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EndGame Part 2:Ensuring you can get it done on time

Quotes

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”― Benjamin Franklin

“The key, of course, is to break down these larger

projects into bite-sized pieces that you can take action on right away.”

David Allen

Agenda :

1. Go over homework2. Discuss process of backwards mapping3. Go through probable backwards map for

final year.4. Q & A

1. Golden thread that foster carers CAN do therapeutic level work, if properly trained, for kids with severe attachment disorders

2. Literature talks about what is needed but takes a therapy by therapists approach

3. Personally this researcher cares deeply that the field is opened wider through training because so many more children will be helped

4. Intro and abstract need to open up the possibilities to the readers so the results and discussion secure the prize – what is important to the researcher.

1. Golden thread that foster carers CAN do therapeutic level work, if properly trained, for kids with severe attachment disorders1. Severe rewrite may be needed – 1 months work

2. Literature talks about what is needed but takes a therapy by therapists approach1. Probable that the set up is there but needs to be checked

3. Personally this researcher cares deeply that the field is opened wider through training because so many more children will be helped1. Another few weeks might be wise to read and have others read so2.5 the passion is

balanced with 4. Intro and abstract need to open up the possibilities to the readers so the results and

discussion secure the prize – what is important to the researcher.1. Another month

2. 2.5 months and its ready! 3. But what then?

5. And what if you haven’t written it yet? Think in terms of 1 month -6 weeks for every chapter you haven’t written and that assumes working some everyday and following clear guidance as you go along – either the site step by step, the book, or a coach

Backwards MappingWhen do you want to be finished? Let’s work backwards from there

When Will You Graduate?

• 2017 – you should be ready to collect data or very close to that

• 2018 – you should be actively designing at least – hopefully writing your proposal

• 2019 – this is a comfortable finish date if you are just beginning to design and are committed to spending 20-25 hours a week

January February March April

May June July August

September October November December

James, E.A., Slater, T. (2014) Writing your Doctoral Dissertation of Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing. Pgs 17-20.

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Month Accomplishment Tasks Needed to Complete that Goal

Notes

December

November

Note: these are for reference only – times will vary per your university & guidelines

Interactive Exploration

Month Year ending 2014

Accomplishment Tasks Needed to Complete that Goal

Notes

December Graduation All documents must be signed off and ready for publication

Leave 2-3 weeks for publication difficulties

November Final defense All committee members must have time to read

October Final conversations with supervisor

Supervisor must approve, sign off, often set dates

Depends on your relationship and their load the timing of this.

September Chapters 4 and 5 written and edited

Other peopleresponding to first drafts

Do you know what you want to say?

Month Accomplishment Tasks Needed to Complete that Goal

Notes

August Data analysisongoing

First drafts being written of findings

Never done just once – plan for 3-5 iterations before finishing

July Data collected,analysis ongoing

June Analysis begunData collection

Data collected,

May Data collection Chasing down people to get a big enough sample

Month Accomplishment Tasks Needed to Complete that Goal

Notes

April Ethical Review

March Proposal Approved

February Final Committee work on Proposal

January Proposal finishedand off to committee.

Questions and Answers

1. What questions do you have that the network group here can help answer?

Any blind alleys of your own right now?

What’s Up at DoctoralNet?

1. Groups continue through Feb – back in April2. New 30 day challenge – work/life balance - http://www.doctoralnet.com/resources/30-day-

challenge-4-work-life-balance.html1. https://www.bigmarker.com/doctoralnet/Ending-challenges-with-work-life-school-balance-in-

graduate-work is the recording of these slides…2. http://www.slideshare.net/doctoralnet/work-life-balance-for-graduate-students

3. Moving into research design and critical thinking in webinars and upcoming in April will be getting published.

4. Next in the Friday series on working past the 5 things likely to cause issues is independence.

Welcome TAMUCC!