Dissertation Resources

Helpful Books/Articles on Writing the Dissertation

• Writing the Winning Dissertation
  by Allan Glatthorn
• Dissertations and Theses from Start to Finish
  by John Cone & Sharon Foster
• Secrets For a Successful Dissertation
  by Jacqueline Fitzpatrick, Jan Secrist, and Debra J. Wright
• Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation
  by James E. Mauch and Jack W. Birch
• Proposals That Work
  by Lawrence Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, and Stephen J. Silverman

Helpful Links

• Navigating the Dissertation Series:
  http://www.gsc.upenn.edu/programs/TA_PhD/nav_dis.html
  
• University of Pennsylvania Doctoral Dissertation Manual
  http://www.upenn.edu/grad/DissManual.html 
  
• Weblink: Making a Dissertation Support Group Work for You
  http://www.rackham.umich.edu/StudentInfo/listings/SupportGroups/
  DissSuppGrp.pdf
  
• Weblink: Choosing Your Dissertation Topic
  http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/publications/thegraduate/Reprints/
  thesistopic.pdf
  
• Weblink: Writing Your Dissertation
  http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/publications/thegraduate/Reprints/
  writing.pdf
  
• Tips for Proposal Writing & Working Groups...
  http://chris.golde.org/resources.htm