Dissertation Boot Camps
When is it?
Dissertation Boot Camp will be offered April 12, 2024. Boot Camp is a virtual program which will run from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m and students must participate the entire day.
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Sample Daily Schedule
Time | Activity |
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9:00 am–9:30 am | Welcome |
9:30 am–noon | Uninterrupted writing time; student can sign up for afternoon |
noon–1:00 pm | Lunch |
1:00 pm–1:30 pm | After lunch group check-in |
1:30 pm–4:00 pm | Uninterrupted writing time; Consultations |
4:00 pm–4:30 pm | Wrap-up group chat |
NOTE: This schedule may change; if changes are made participants will be notified by TWU email.
The application process
- Applications will open September 1 (Fall) and March 1 (Spring). An email announcement will be sent to all TWU currently enrolled graduate students. The announcement will contain an application link.
- Completing an application does not guarantee a seat.
- Space is limited.
- Preference is given to participants who have not attended a previous Boot Camp.
- If we are unable to accept you, we can place you on a waiting list and will notify you of any spaces that become available by the week before camp.
- If selected, confirmation of attendance is required within one week of notification. If you are accepted and cannot attend, let us know immediately.
- It is strongly recommended that you will complete the Pre-Boot Camp Survey to help us better serve you.
What you can expect
- Attend a 100% virtual boot camp from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
- Individual consultation opportunities with campus resources such as Librarians, Center for Research Design and Analysis, Academic Coaches, and The Write Site
- Full access to the Dissertation Resource Hub during the duration as a student at TWU
- The opportunity to meet other students working on their dissertation or thesis and discuss your writing with them
- The opportunity to make connections for developing writing and support groups outside of the boot camp
What we expect
- Participants must be in the active drafting phase i.e. actively writing a prospectus, thesis, or dissertation
- Participants must commit to attendance the entire day of boot camp, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
- Participants must set writing goals at the beginning of the boot camp, and actively work towards achieving them during camp
Questions?
Jessica L Adame, PhD
jadame5@twu.edu
940-898-2691
Page last updated 8:22 AM, February 23, 2024