The authors provide examples from 100 completed projects to guide readers through: Choosing a topic and writing research hypotheses; Selecting a chair or committee; Ensuring a successful proposal and oral defense; Adapting the finished product for publication; Using the Internet and desktop publishing effectively. With a conversational style suitable for both faculty and students.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-320) and index.

Selecting a suitable topic -- Selecting a chair and committee -- Quantitative research designs -- Basic statistics -- Qualitative research designs -- Writing the introduction chapter -- Writing the literature review chapter -- Writing the methodology chapter -- Writing the results chapter -- Writing the discussion chapter -- The proposal and final oral defense -- Presenting and publishing your dissertation.