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Support Tutorials for Success on Your Dissertation

We have compiled a wealth of information to help you succeed on your dissertation. Please see the tutorials we have compiled below (for handouts, please click here). Should you not see a specific resource you are looking for, contact writinghelp@wesetcliff.edu or submit a request for a resource here.

Writing/Formatting Tips

Considerations for Academic Writing

Formatting Your Dissertation

Formatting: Inserting Section/Page Breaks

Formatting: Seriation Rules (Lists in APA 7th Edition)

Formatting: Automatic Citation Generator: Mendeley

Formatting: Setting Margins

Avoiding Bias in Your Dissertation: APA 7th Edition

Dissertation Alignment

Professional Presentations (Preliminary and Final Defense)

APA 7TH Edition Guidelines

 Creating Survey Questions 

Obtaining Copyright Permission 

Creating an APA Table

Dissertation Sections

How to Write the Research Questions

How to Write the Prospectus

Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks

How to Write the Literature Review

Literature Review: Synthesizing Information

Literature Review: Citing in the Literature Review

Literature Review: Literature Review Approaches

Literature Review: Transitioning in a Literature Review

How to Write the Methodology Section

Methodology Section – Quantitative Studies: Methodology Considerations

Research Focused

Data Collection Methods

Ensuring Validity and Reliability

Research Design