Hello Everyone-If you want to graduate sooner with less frustration while paying less tuition, then this series of ten posts will be of interest to you. I have seen countless candidates languish for years because they believed one or more of these dissertation myths. By eradicating these lies, you will streamline your writing and completion process.
Below is the ninth of a series of ten myths and truths about dissertations. My definitions of “myths” and “truths” are based on consulting with thousands of dissertation students during the past 35 years as well as teaching graduate statistics and research methods courses for the past 20 years.
Myth #9: It’s always better to pick a topic that you are passionately interested in when deciding what to write about.
Truth #9: There is some truth to this myth but often those projects suffer from “the curse of an interesting topic.” This means that the student makes the project much too large because they can’t decide what to exclude because “it’s all so interesting.” It’s generally better to find a moderately interesting topic with readily available data to get the project done. Later you can write your magnum opus after you have graduated.
If you would like to know more about my background, here is a link to my LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-granoff-ph-d-pcc-31206b1. If you would like to graduate sooner while having less frustration, please contact me directly for a free 30-minute consultation ([email protected], 310-640-8017, Pacific Time Zone). Happy Dissertating, Tom Granoff, Ph.D.
Below is the ninth of a series of ten myths and truths about dissertations. My definitions of “myths” and “truths” are based on consulting with thousands of dissertation students during the past 35 years as well as teaching graduate statistics and research methods courses for the past 20 years.
Myth #9: It’s always better to pick a topic that you are passionately interested in when deciding what to write about.
Truth #9: There is some truth to this myth but often those projects suffer from “the curse of an interesting topic.” This means that the student makes the project much too large because they can’t decide what to exclude because “it’s all so interesting.” It’s generally better to find a moderately interesting topic with readily available data to get the project done. Later you can write your magnum opus after you have graduated.
If you would like to know more about my background, here is a link to my LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-granoff-ph-d-pcc-31206b1. If you would like to graduate sooner while having less frustration, please contact me directly for a free 30-minute consultation ([email protected], 310-640-8017, Pacific Time Zone). Happy Dissertating, Tom Granoff, Ph.D.