Dissertation
Entire Dissertation Complete
It’s been a while since I posted an update here, but at long last, everything is done. On March 13, I successfully defended my dissertation. Last week I received word that all my final editing is complete. Just waiting for printed copies & commencement weekend now!
Entire First Draft Approved
I just received word from my committee today that my final content chapter and conclusion are approved. I’ve revised the first 4 chapters and have until February 15th to complete the revisions on the rest of the first draft.
Chapter 5 Approved, Chapter 6 Submitted, Chapter 7 In Progress
I haven’t updated this for a while, but here’s the recent progress. Chapter 5 was approved, bringing my approved progress past two-thirds. Chapter 6 is with my committee now;
ifwhen they approve it, I’ll have almost 80% approved.Chapter 5 Submitted
I’ve hit the 2/3 mark in page and word count. It’s all downhill from here…
Chapter 4 Approved
This week, my committee approved Chapter 4. That pushes my “Approved” progress bar past halfway!
Chapter 4 Submitted
It’s out of my hands now, at least for the moment. Just finished revising Chapter 4 by the same criteria my committee asked for with my Chapter 3 revisions.
Chapter 3 Approved
Received confirmation from my committee that my revisions to Chapter 3 have been approved. Of course, this bumps up my approved progress meter significantly. Now to finish revisions on 4…
Chapter 3 Resubmitted
After heavily revising Chapter 3, I’ve resubmitted it. The chapter grew by 50%, which helps my bottom line tremendously. I’m now 49% done by page count (48% by word count).
Dissertation Update
Asking for substantial revision on Chapter 3, my committee has given me some helpful feedback on improving my content structure for each word study chapter (3-7). I’m working through that revision now on Chapter 3 and will be applying the same criteria as I revise Chapter 4 before submitting it. The additional work required by this improved writing plan is challenging and time-consuming. Fortunately, I’ve also edited my overall chapter plan and will only be writing 7 content chapters, not 8 as I’d previously anticipated.
Dissertation Website
For those looking for more information about my dissertation than the updates I’m posting here, I’ve just launched a new dissertation website. As I finish each chapter, I’m posting the outline and content summary there.