. Course instructor
b. Fellow classmates
c. Advisor
5. Any changes in specific course requirements, assignment, or
deadlines that would make the course more useful to you
Before July 2 schedule a 30 minute appointment with the instructor to discuss your dissertation topic.
Post to Blackboard by 5:00 pm, July 1 Update on dissertation
topics--where are we on defining the topic. Post revisions to Blackboard
at any time during the term.
(a) Expand topic statement to a short paragraphy and post as a reply
to your oroginal statement. (b) Review suggestions in Rudestam and Newton
(2001, pp 61-64) and identify the topics that are most relevant to your
study. Consider degrees of relevance of the literature. 06-26-02
Post to Blacboard by 5:00 pm, July 1 a second dissertation that has something to do with your topic or that you could use as a model regardless of whether it has anything to do with your topic. Use correct APA format for a dissertation. Pay attention to whether the city and state need to be identified
Post to Blackboard by 5:00 pm, July 1 Two pages (TWO PAGES ONLY!!) of your Reference List for reading already done using correct APA format. Post as a file attachment. Note that the correct format for references is the use of a hanging indent (even though all the examples in the APA book use a regular paragraph indent), with the second and subsequent lines indented .25 inches, single space each reference, and double space between them. Bring two hard copies to class.
Class activities:
Bring at least one dissertation to class. Discussion of the literature review found in other dissertations.
APA format for references: In class peer editing of the two pages of references, with attention to style and use of APA.
See [http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html] for information on electronic reference formats using APA.
In class introduction to ProCite.
Download a demonstration version of ProCite for Macintosh or Windows
[http://www.risinc.com/pc/pcdownload.asp]
Ordering ProCite directly form ISI ResearchSoft [http://www.risinc.com/pc/pcorder.asp]
Should also be available in the GU bookstore.
James' Pro Cite Guide [http://www.gonzaga.edu/doctoral/prociteguide.doc].
The guide includes (a) examples of how to "Cite While You Write" using
APA and (b)
examples of records/forms for different types of documents. The guide
is in
MS Word format and is designed to supplement the ProCite User's Guide.
In
order to add citations to a document, the reference first need to be
in your
ProCite database. Please identify mistakes and areas for improvement.
Class activities will include a panel discussion by recent graduates and a discussion of the relevance and lessons to be learned from the literature reviews of others.
Session 2: Part 2 ACT Lab Foley Library. (optional)
Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies, Search and Paper Guide by
James Beebe [http://www.gonzaga.edu/doctoral/resources/searchguide.html]
Download the [DPLSdiss3b.dot]and
begin experimenting with adding text to chapter 2. Anytime you are copying
or pasting text into the template, you MUST use the Edit, Paste Special,
Unformated Text command. Failure to use the Paste Special command
can mess up the format in the template!!!
Demonstration of template.
Demonstration of Revision/tracking changes with MS Word. Demonstration
of key MS Word commands that will make your life easier.
Advanced search commands (See Galvan, 1999, p. 112; Rudestam
and Newton, 2001, pp. 229-237)
Reading Assignment: Galvan (1999), pp. 49-86
Reading Assignment: Most Common Errors that Make Nancy
Crazy (with exceptions of use of double space for block qauotes, no
ellipsis marks at the betginning and end of most quotes)
Post to the Discussion Board as a file attachment at least two pages of the literature reviewby 5:00 pm July 8 (note these do not have to be the first two pages, but any two pages)
Download the file of the student for whom you are their peer editor.
Make edits, using the track change feature of MS word tools. Either
post back to the Discussion Board or get to your peer partner your edits
by 5:00 pm July 9.
(If it is
easier for you and your peer editor to work with hard copies, please feel
free to do so)
Before class make revisions and post the revised draft of the two pages.
Bring to class your first two pages.
Ensure that the instructor has an electronic file copy of your two pages.
We will spend most of the class working on editing.
Schedule a 30 minute appointment with the instructor before July 23 to discuss status.
Reading Assignment: Galvan (1999), pp. 87-96
Fill in the Checklist on pages 91-96.
Post to the Discussion board as a file attachment at least four pages (but not more than six pages) of the literature reviewby 5:00 pm July 21 (note these do not have to be the first four pages, but any four pages)
Include a Table of Contents, with page numbers of Chapter 2. May include more than the four pages.
Download the file of the student for whom you are their peer editor. Make edits, using the track change feature of MS word tools. Either post back to the Discussion Board or get to your peer partner your edits by 5:00 pm July 22. (If it is easier for you and your peer editor to work with hard copies, please feel free to do so)
Before class make revisions and post the revised draft of the four pages.
Bring to class your four pages.
Ensure that the instructor has an electronic file copy of your four pages.
We will spend most of the class working on editing.
Session 5: July 30, 6-10 pm,
Review of Status of Work Relative to Contracts.
Pot-luck at the home of the instructor, 1249 S. Wall St., Spokane WA
Revise the four pages based on comments of the instructor and classmates. Repost to the Discussion board by 5:00 pm July 29. Bring two copies.
Ensure that the instructor has an electronic file copy of your four pages.
Revise Reference list. Repost to the Discussion board by 5:00 pm July 26. Bring two copies of the first three pages.
