Begin with the End in Mind
A phone conversation with my mentor a few weeks ago highlighted a problem I am having with my dissertation that is compounded by working full time (and more so in the last few months) and trying to still be present with the family; dropping the ball. My dissertation proposal has stalled in this state of [...]
Chickens and Eggs
As I delve into the proposal writing, I am finding numerous situations that come down to the chicken and egg argument. To determine the ful study, I need to know this thing, to know that thing I need to know another but to know the last I need to know the first. Frustrating? Kind of [...]
Beginning Again
I begin DOC/733 today, it is the second course with my mentor and one that I’ve been looking forward to completing for some time now. I had to delay the start due to some unexpected circumstances and bills. The purpose of the class is to prepare the proposal or Chapters 1, 2, and 3. This [...]
Keep Reading
I got my newly revised problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions back from my mentor this weekend. I had also asked for some guidance on what elements to include in my new literature review. Year 3 residency really set me back a bit with some small changes. Think of it like turning a ship [...]
Moving Away from Work Performance
In revising my problem and purpose statement, along with fleshing out Chapter 1 of the dissertation, I got some sage words of wisdom from my mentor.
We want you to graduate
I liked the idea of measuring my dissertation to what Kirkpatrick would call the behavioral level or Level Three. However, as I know and my mentor [...]
Revisions, revisions
I’ve spent the Summer revising and revising my literature review in hopes of getting it to the point I feel it is worth my mentor’s time to review and comment. I understand the function of the mentor is to guide and offer coaching as needed. Perhaps I should have taken her up on this function. [...]
The Changing Workplace and My Dissertation
Jessica Hagy at Indexed had a brillant representation of the changing workplace and the impact that has on our economy.
The index card shows a graph with a direct relationship between boomers increasing in management positions and the X’ers starting up businesses. The message here is one of generation differences and the potential ripple effects in [...]
Accept All, Save As…
I’ve been reading, re-reading, writing, re-writing my literature review based on the comments from my mentor and others. It has been a frustrating process bouncing between copies of my paper trying to make the right change in the right places. This is often a problem with a lot of comments (trying to track those little [...]
Millennials Are Not Alone
Discourse this week with my mentor might be changing my dissertation slightly. I’ve been laser focused on Millennials because I feel this is a big concern in the learning and performance industry. This has been supported by recent traffic and comments on the Doc Blog.
My mentor and I discussed the possibility to broaden the discussion [...]
Episode #12 – I’ve Been Drafted
Thanks for being patient as I completed other projects (my literature review draft). In this episode I discuss the literature review project:
Writer’s Block
Sage advice from Dan
Keep writing advice from Foley
How I did it.
Slight changes to topic
Draft
Seeking feedback
Thanks to everyone for visiting the draft section. The sheer volume of views helps validate the topic as important.
