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Augmented with a new bibliography and streamlined appendices, the Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation, Fifth Edition views the valuable addition of references to university research libraries and advanced information on websites, online searches, electronic literature, and other modern computer methods as crucial for the successful completion of any T/D. This popular text guide features new references and computer-oriented resources for every stage in the creation of honors and master's theses and dissertations and refers to current T/D statistics, federal regulations, ethical codes, and copyright issues and legalities involved in information gathering and study conduct.

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• Preface(p. v)
• List of Figures(p. xiii)
• Historical Introduction: The Emergence of Advanced Degrees and Graduate Research(p. xv)
• 1. Getting Started(p. 1)
• The right beginning
• Meaning and purpose of theses and dissertations
• What constitutes an acceptable T/D?
• Make a personal time line
• Take advantage of technology
• Characteristics of high-quality student research
• Qualitative research
• The thesis in honors colleges and honors programs
• The thesis as an element of the master's program
• Preferred practices in student research
• Thesis and dissertation objectives
• Summary
• 2. The Research Advisor(p. 35)
• Learning about advisor functions
• The T/D as a teaching device
• Scope of advisor responsibilities
• Encouraging committee participation
• Selection of the research advisor
• Summary
• 3. Developing the Proposal(p. 67)
• Interactions of student and academic advisor
• Students with disabilities
• Choosing the topic for study
• Foreign students in T/B study
• Personal criteria for student use
• Using libraries and other information sources
• Summary
• 4. Preparation of the Proposal(p. 97)
• Getting started
• Outlining the proposal
• Filling in the outline
• Research design
• Research methodology
• Make software your servant
• Summary
• 5. The Thesis or Dissertation Committee(p. 143)
• Functions of the committee
• Student/committee negotiations
• Maintaining communication
• Selecting the committee members
• Committee member roles
• Summary
• 6. Approval of the Overview(p. 167)
• Characteristics of a sound overview
• Purposes of the proposal overview meeting
• Suitability of the topic
• Consultation with committee members
• Coordination role of the advisor
• After the overview meeting
• Summary
• 7. Conduct of the Study(p. 199)
• Time
• Computer usage
• Use of private information
• Obligations to human subjects
• Animal subjects in research
• Material aid for student research
• Student dropouts in the research stage
• Summary

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James E. Mauch is Professor Emeritus of Administrative and Policy Studies and an Associate of the Center for Latin American Studies as well as the Center for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pittsburgh.