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This resource, provided by Carnegie Mellon University, provides information for graduate students in computer science related to research, writing, presenting, publishing, and approaching the dissertation.

What's next to learn? If you're interested in learning more about the dissertation, try the "Approaching Dissertation Research" playlist.
 
If you're interested in more resources about research more broadly, try the "Funding Your Research" playlist or the "Conducting Ethical Research" playlist.
 
If you want to consider a totally different facet of grad life, try the "Using Your Teaching Skills" playlist or the "Managing Stress" playlist.

These groups, typically comprised of 3-5 graduate students, are a great way for graduate students to receieve constructive feedback from their peers on their writing, set deadlines, and develop a network of support while writing the dissertation. Contact the Writing Center for more information. New groups most often form in September and January.

Inside Higher Ed debunks two major writing myths - needing large blocks of time and needing to write only when highly motivated - to discuss how to set up successful habits of writing in grad school.

This site provides a summary of Howard S. Becker's Writing for Social Scientists (1986) while offering writing tips and strategies for graduate students in the social sciences.

This PowerPoint file contains all slides used in the videos and practices below. You are encouraged to work through the videos and practices in order.
Dos & Don'ts of Question Writing
A comparison table
 










DO
DON'T




Ask a question
Leave a blank


Use short stems
Write an epic paragraph stem


Use "student" language
Use sesquipedalian


Use student ideas
Make stuff up


Use 3-5 response options
Give a list of 22 options


Use simple format
Use a,b,c,1,2,3,i,ii,iii


Simple and possible
Always, never, or (always and never)


Write visually similar response options
Write 3-word, 12-word, no-word responses


Make responses the same length

Make the correct response longer
Make only one incorrect response match the correct response



Check for typos and grammar mismatches

Spend lots of time on correct answers only



Use similar levels of technicality

Make sure a word in the stem matches a word in the correct response
Make sure correct response is super technical







 

Stanford University provides this resource to identify and manage writing productivity problems, focusing on writing blocks, decreased productivity, perfectionism, avoidance, negative self-talk, anxiety, difficulty finishing, interpersonal issues, and mental health conditions.

This article from ChronicleVitae emphasizes that the only way to write a dissertation is to actually write for prolonged periods of time. While its premise is nothing new, it offers up a number of specific tips for what that writing looks like.