Dissertation Boot Camps

Applications for Dissertation Boot Camp are open!

If you have any questions about Boot Camp, please contact Dr. Elia S. Tamplin at etamplin@twu.edu.

Apply for Spring 2025 Virtual Dissertation Boot Camp

What is it?

Dissertation/Thesis Boot Camp is a free virtual program that offers a supportive environment to post-comps TWU graduate students who are ready to make serious progress in the dissertation/thesis process (i.e. proposal/prospectus development, data collection, data analysis, results and conclusion). It provides students the opportunity to participate in an interruption-free and stress-free space that includes intensive group and one-on-one writing support, workshops, research design consultations, and dedicated writing time.

We hope that by creating a supportive community of writers committed to the same goal, completing the dissertation or thesis on schedule, students gain a model that can be used beyond boot camp to more easily and more successfully navigate the dissertation process.

When is it?

This year, the Pioneer Center for Student Excellence and the Graduate School will host four virtual Dissertation Boot Camp (DBC) sessions. Each session will take place via Zoom from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Mark your calendars with these upcoming DBC dates:

September 20, 2024
October 18, 2024
February 7, 2025
March 7, 2025

Students may choose multiple dates to attend and must attend the full day of each session that they’re selected for. Preference will be given to first-time DBC attendees.

Deadline: The last date to apply is Friday, September 6, 2024, at 8:00 a.m.

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Sample Daily Schedule

Time	Activity
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

An email notification will be sent to all currently enrolled TWU graduate students at the beginning of each semester.
Apply by 8:00 a.m. on Friday, September 6, 2024.
Seats are limited, and priority is given to first-time participants. Submitting an application does not guarantee a spot.
If selected, you will need to confirm your attendance within one week of notification. If selected and you are unable to attend, please notify us immediately.
If we are unable to accept you, we may place you on a waitlist and notify you of any spaces that become available by the week before each session.

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?

Elia S. Tamplin, PhD
etamplin@twu.edu

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