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Presentation:Workshop: All About Writing Theses and Dissertations

By | Apr. 30, 2012
Post-conference workshop on preparing theses and dissertations. Topics included reasons to do a thesis, constituting one's advisory committee, choosing a topic, preparing a thesis proposal, writing an...

Presentation:Approaching a Writing Project

By | Apr. 29, 2012
Main topics: establishing the mindset (attitude), knowing the ethics, preparing to write, doing the writing, and revising your work. To keep the file small, photos have been deleted. From the IADSR In...

Presentation:Workshop: Preparing and Giving Presentations

By | Apr. 29, 2012
...t-conference workshop on preparing and giving oral presentations and poster presentations. To keep the file small, photos have been deleted. The workshop was given 29 April 2012, after the IADSR Inter...

Presentation:Preparing Oral Presentations and Poster Presentations

By | Apr. 27, 2012
...points to remember about preparing and giving oral presentations and poster presentations. To keep the file small, photos have been deleted. From the IADSR International Conference 2012, "Fundamentals...

Presentation:Preparing for Media Interviews

By | Dec. 04, 2011
From the Health Reporting Workshop for Health Professionals and Journalists, Accra, Ghana, 21-22 November 2011. Includes tips both for reporters and for people being interviewed.

Tips of the Week 26-50

By | Nov. 11, 2011
Second set of 25 weekly tips on writing and publishing. Our thanks to Bernard Appiah for preparing the tips and to Alejandra Arreola-Triana for compiling the set. Original dates of posting: 24 May thr...

Presentation:Preparing the Literature Review Section of a Dissertation

By | Oct. 08, 2011
PDF of PowerPoint presentation. Topics include reasons for doctoral students to review the literature, purposes of the literature review section of a dissertation, and advice for preparing the literat...

Video:"Get Lit: The Literature Review"

By | Oct. 08, 2011
Video of presentation on preparing the literature review section of a thesis or dissertation. Speaker: Candace Schaefer, Associate Director, Texas A&M University Writing Center. Length: about 46 minut...