We will spend most of the class working on editing.
Discussion of what is expected in the petition to get into DPLS730.
Course Evaluation
Post to the Discussion board as a file attachment at least six pages
of the literature review, (this time you should include the first page
or two of the chapter), a table of contents for the chapter with page numbers,
a detailed outline of the rest of the chapter with notes about the possible
content of missions sessions, and as much of the reference list as you
have by 5:00 pm August 16. I will be providing comments on the first
six pages of the literature review and the first three pages of the References.
Students must have an email address and regular access to their email.
Doc-Talk is published and sponsored by ASGS, the Association for Support of Graduate Students, P.O. Box 4698, Incline Village, NV 89450. Phone: (702) 831-1399, email: asgs@asgs.org.
Doc-Talk is a moderated email discussion list, which means all materials appearing on it have been reviewed and/or edited by the list moderators. In an effort to avoid unwanted electronic traffic, Doc-Talk combines multiple items of interest into one message, with a descriptive header which allows readers to tell at a glance the subject of the message. Doc-Talk limits mailings to two or three per week, but each mailing may consist of several articles or compilations of member submissions.
To subscribe to doc-talk@asgs.org, send an email message to:
The body of the message should be
The Association for Support
of Graduate Students [http://www.asgs.org/index.htm]
ASGS is a service organization of graduate students, graduate-student
organizations (GSOs), and graduate-degree-granting institutions. ASGS services
and products assist students to complete their theses and obtain their
degrees, produce the highest quality of theses, and improve their lives
during the thesis process. Includes DOC-TALK......a free, moderated e-mail
discussion list about doing a thesis for graduate students and faculty
worldwide.
The All-But-Dissertation Survial Guide, free monthly e-mail newsletter [http://www.ecoach.com/about.htm]The "All-But-Dissertation Survival Guide" is a free monthly e-mail newsletter. We will focus on ways to overcome the inevitable obstacles you'll face along the dissertation marathon including the twin devils of all dissertations: writer's block and procrastination.
Dissertation News
Association for Support of Graduate Students bulletin that offers tips
on managing time, and developing an editorial style.Dissertation News is
a 6-issue-per-year bulletin offering guidance and support for ASGS-member
doctoral students, and information of value to faculty members on advising
and counseling graduate students. Copies of Dissertation News are distributed
free to ASGS doctoral student members. The bulletins, which focus on subjects
not typically covered in dissertation seminars or graduate classes, deal
with the process of the dissertation.
How to Be
a Good Graduate Student
What a graduate student should expect to accomplish, plus a discussion
of common problems, and where to go for assistance.This paper attempts
to raise some issues that are important for graduate students to be successful
and to get as much out of the process as possible.
PhinisheD
Site and discussion group for those who cannot seem to
finish
their dissertations.
Funding
for Dissertation Research.
Start with the Doctoral Program in Leadership Scholarship/Fellowship
page. [http://www.gonzaga.edu/doctoral/scholarships.html]
Also see resource available from The
Association for Support of Graduate Students.
Doctoral Studies in Educational Leadership (2001). But
I’ve never written a dissertation before: A user-friendly guide for the
preparation of the dissertation proposal and dissertation. Spokane,
WA: Doctoral Progam in Leadership Studies, Gonzaga University. $10.00 from
the department or download from the Web
[http://www.gonzaga.edu/doctoral/bluebook071001.doc]
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5 th ed.). Washington, DC: APA.
Galvan, J. L. (1999). Writing literature reviews: A guide for students of the social and behavioral sciences. Los Angeles: Pyrczak.
Locke, L., W. Spirduso, & S. J. Silverman (2000). Proposals that work: A guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals. (4th ed.) Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Pellegrino, V. C. (1987). A writer's guide to transitional words and expressions. Wailuku, HI: Maui Arthoughts (book includes 500 substittues for said)
Rudestam, K. E. & Newton, R. R. (2001). Surviving your dissertation: A comprehensive guide to content and process. (2nd ed.) Newbury Park, CA: Sage
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Steele, H. (1999) Easy Word 2000: See it done, do
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Becker, H. (1986). Writing for social scientists: How to start and finish your thesis, book, or article. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Balian, E.S. (1982). How to design, analyze, and write doctoral research: The practical guidebook. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
Borg, W.R. & Gall, M.D. (1989). Educational research: An introduction (5th ed.). New York: Longman.
Campbell, J. (1949). The hero with a thousand faces. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Cooper, H.M. (1989). Integrating research: A guide for literature reviews (2nd ed.). Newbury Park: Sage.
Creswell, J.W. (1994). Research design: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Koberg, D. & Bagnall, J. (1976). The universal traveler: A soft-systems guide to creativity, problem-solving, and the process of reaching goals. Los Altos, CA: William Kaufmann Inc.
Lehmkuhl, D. & Lamping, D.C. (1993). Organizing for the creative person. New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks.
Libutti, P. & Kopala, M. (1995). The doctoral student, the dissertation, and the library: A review of the literature. Reference Librarian, 48, 5-25.
Sternberg, D. (1981). How to complete and survive a doctoral dissertation. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
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