Successful

Dissertation Planning
Creative and Critical Thinking
PHL/705R
Fiessha Habtemariam Anthony Poet Helen Corino-Coen
Rita Edwards
University Of Phoenix
January 14, 2005
Alejandro Dominguez Jaman Underwood

Maggie Vivoda Ed Kuligowski

 Agenda
• Project Management
• Building Relations
• Research and Writing

“The human brain starts working the moment you are born
and never stops until you stand up to speak in public. “
George Jessel
 Project Planning
• Establish a baseline
• Stakeholders
• Scope vs. expectations

“It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's
that some people are ready to change and others are not. “
James Gordon
 Building Relationships
 What Should You Look For In A Mentor?

 What Should I Expect From A Mentor?

 What Should A Mentor Expect From Me?

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a

thought without accepting it.” Aristotle

(Cesa and Fraser, 1989)

 Research & Writing
• 1st questions
• Theoretical concepts and literature
• Scientific study
• Analysis and Extrapolation

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing

which ones to keep. “
Scott Adams
 Tips
• Exercises to clear the mind
• Help from peers
• Metaphors, analogies, and stories

“I started concentrating so hard on my vision that I lost sight. “

Robin Green
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