USD-SDSU Prepping for QE1: Research Design

URL of interest: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/bober/cohort3/index.htm
Find resources such as:

• EdTec and Literacy Journals: links to submission guidelines, tier system info
• Writing for publication tips and strategies,
  • also see "Doctoral Writing and Research Group" SIG
  • APA website
• Rubric design
• Interview design and focus group protocols tips
• Observation guidelines strategies
• Search tips: search engines, Love Library,

Baseline Access, Training and Support (BATS)

URL of interest: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~bats
Find training such as:

• Microsoft Word (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint) -see Document Formatting and Master's Thesis Template Using MS Word Worshops for dissertation purposes.
• Web searching for research purposes
• Photoshop for computer graphics
• Web page and web form creation
• Flash for animated GIFs and movies
• Dreamweaver for web creation and design
• Acrobat Reader for PDF files
• iMovies for digital video editing

You may access the BATS Worshops Spring 2006 Student dates and workshops information at http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~bats/register/PDFschedule/BATS_studentSp06flyer.pdf

BATS workshops are free to all students of SDSU-affiliated programs.

Dissertation Resources

Graduate Division is responsible for the development, improvement, and central administration of all post baccalaureate and graduate study at SDSU including graduate student services (e.g.,Thesis Review and Graduation Evaluation)
URL: http://gra.sdsu.edu/index.php
Of interest: Dissertation and Thesis Review Services, Doctoral Degree Procedural Steps, Graduate Program Forms.
Selected information under "Current Students":

• Student Services
  • Doctoral Degree - Procedural Steps
  • Graduate Program Forms
  • Dissertation and Thesis Review Services
  • Financial Support
• Graduate Program Forms
• Dissertation and Thesis Review
  • Deadlines
  • Dissertation Committees
  • Dissertation & Thesis Manual
  • Dissertation & Thesis Manual Updates
  • Dissertation & Thesis Manual Templates
  • Doctoral Program Contact Information
  • Formatters & Other Professionals
  • Formatting
  • Planning for the Dissertation or Thesis
  • Policies
  • Procedures
• Graduate Teaching Associate/Graduate Assistant Handbook
• Doctoral Programs - Procedural Steps

USD-SDSU Doctoral Program http://www.sandiego.edu/academics/soles/acadprog/doctoral/jointdocprog/current.html
Dissertation Procedures, Qualifying Exams, Forms and Policies, Courses, Upcoming Events, Newsletter, Student Services, Student Profiles, FAQ

Other Links

USD Copley Library http://marian.sandiego.edu/
Articles, Databases and more: Dissertations and Thesis Full Text (Dissertations from 1997 to present are available in full-text PDF format), CenStats (U.S. Census resources), ERIC via EBSCO, JSTOR, Lexis-Nexis, Academic Universe, MLA Bibliography, Oxford English Dictionary, Project Muse, and others.
Reminder: To access the library remotely, you need to bring your USD ID and physically register at the circulation desk of the Copley Library. This cannot be done online. http://marian.sandiego.edu/cp_remote.htm