### How To Write a Dissertation

#### Bow to prior knowledge + Boote & Beile (2005)

#### Description of and Justification for

#### Statistical/Factual interpretation

#### Opinion as expert but "objective"

### Basic card

A card is the basic unit. It can represent anything -- a person, place, object, or any idea at all

### List card

A card with some items in a list

### Region

Use regions to identify sections of the canvas

### Relationship

Drag the endpoints of the relationship tool to attach it to two cards and relate them

### Perspectives

Filter and describe cards from unique points-of-view

### Attributes

Categorize and filter cards in this map by metadata

### Waypoints

Present your ideas in a walk-through of your map

### Explain

Add a note about from the perspective of

### Results and Findings

Results and Findings

#### Statistical/Factual interpretation

Findings

### Methods

Tell 'em what you did, how and why

### Your Sample

## Description of and Justification for

Construct Validity

## Literature Review

Tell 'em what others have said before you

#### Bow to prior knowledge + Boote & Beile (2005)

This is often the place that gets doctoral (dissertation) and masters students (thesis) held up. They don't know how to put boundaries on the literature. Use these two ideas as an overarching perspective.

### Opinion as expert but "objective"

Use this as an overarching perspective

## Introduction

Tell 'em what you're going to tell 'em

Start with an anecdotal or personal story

### Conclusion

Tell 'em what you just told 'em

Succinctly state your Study/Hypothesis

Provide some "Next Steps" for future research

The research is never done...but you are!