This is a collection of links to excellent dissertation resources elsewhere on the web. We continually add resources to this collection, so check back frequently.
General Resources
Gerhardt, Research Methodology for Everyday People
Trochim, The Structure of Research: The Hourglass Metaphor
Narasimhan, How to Write a Great PhD Dissertation
Pershing, Validity and Reliability in Questionnaire Development
Jacobs, Causal Comparative Studies
The Role of the Literature Review in the Dissertation
Cooperrider & Whitney, Appreciative Inquiry
Shrestha, Overview of Research Paradigms
Mendeley – a very intriguing reference management and social networking tool for researchers
Zotero.com – free online research tool, similar to Mendeley
Opfer, Epistemology and Ontology
Institutional Review Board and Human Participants
(Note: each institution has particular forms and procedures for IRB, so use materials provided by your college or university)
IRB reviewer checklist, from Kenyon College
Qualitative Resources
Excellent information on NVivo is at:
http://onlineqda.hud.ac.uk/Step_by_step_software/NVivo/index.php
Getting Started in NVivo – from QSR
Qualitative Research Guidelines from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Clarke, Situational Analysis
Qualitative Data Analysis for Health Services Research
Phenomenological Research Design
Non-parametric statistics in health research
Quantitative Resources
Experimental Research and Design
IBM (formerly PASW) SPSS Statistics
PSPP – a free, open source statistical package for data analysis
LaRochelle et al. – Advanced Survey Design
Directory of Survey Instruments
Quick online statistics calculators from GraphPad Software
Buros Center for Testing – an amazing array of different tests and instruments
So what is a correlation, really
Finding and using secondary data
GSS - a large collection of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest
ArcGIS - a system for designing and managing solutions through the application of geographic knowledge, enabling deep analysis, greater understanding of your data, and more informed high-level decisions
Mixed Method Resources
Mullens et al. – Using Qualitative Methods to Validate Quantitative Survey Instruments
A Guide to Mixed Methods terms and concepts
Considering Mixed Methods? Here is a dose of reality
Writing and APA Resources
Grammarly – an excellent, free tool for improving your writing
Walden University Writing Center – lots of good advice
In-Text Citations under APA 6.0
Avoiding Anthropomorphisms – from the Walden Writing Center
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) – one of the best APA resource guides on the web
Miscellaneous Resources
FreeConferenceCall – one of many such services, but we have used it with great success
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