TO PREPARE
- Review the Dissertation Process Worksheet and Course Announcement. As you look at the Dissertation Process Worksheet and review the steps, determine when you will work on each.
- Choose how you prefer to organize your time. Some options include using a table, an Excel document, or a graphic/visual timeline.
- Consider the challenges you may encounter maintaining this timeline. Do you foresee any conflicts with your personal or professional life?
BY DAY 7 OF WEEK 11
Create a timeline in your preferred style that:
- Presents when you will work on each step of the dissertation process
- Includes a 300- to 400-word reflection that identifies any challenges you may face with the dissertation timeline and a suggestion of how you will address those
RESOURCES
Required Resources: Finding Support for your Study
As you work on your dissertation, there are many support systems to help you complete the work and stay on your timeline. The Doctoral Research Coach will be an integral part of your time as a student. The Academic Skills Center has information about the doctoral peer mentoring program. In this program, doctoral students can request a peer mentor in their first or second term. Peer mentors give students insider tips on finding help across Walden. The mentors also help students learn more about their first residency experience and share motivational messages to help them stay on track.
- Walden University. (n.d.-a). Doctoral degree coach.Links to an external site.
- Walden University. (n.d.-b). Get to know your Doctoral Research Coach.Links to an external site.
- Walden University Academic Skills Center. (n.d.). Doctoral peer mentors.Links to an external site.
- Dissertation Process Worksheet (Word document)
